PM: 62 billion dinars to 2025 budget to support scholarship students

INA - BAGHDAD

PM Muhammed S. Al-Sudani met on Thursday with a group of Iraqi scholarship students studying in British universities in London this evening, as part of the program of his official visit to the United Kingdom.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister inquired about the students’ academic progress, their essential needs, and challenges, according to a statement by the PM Media Office - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA. 

He directed the resolution of administrative obstacles faced by some students, emphasizing "the government’s exceptional focus on Iraqi students abroad," expressing "confidence in their potential academic and scientific achievements and the valuable expertise they will bring back to serve Iraq."

PM Al-Sudani highlighted that the Cabinet had approved an additional allocation of 62 billion dinars in the 2025 budget to support the scholarship program. 

"This funding aims to ensure the students’ continued studies, sustain their stipends, and reaffirm the government’s strong commitment to supporting higher education and enabling Iraqi students to earn advanced degrees from prestigious international universities," the statement included.