Foreign students of Karachi University

 By Aden Dahir- Writer is a Somali student, studying in University of Karachi.

Students from many countries come into Pakistan for the purpose of studying. The process of applying to universities begins very early through the concerned authorities of both counties. Normally, the ways of admission acceptance are two, self -finance, and scholarships. Applications are annually submitted by the Pakistani government to certain embassies, and most of scholarship seats are in MBBS, engineering subjects, and pharmacy.

Studying abroad is so difficult, but looking up to better future motivates the students to study for longer hours. While facing many problems, difficulty in understanded the local language, house management, time spent away from their families, students brave the new environment.

In University of Karachi, the number of foreign students are approximately 500. According to the foreign students advisor’s office, the biggest number of students are from Somalia, while the second position is occupied by the Sudanese students, and others are Nepal, Palestine, Turkey, Uruguay, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, UAS, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Japan …. Etc.

Some foreign students those who have graduated from KU are recently working at big organizations such WHO, UNICEF, WAMY and other government positions.At Mass Communication department (where I study), there are three Somalis, three Turkish and one Omani  currently studying at Mass communication. Two Somalis who graduated from the department are working now with BBC and Swedish News Agency.


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