Swazi Observer
Date: 7/06/2015
By: Noxolo Nkabinde

THE Taiwan Government has awarded 29 scholarships to Swazis who will receive full funding to attend various universities in Taiwan.

Deputy Counsellor of the Taiwan Embassy in Swaziland Morgan Chang confirmed this.

He said the recipients were selected out of 920 applications from across the country.

The successful applicants were expected to receive their letters of acceptance from yesterday.

“I am pleased to inform you that Taiwan ICDF has selected 29 students as the 2015 recipients of International Higher Education scholarships from more than 920 applicants in Swaziland.

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From 16 June 2015, the Taiwan ICDF will send the acceptance letter to scholarship recipients through this Embassy who had applied before March 31,” he said.

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Chang said the Taiwan ICDF would provide each recipient with a full scholarship, including return airfare, housing, tuition and credit fees, insurance, textbook costs and a monthly allowance.

He said those who were not on the list of recipients should approach the embassy for more information.

All recipients are required to attend the scholarship programme orientation to be held in Taiwan on September 3, 2015.     [FULL  STORY]