Afghan students in danger, Padova University raises funds for 50 scholarships

The University of Padua has launched a fundraiser for an additional 50 scholarships to support Afghan students in danger. It is the response “to the humanitarian emergency facing Afghanistan today” where there is “an unacceptable example of the violation of human rights in all forms, not least that of the right to study, education, access to culture, especially of women “underlines the University of Padua which has already made available on its own funds 50 scholarships through the” Unipd 4 Afghanistan “program to help Afghan students in danger and give them the opportunity to access University studies. The Venetian University explains that the applications received by the University of Padua are, however, over a hundred and for this reason it has launched a fundraising campaign to raise funds and finance an additional 50 grants thanks to the generosity of private donors such as companies, individuals, associations, foundations. The scholarship to support a student from Afghanistan for an entire three-year degree cycle is a total of 36,000 euros (12,000 euros a year) “With ‘Unipd 4 Afghanistan’ we keep the spotlight on a situation, that of the Afghan people , which remains dramatic “says the rector of the University of Padua, Daniela Mapelli. “We do it – argues Mapelli – by making our contribution, or by continuing to help students in danger. Girls and boys who had a dream, study in Padua: it is our task to ensure that there is no sudden awakening for them. . We have already seen them arrive in the city and it was a great emotion. The scholarships allocated by the University have already been assigned, but the questions are hundreds. I therefore ask everyone and everyone to participate in our fundraising. Padua, with the its territory, has proved to be a welcoming and supportive land: let’s continue together to face the Afghan emergency “. “I am really happy to be enrolled at the University of Padua and I know that this will change my future. I will be able to acquire the skills necessary to find a job, to learn how to organize activities, to work as a team, improve my communication skills and also leadership to be able to insert myself in new realities and new cultures “is the testimony of Hajar, a student enrolled in the master’s degree course in Cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology. “This scholarship will make a difference both in my education and in my life: thanks to the financial support I will be able to start a new journey and a new life in Italy” the Afghan student stresses. Sajjad, enrolled in the master’s degree course in European and global studies, also intervenes on the initiative of the University of Padua. “Thank you for being close to the Afghan people in this difficult and delicate situation. As a citizen of Bamyan, which is located 200 kilometers from Kabul in Afghanistan, I tried to represent my country through skiing trying to qualify for the 2018 Olympics as a guest special in South Korea. High-level sport is extremely difficult to practice, and for me, a refugee, it remains a dream. Now, however, thanks to the Unipd 4 Afghanistan scholarship I can progress in my education “. “In Bamiyan, while I was training, I studied law and I always wanted to continue. Now that the University of Padua has given me this great opportunity, I am very happy to find a better future in Italy through studying and in the future I would like to continue. with a doctorate if I have the opportunity, “says Sajjad.