David Strachan, the New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines had called on Filipinos students on Wednesday to apply for scholarships being offered by his country.
According to him, they annually offer 24 post-graduate scholarships to Filipinos in three sectors: disaster risk management, agri-industries and renewable energies.
During a press briefing in Davao, Strachan said: "We would like to get more students from Mindanao including Moro students and Lumad students to apply for these scholarships."
Filipinos are among the fastest growing student populations in New Zealand, with about 3,600 students in 2015.
"There was an 83 percent increase in the number of Filipino students going down to the courses in New Zealand," he said.
Ben Burrowes, Regional Communications and Strategic Relations Manager in Southeast Asia for Education New Zealand said: "We are also the only country in the world [that] has all of its universities on the top 500 worldwide. So our products [have] quality."
Those Filipino students who are interested in the said program may visit their website to get more scholarships details.
Source: ABS-CBN
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