UIN Datokarama Provides Free Education Access for Palestinian People

Palu (ANTARA) - The State Islamic University (UIN) Datokarama Palu, Central Sulawesi, is providing free access to undergraduate (S1) education for the Palestinian people.

“This policy is a form of our support for Palestine,” said the Rector of UIN Datokarama Palu, Prof. Lukman Thahir, in a written statement received in Palu on Thursday.

During the Rector’s working visit to the Palestinian Embassy to Indonesia in Jakarta on Thursday (26/6), discussions focused on various efforts to empower the Palestinian youth, specifically through education.

He stated that UIN Datokarama is preparing undergraduate scholarships for international youth through the Datokarama International Scholarship (DIS) programme, as the campus, which operates under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, aims to become an international-standard university.

“The scholarship programme is a tangible manifestation of our concern for human resource development, as well as our support for the struggle of the Palestinian people through the educational pathway,” he added.

He explained that as an initial step, the university is providing scholarships to five Palestinian youths.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia, Abdulfattah A K Al-Sattari, welcomed the educational programme and will immediately send five Palestinian youths to study at the campus.

“We appreciate Indonesia’s support for the Palestinian people, including in the field of education,” he said.