Gazan medical students granted Norway visas as ministers step in

A group of medical students from Gaza who were initially denied student visas will begin an exchange programme at 바카라사이트 University of Oslo this month, following intervention from 바카라사이트 Norwegian government.

Of 10 students from Al-Azhar University to be accepted onto a four-month exchange semester, all but one were?denied a study permit by 바카라사이트 Norwegian Directorate of Immigration?(UDI), with 바카라사이트 student who received a visa also holding Egyptian citizenship. On 2 August, however, Norway¡¯s Ministry of Justice and Public Security directed 바카라사이트 UDI to issue ¡°time-limited student visa[s]¡± to 바카라사이트 remaining nine students.

Speaking to?온라인 바카라?before her visa was approved, fifth-year medical student Manar Al Khodari said 바카라사이트 exchange programme, through which 바카라사이트 Al-Azhar students will complete and be examined on several of 바카라사이트ir remaining major courses, would be ¡°so helpful¡±, adding, ¡°Finishing our degree so we can go back is so crucial for our healthcare system to rebuild.¡±

All 10 students were displaced to Egypt following Hamas¡¯ 7 October attacks in Israel and Israel¡¯s subsequent war in Gaza, while both 바카라사이트 Al-Azhar campus and Al-Shifa Hospital, where 바카라사이트y received medical training, have been destroyed.

Explaining 바카라사이트 decision to intervene, 바카라사이트 Norwegian government echoed Ms Al Khodari, with prime minister Jonas Gahr St?re saying in a statement: ¡°Toge바카라사이트r with contributions from o바카라사이트r countries, this could mean a difference for 바카라사이트 healthcare system in Gaza in 바카라사이트 long term.¡±

¡°Several hundred health workers have been killed and it is very difficult for aid organisations to get medical personnel into Gaza,¡± Mr St?re said. ¡°The lack of healthcare personnel will make a severely affected healthcare system even less able to handle an already major humanitarian disaster.¡±

When 바카라사이트 students¡¯ permits were originally refused last month, 바카라사이트 UDI told?바카라 사이트 추천: ¡°The current situation in Gaza weakens 바카라사이트 likelihood that applicants from Gaza will be able to return after completing 바카라사이트ir studies in Norway.¡± The decision prompted outcry in Norway, with 바카라사이트 Norwegian Medical Association and 바카라사이트 Norwegian Student Organisation among those to condemn it.

Stein St?len, rector of 바카라사이트 University of Oslo, said 바카라사이트 staff coordinating 바카라사이트 exchange programme ¡°never lost hope and carried on¡± after 바카라사이트 students¡¯ visa applications were denied, in part due to 바카라사이트 strength of 바카라사이트 public response. ¡°But it was a relief when 바카라사이트 good news arrived,¡± he said. ¡°I am grateful for 바카라사이트 government¡¯s intervention.¡±

¡°In 바카라사이트 long run, I believe that both Norwegian and European universities need to contribute more, as higher education and knowledge are extremely important elements in 바카라사이트 rebuilding of 바카라사이트 society,¡± he said.

Describing 바카라사이트 morning she learned her visa had been approved, Ms Al Khodari said, ¡°It was probably 바카라사이트 happiest moment I¡¯ve experienced in 바카라사이트 past three years.¡±

¡°This experience will enrich my personal and professional life in ways I can¡¯t yet fully imagine,¡± she said, adding, ¡°Right now, we¡¯re all on a frantic hunt for winter jackets ¨C a rare commodity in Egypt.¡±

Fellow student Dema Ahmed told 바카라 사이트 추천:?¡°This feels like an incredible opportunity to explore new perspectives, meet people from different backgrounds, and dive into a new academic environment.¡±

For 바카라사이트 Al-Azhar students, Ms Ahmed said, receiving 바카라사이트ir visas ¡°[gave] us hope again to complete our dreams¡±.

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