by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim
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Five African students will be pursuing their Master’s degrees at Duksung Women’s University through the school’s global partnership with U.N. Women, reports the Korea Times.
The students were selected based on examinations and interviews and will receive a total of 200 million won ($186,000) in scholarship funding from the university.
U.N. Women, a United Nations agency dedicated to gender quality and empowerment of women, signed an agreement with Duksung back in 2011—its first partnership with a local university. The scholarship covers tuition, dorms, travel and living expenses, and the classes will all be taught in English.
All five students plan to return to their home countries after finishing their degrees to become professors. Ninsiima Jolly from Rwanda and four Ethiopian students—Mohammed Ousman Hassen, Abera Meron Hailu, Negera Yacob Bizuneh and Damtew Makeda Bizuneh—are all studying a variety of majors, from food science, textile design and Western painting.
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