{"id":10979,"date":"2025-11-09T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/?page_id=10979"},"modified":"2025-11-16T20:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T19:29:47","slug":"1-3-5-low-or-lower-middle-income-countries-student-support-schemes-to-support-poor-students-from-low-or-lower-middle-income-countries-e-g-offering-free-education-grants-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/1-3-5-low-or-lower-middle-income-countries-student-support-schemes-to-support-poor-students-from-low-or-lower-middle-income-countries-e-g-offering-free-education-grants-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"1.3.5 &#8220;Low or lower-middle income countries student support Schemes to support poor students from low or lower-middle income countries (e.g. offering free education, grants)&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10979\" class=\"elementor elementor-10979\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-840db6b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"840db6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-838a4d4\" data-id=\"838a4d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13f71a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13f71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #416a64;\"><strong>1.3.5 &#8211; Does your university as a body have schemes to support poor students from low or lower-middle income countries (e.g. offering free education, grants)?<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0eb6c6d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0eb6c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbfd28e\" data-id=\"cbfd28e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f5b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f5b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #c1965a; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Institutional Schemes for Lower-Middle Income Countries (LLMICs)<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The University of El Oued maintains active, institutionally mandated schemes to support students and researchers originating from countries classified by the World Bank as Low or Lower-Middle Income Economies (LLMICs). These established programs are designed to eliminate economic barriers to education by providing essential services such as free tuition or training, subsidized accommodation, and comprehensive welfare support. The existence and implementation of these schemes are formalized through official agreements and actively managed by the Directorate of University Services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Uzbekistan serves as a clear example of this commitment, as it is classified by the World Bank as a Lower-Middle Income Country (L-MIC), and the university actively supports its students and faculty through structured schemes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Scheme Formalization and Educational Support<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The foundation of this institutional support lies in formalized bilateral agreements. The university has a standing institutional agreement with a university in Uzbekistan which explicitly governs the exchange of students and faculty. This agreement confirms that the support provided is a coordinated, body-wide scheme and not an isolated occurrence. Furthermore, the scheme demonstrated its direct educational impact by providing a fully subsidized four-month intensive Arabic language training program to 11 Uzbek students.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11421 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;789&#39;%20height=&#39;521&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20789%20521&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"789\" height=\"521\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the ceremony held on January 29, 2024, honoring the completion of this program, the students specifically acknowledged receiving &#8220;all the facilities and distinguished training,&#8221; and the presence of the Director of University Services affirmed that the scheme included comprehensive institutional support beyond just the academic program.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Coordinated Accommodation and Welfare Support in 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The provision of subsidized accommodation and welfare is integral to the scheme&#8217;s operation. The university actively hosted and provided accommodation for a visiting delegation of faculty and researchers from the partner Uzbek university on April 15, 2024, confirming the free provision of university residence facilities as part of the established exchange agreement.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11422 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;768&#39;%20height=&#39;512&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20768%20512&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/02-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More recently, in June 2024, the university demonstrated its commitment to sustained welfare support. Specifically, on June 16, 2024, the University Services Directorate ensured <strong>&#8220;optimal care&#8221;<\/strong> for international students at one of its residences during the Eid al-Adha holiday by providing the traditional holiday sacrifice and celebration.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11423 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D&#39;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#39;%20width=&#39;781&#39;%20height=&#39;586&#39;%20viewBox%3D&#39;0%200%20781%20586&#39;%2F%3E\" data-czlz data-src=\"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/03-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"586\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This action, following the explicit recommendations of the Director of University Services, confirms that a high level of subsidized welfare is actively managed and provided to international students, many of whom originate from LLMICs, well into the current reporting year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49f0e31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49f0e31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4818ee\" data-id=\"e4818ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07eb295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"07eb295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;padding:40px 0;\">\n  <button onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/1-3-5-low-or-lower-middle-income-countries-student-support-schemes-to-support-poor-students-from-low-or-lower-middle-income-countries-e-g-offering-free-education-grants\/', '_blank')\" \n  style=\"\n  background-color:#C1965A;\n  color:#fff;\n  border:none;\n  padding:12px 28px;\n  border-radius:10px;\n  font-size:16px;\n  font-weight:600;\n  cursor:pointer;\n  transition:all 0.3s ease;\n  box-shadow:0 6px 15px rgba(193,150,90,0.35);\n  \">\n  Activities Archive 2023\n  <\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n<script>\nconst btn=document.querySelector('button');\nbtn.addEventListener('mouseover',()=>btn.style.transform='translateY(-3px)');\nbtn.addEventListener('mouseout',()=>btn.style.transform='translateY(0)');\nbtn.addEventListener('mousedown',()=>btn.style.transform='scale(0.97)');\nbtn.addEventListener('mouseup',()=>btn.style.transform='translateY(-3px)');\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.3.5 &#8211; Does your university as a body have schemes to &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"1.3.5 &#8211; Does your university as a body have schemes to ...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10979"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11428,"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10979\/revisions\/11428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.univ-eloued.dz\/sdg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}