RCSI Bahrain and Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education sign scholarship agreement

RCSI Bahrain and Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education sign scholarship agreement

In the presence of Her Excellency Dr Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, Secretary General of the Higher Education Council and Deputy Chairperson of the Higher Education Council Board of Trustees, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) signed an inaugural agreement with the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education, which places RCSI Bahrain in the Ministry’s yearly scholarship plan for its students.

The agreement was signed at formal ceremonies in both RCSI in Dublin and RCSI Bahrain. The agreement represents a further strengthening of relations between the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education. Present at the signing ceremony in Dublin was the Vice Chancellor & CEO/Registrar of RCSI Dublin, Professor Cathal Kelly who was joined by the Head of the Kuwait Cultural Office in Dublin and Cultural Counsellor, Professor Fahimah Alawadhi.

Present at the ceremony in Bahrain was the President of RCSI Bahrain, Professor Sameer Otoom, and Professor Mohamed AlDughaim, Head of Kuwait Cultural Office of the Kuwait Embassy in Bahrain. Under the terms of the agreement, the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education will guarantee a set number of placements for Kuwaiti students to attend RCSI