DoE to select Tibetan students for Study in UK

Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 3:52 p.m.

Dharamshala: The Department of
Education (DoE) of the Central Tibetan Administration in collaboration
with Pestalozzi International Village Trust, will select four aspirants
among Tibetan students to study a two-year International Baccalaureate
diploma course at Hastings College for Arts and Technology in UK.

Thirty students from various Tibetan schools across
India are competing in the tests, including interview, listening
skills, science, mathematics, English.

The exam, which began 7 July, is being conducted here at the
Lhakpa Tsering Memorial Hall of the Department of Information and
International Relations.

Derek Marshall, chief executive officer of Pestalozzi International Village Trust, is presiding over the selection process.

Marshall said Pestalozzi is delighted to be able to play a part
in the development of talented young Tibetans, and is grateful for the
support and encouragement received from the Department of Education to
encourage this long lasting relationship.

Pestalozzi has been offering scholarships for Tibetan refugee
students since 1963, when the first batch of 22 students from southern
Tibetan settlements in India was selected.

The exam is conducted every year in the first week of July.

–Report filed by Tenzin Choephel, Department of Education