Karnataka government to facilitate education of Ukraine-returned medical students
Bengaluru, March 21, 2022: The Karnataka state government has decided to facilitate continuation of education of about 700 medical students of Karnataka who have returned to the state from war-torn Ukraine.
He announced this after a meeting between Health and Medical Education Minister Dr.K.Sudhakar and the students at Vidhana Soudha on Monday.
Clarifying that the students will not be officially absorbed into the colleges, Dr.Sudhakar said that this measure is aimed to ensure that their learning and practice is continued a solution is found. No additional fee will be charged to the students, he said.
Addressing a press conference after the meeting, he said that a high level committee has been formed consisting of Principal Secretary of Medical Education Department, Director of Medical Education, RGUHS VC, Registrar, Directors and deans of some medical colleges.
The committee will look into all aspects considering the academic future of the students and submit a report to the state government. Based on the report the state government will request NMC and Union Government to take necessary measures to protect the future of the students.
“We are all hopeful and praying that the war will come to an end soon. We have to see the future developments in Ukraine and take appropriate decision based on the situation. We will also consider the mindset of students and take best possible decision within the existing legal and regulatory framework,” he said.
Minister also said that PM Modi has already initiated several measures to protect the future of the students and revive country’s medical education system.
Based on the report of the committee, all necessary requests will be submitted to the Union government and the National Medical Council (NMC) will take a final decision, he said.
