@washingtonpostThe Washington Post
Libya ending government support at month’s end for 2,000 students attending US collegeshttp://wapo.st/m797yP
About 2,000 Libyan students who attend college in the U.S. will lose financial support after Libya lost access to about $30 billion in assets that were frozen by the United Nations and the U.S. as a result of the military conflict in that country. Among the students is Abdalhamid Alkar, one of about 40 Libyan students at Washington State University in Pullman who will see their government support end on May 31 unless the situation changes.
“At this point of uncertainty, you must begin planning for the scholarship program discontinuation,” WSU Provost Warwick M. Bayly wrote in the letter. “Unfortunately, WSU is not able to provide stipends, tuition scholarships, free or deferred rent, or health insurance to students and families who had previously received funding” through the Canadian Bureau for International Education.
Jennifer Humphries of the Canadian Bureau for International Education, which distributes the funds in the U.S. and Canada, said talks are under way that might lead to some of the frozen assets being released by the U.S. and Canadian governments so the students can get their expenses covered. “Maybe the students will get to stay,” she said Friday. The CBIE sent a letter to its students last week warning that it was running out of funds. “It is important for CBIE to prepare for a scenario in which we do not receive new funding by May 31 and therefore we are currently exploring ways to pay for June health insuranc e premiums and monthly living allowances,”’ the letter said. In March, Libyan assets were frozen by the U.N., U.S. and Canada in an attempt to keep them from Gadhafi. The Libyan-North American Scholarship Program is a joint collaboration between Libya, Canada and host universities in Canada and the United States. Candace Chenoweth, director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at WSU, said university leaders are meeting with students to discuss legal options that would allow them to remain in the U.S., if the funding remains frozen. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
mattiesays Mattie Ressler Before they get any crazy ideas @washingtonpost #Libyaending govt support for 2000 students attending US collegeshttp://wapo.st/m797yP
Dare_Taiwo Dare Taiwo
@washingtonpost Gadhafi must be a bad Leader for having 2000 #Libyan Students in the US on Scholarship. #Libya #Feb17
Dare_Taiwo Dare Taiwo
@washingtonpost There are 2000 Govt sponsored #Libya n students in the US? Which bad leader sends his Citizens to EU and US Coll free?
manzimvula Manzimvula Ventures
@washingtonpost would @billgates and the Buffet foundations not be able to support these students - Great cause
manzimvula Manzimvula Ventures
@washingtonpost Would the Gates or Buffet foundations not support these students? I would think its a great cause
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@washingtonpost ПУТИН И МЕДВЕДЕВ ЯВЛЯЮТСЯ КРОВАВЫМИ САДИСТАМИ НАД КОТОРЫМИ РУССКИЙ НАРОД ГОТОВИТ НЮРНБЕРГСКИЙ ПРОЦЕСС
