Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has awarded scholarships to five Liberians to study for a Master's degree in engineering at the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) for the next academic year, company spokesperson Rashika Kaul told IANS.
The students, nominated by the Liberian ministry of education, underwent an online entrance examination as well as interview by faculty members of JGU.
The company awards scholarships to students from countries across Africa where it operates.
"This is not the first time as we have offered scholarships to students in other parts of Africa," Kaul said in an email communication.
Announcing the offer of the scholarships, JSPL's president of Global Ventures for North and West Africa, Milind Oza, said the award of the scholarships was the company's way of contributing to human capacity building in Liberia.
"JGU is committed to offering scholarship in the amount of one million rupees - the total cost for the entire course. This is in keeping with the Liberian Ministry of Education request for a 100 percent scholarship. It's worth about $80,000," Oza said.
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"JSPL has always believed in upliftment of the countries it operates in - a key element to this sustainable development focuses on providing world-class professional education to the youth to enable them acquire skills rendering to lifetime employment", Oza said.
"The best way to provide value for what we do is through education. The scholarship is a full hundred percent one. From start to finish, we take care of them", he added.
Liberia's Minister of Education Etmornia Tarpeh has commended the company for offering the scholarships.
(Francis Kokutse can be contacted at fkokutse@gmail.com)