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Rudaw launches major scholarship program in Erbil
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Rudaw Media Network on Thursday announced the Baldar Scholarship Program, a new initiative that will support 114 Kurdish students to pursue higher education abroad, funded by local philanthropists. 'Rudaw is proud to announce the Baldar Scholarship Program, which will award 114 Kurdish students the opportunity to pursue master's degrees abroad,' said Rudaw CEO Ako Mohammed during a ceremony held at the University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH). The program is named in honor of Ibrahim Amin Baldar, a pioneering Kurdish educator who wrote the first official Kurdish-language textbook and 'helped the Kurds preserve their language in a region that had long suppressed their identity,' according to Mohammed. 'Starting next month, applications will open through a specific and merit-based selection process,' he added, expressing gratitude to UKH and Vision Education for their partnership in launching the initiative. The program is the outcome of Pashivi Rudaw, a special Ramadan series hosted by Rudaw's Bestoon Osman, aimed at raising scholarship funds from philanthropists and influential figures across Kurdistan. In addition to the Baldar scholarships, the program facilitated the distribution of other awards in March. Vision Education, a local education management group led by Idris Nechirvan Barzani, contributed 40 of the scholarships. Barzani is among 30 philanthropists and business leaders who helped fund the scholarship. Zana Ibrahim, interim president of UKH, described the Baldar Scholarship as a 'unique and nationalistic project,' and emphasized the potential of private sector support in advancing higher education. 'Supporting education does not necessarily have to be done by the public sector; providing education opportunities, in universities locally and abroad, can be a new initiative for the private sector,' he said. Sardar Bibani, head of Sardar Group and Toyota's representative in Iraq, also spoke at the ceremony. His company contributed ten scholarships. Calling the initiative 'a sacred task,' Bibani said, 'We see it as a duty to make it succeed and help [students] reach a place where they can serve after us.' Rudaw's Osman, speaking ahead of the ceremony, said the scholarships would be evenly split between male and female students, and 'efforts will also be made to give shares to Yazidi, Turkmen brothers and other components.' The application process is set to open in August. Photos by Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw
BBC News
09-06-2025
- BBC News
Two Peterborough men found guilty of killing teenager
Two men are awaiting sentence after being convicted of killing a Sabah, 24, of Holdich Street, Peterborough, was found guilty on Monday of murdering 19-year-old Ben Procter last Mohammed, 34, of Oundle Road, Peterborough, was found guilty of said the two men "pursued and then drove at" Mr Procter after he was "caught breaking into a car compound" used by Mohammad in Wellington Street. Both had entered not guilty pleas but were convicted by jurors following a trial at Cambridge Crown Mark Bishop said he would hand down sentences at a later the trial, police said Mr Procter had been knocked off his bike at about 22.20 BST on Sunday 15 September.A police spokeswoman said Mohammad did not call 999 until almost 90 minutes after it happened. Police were called by paramedics when Mr Procter was found with a serious head injury. He was pronounced dead in the early hours of 16 spokeswoman added: "A post-mortem examination later revealed he had died from serious internal injuries consistent, with significant blunt force impact."Det Chief Insp Rich Stott, of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, added: "The jury's verdict today provides justice for Ben and his family." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
