Jale Daucakacaka
28 January, 2021, 7:00 pm
Diveshni Naidu with her mother Muni Latchmi in front of Hoodless House in Suva after enrolling for the MBBS program yesterday. Picture: RAMA
Diveshni Naidu is hoping that Government will assist her dreams of becoming a doctor one day.
The 19-year-old is among hundreds of students awaiting word from the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board (TSLB) on the status of the MBBS programs.
“My family was really sad to receive news that scholarships and loans were being suspended for these programs as they know how hard I have worked to try and secure a scholarship,” Ms Naidu said.
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Luke Nacei
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Picture: FT FILE
The Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board (TSLB) made a “hasty” decision without Government’s approval or consultation to raise the requirements for student’s academic performance under the National Toppers Scheme (NTS), says Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
He made the comment after meeting the TSLB and CEO, the Dean of the Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of Medicine, and the Solicitor General’s office, along with a number of representatives of recently suspended NTS students yesterday.
He called on the board and CEO of the TSLB to urgently review the suspension of NTS students following its “unilateral” and “arbitrary” decision to raise GPA requirements.