There are thousands of Indian Ukraine students who were forced to leave their universities due to war in Ukraine. Around 20,000 children had gone to Ukraine to study, of them 18,000 are studying medicine.
As Russia continues its aggression and buildings and institutions collapse in Ukraine, the future of medical universities in the country also remains unknown. Uncertainty is staring their face. In an effort to help Indian medical students, Poland and Hungary have asked them to continue their studies there. Medical students from India have met representatives from Hungary and Poland who distributed pamphlets inviting them to continue their education in their respective countries.
The Polish government has also announced that Indian Ukraine medical students can continue their education at local medical colleges from the point where they had to leave Ukraine due to the war. However, final-year medical students are conflicted on how to move forward.
Taking to Twitter, the Union Minister said, “Poland and India share centuries of friendship and cordial relations which have brought our people together. I am happy to share with you that Polish universities will be opening their doors to our students from Ukraine so that they can finish their studies. Jai Hind!”
The Budapest Semmelweis University has made a similar offer. The university can also accept medical students from Ukrainian universities to come and continue their studies at the university’s Hungarian faculties for free until the war ends.
“So far, we have had 35 students arriving at our colleges in the last few days. After meeting them today I can confirm that some of them will start their studies with us as soon as Monday. Some of them decided to go back to their families first and possibly come back afterward. We are waiting for another 40-50 students to arrive tomorrow. Of course, the situation is constantly evolving so it is difficult to tell what will be the final numbers of students who will continue their medical studies with us,” Professor Dr. Béla Merkely, rector of the Budapest Semmelweis said.
News source: News9live