The Higher Education Commission (HEC) announced scholarships for Pakistani and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) students to study there for the academic year 2024–2025. The Romanian government also initiated the Masters and PhD programmes in engineering and information technology at the University of Politehnica.

Some Master’s programmes, including Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunication and Information Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Computer & Information Technology, System Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Applied Engineering Science, Engineering and Management, are offered by the University of Politehnica Bucharest, Romania, according to official sources.

According to the eligibility standards, applicants who do not have a finished degree by the application deadline are not eligible. Applicants for the master’s programme must have finished their 6-year bachelor’s degree and be under 35 years old.

Similarly, candidates for PhD/Doctoral programmes must be under 40 years old at the time of application and have a Masters degree, MS/MPhil (17/18 years). All applicants must, however, submit a legitimate HAT test result. HEC maintains the ability to alter or amend the requirements for nominations.

It is advised that students apply online by selecting the “University of Politehnica Scholarship” option after registering and building a profile at https://scholarship.hec.gov.pk. Fill out the National University of Science and Technology’s online application. The deadline for submission on the HEC portal is May 3, 2024.