Education Report

Myanmars decades long systematic persecution of our community, Rohingya, is described as

slow-burning genocide or crimes against humanity by researchers and United Nations. Due to this
chronic persecution, Rohingya students get very little chance for higher educations. As a
consequence, as a community, we are lacking from scholars in the field of politics, journalism,
sociology, and so on.
Therefore, one of the objectives of The European Rohingya Council (ERC) is to find a way for
and to facilitate potential Rohingya students to achieve higher education in the field of journalism,
international relations, politics, public health, etc. so that those Rohingya students can build a
productive and progressive Rohingya community. In this small communication, we report how we
have been facilitating Rohingya students for university education.

Last Year (2016)

The European Rohingya
Council (ERC) is a
European umbrella
organization registered
(KvK- 56454791) and
based in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. We
research and document
the state persecution of
Rohingya in Myanmar;
lobby European
governments so that the
EU stands for rights of
Rohingya; and organize
awareness campaigns
such as conferences,
protests, etc. Most
importantly, we also
facilitate higher
education of Rohingya
students. We are
independent non-profit
and non-government
organization, and our
ultimate goal is to restore
the lost-rights of Rohingya
in Myanmar.
Published online: March
2017
To realize its educational Master study in Computer Science while the others
applied for Bachelor study. The students from
objective, one ERC
Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia are now pursuing
delegation gave an
official visit to Turkey in their education in Kayseri, Turkey. Unfortunately,
2015. After mutual the students from Myanmar were unable to join
discussion, Turkish their study in Turkey as they were unable to arrange
Scholarship Department their legal paper works.
agreed to include
Rohingya students in its
generous scholarship This Year (2017)
program each year.
As a continuation of our education program, we
In 2016, we submitted officially announced on 7 February 2017 in our
the applications of more website that Rohingya students who want to study
than 30 Rohingya Bachelor, Master and PhD programs in Turkey can
students, who have been submit their applications.
living in Myanmar, The standard procedure to apply Turkey
Bangladesh, Pakistan,
scholarship program is via online on the official
Malaysia, and Saudi website of Turkey Scholarship Department. As
Arabia. Of those, 6 many of our Rohingya students from Myanmar
Rohingya students were have problem of internet access, we made a request
selected by the to the Scholarship Department so that Rohingya
Scholarship Department: students can apply manually. Fortunately, and
one from Saudi Arabia, generously, the Scholarship Department gave us a
one from Bangladesh, special consideration to submit the applications
and 4 from Myanmar. manually for those who have problems of internet
The students from access.
Bangladesh applied for

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Within a few days, we received the applications
from 36 Rohingya students. Six of the applicants
applied for Master study while 32 students applied
for Bachelor students. Interestingly, the most
applied subjects are Journalism, Political Science,
and International Relations.
We pray to All-mighty Allah to accept this effort of
ERC. More importantly, we pray to Allah so that
all the students are accepted for their higher
education to fulfill their dream to study and finally
to serve the community.

Acknowledgement
Applicants According to the Place of Birth
The ERC is thankful to the following members:
TOTAL 36
Dr. Hla Kyaw Khubyb, Dr. Anita, Khairul Bashor
B 2
(Council Member, Netherland), Nobi Hosein (ERC
P 2 member, Netherland), Mr. Khairul Amin (reviewed
and printed all the applications), and Mr.
S 10
Mohammed Ibrahim (reviewed the applications).
M 22

0 10 20 30 40

B, Bangladesh; P, Pakistan; S, Saudi Arabia; M, Myanmar

On behalf of ERC,
On 27 February 2017, an ERC delegation officially
visited to Turkey and submitted all the applications
Dr. Hla Kyaw Khubyb
personally to the Scholarship Department. The
department thanked the ERC for the initiative. The
delegation also show a deep appreciation and thank
on behalf of the students and the community.

Applicants according to Place of

Residence

TOTAL 36
B 5
T 1
P 2
S 11
M 17

0 10 20 30 40

B, Bangladesh; P, Pakistan; S, Saudi Arabia; M, Myanmar;

T, Turkey

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