GMU offers to take all medical students returning from Ukraine

Visakhapatnam: In a decision which could offer some relief to Indian medical students repatriated from Ukraine, the Gulf Medical University (GMU), UAE, has come forward to accommodate them with free seats and scholarship based on merit criteria and admission policies of the University. GMU is perhaps the first Indian or foreign university to make such an offer for the evacuated Indian students.

This effort aims to ensure that the education is not interrupted for students who are affected, the university said adding that a team of dedicated admission counsellors will help students regarding their remainder course, paperwork and smooth transfer.

“As an Indian, it becomes my duty to help our fellow Indians during this difficult situation. We are trying to help secure the dreams and future of several displaced students,” said Dr Thumbay Moideen, president, Board of Trustees, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE.

The initiative aims to offer free seats and scholarship support to displaced students from Ukraine, ensuring an opportunity to pursue education at GMU upon fulfilling the merit criteria and admission policies. According to the GMU officials, students can directly communicate with the director of admissions, Sherly Koshy, and mail their documents to [email protected] with their credentials.

Students can choose from various programmes in health professional education. They can avail of opportunities to continue their studies in collaborative medical degree programmes, with international universities of Italy, Ghana, Poland, and Malaysia as per their admission requirements. GMU is offering its students access to medical education, healthcare, and research, a statement said.