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UK: Imperial College London Announces Scholarships Worth 400,000 Pounds For Indian Students
Swarajya Staff
Apr 29, 2023, 03:43 PM | Updated 03:42 PM IST
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Imperial College London in the United Kingdon has announced scholarships worth 400,000 British pounds for Indian students studying in the college.
The announcement came during the visit of Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh to the college on Saturday (29 March).
The college also announced that 50 per cent of the scholarship, or around 200,000 pounds, would be provided to the female students from India.
Singh visited the Imperial College London and interacted with the Indian students studying there.
"On the occasion of the visit of Dr Jitendra Singh to Imperial College London, the College Management announced scholarships of 400,000 British pounds for the Indian students studying in the college out of which 50 per cent of the scholarship would be given to the female students from India," the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Saturday.
Addressing a gathering at the college, Singh said that he is glad to be in one of the most innovative universities in Europe which has given the world, among other things, penicillin, holography, and fibre optics.
Imperial College London is a public research university in London, England.
The college ranks first in the UK for research outputs, research environment, and research impact among Russell Group universities.
According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, In the last five years Imperial academics co-authored just over 1,200 research publications with partners at more than 300 Indian institutions.
Research partners include the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Christian Medical College, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
There are currently 700 Indian students at the College, and in India there is a community of more than 3,000 Imperial alumni, the ministry added.
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