The Minister for Further
Education, Higher Education and Science (Shirley-Anne
Somerville):...For 2018-19 and beyond, 50
saltire scholars will be selected from academically gifted
applicants from the Scottish Government’s priority countries of
Canada, China, India, Pakistan and the US. They will study in
areas such as science and technology; medicine and healthcare;
the creative industries; and renewable energy. Further, they will
add value to priority areas including science, technology,
engineering and mathematics—STEM—digital skills, public services
and the low-carbon economy.
We will also ensure that our new
saltire scholars engage with our global Scots programme. They
will meet a range of industry leaders while studying here and
will be in a position to share that experience with others,
wherever the future may take them. In return, we will double the
value of the current scholarship from £4,000 to £8,000—an offer
that has been made possible by the continuing partnership funding
and support from universities.
We will also continue to support a
range of schemes that offer short-term opportunities for
international students to come to our colleges and universities
and, indeed, for Scottish students to spend time overseas. Those
include funding Scotland’s participation in the generation UK:
China exchange programme; the UK-India education and research
initiative; the UK-US Fulbright Commission programme; and the
International Association for the Exchange of Students for
Technical Experience programme. Those programmes help to draw
talented people from around the world to live and study in
Scotland...
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