200 Receive Kristjan Jaak Scholarships (3)

Published: 11.04.2012 14:53

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Two hundred students have been selected to receive this year's national Kristjan Jaak scholarships for masters' and doctoral students studying abroad.

The scholarship program launched by the Ministry of Education and the Archimedes Foundation in 2003, received 608 applications this year, the ministry said.

The total grant money to be distributed this academic year is 560,495 euros, Kristiina Vaik, spokeswoman for Archimedes told ERR News.

Scholarships were distributed in three categories: full-time studies lasting up to one year, shorter-course studies of up to five months and short-term study trips abroad.

Out of 92 applications submitted in the full-time category, 34 were met. The short-course grants fetched 147 applications, out of which 30 were met. 136 out of 369 applicants received the scholarship for a study trip lasting up to 21 days.

Over the years, UK universities have been the most popular destinations for receivers of Kristjan Jaak, followed by Sweden and Germany.

 

Ingrid Teesalu

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  • Voice

    11.04.2012 15:06

    First of all, I appreciate this effort by the ministry to help students get opportunities abroad. But, isnt it a bit ironical that on one hand the efforts needed to upheld basic primary education standards in Estonia are very much missing (teacher's salary...) and on the other, the ever shrinking fraction of young population in the country, which only gets a boost by such offers!?

  • Ärimeister

    11.04.2012 16:36

    So you send workers for education abroad when we already have problem of workers not want to stay? Who will I hire to work in my company? This is not a great business idea.

  • Clive Mzanzi

    18.04.2012 15:56

    @Ärimeister: you haven't read the article properly. It clearly states 'Students'. That means these people are registered at a university or educational institute in Estonia. This fund allows students to obtain skills and experience elsewhere - as part of their eduction in Estonia. Nowhere in this article is even vaguely suggested that those students stay abroad. We should appreciate that our Estonian student get an opportunity to bring those skills and experiences back for us. As a country we can only profit from that.