Srinagar, March 19: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir (SKUAST-K) on Sunday announced that one of its students, Miss Sadiya Farooq, who completed her BFSc and MFSc, has been awarded a fully-funded, three-year Marie Curie Ph.D. Fellowship under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gudrun De Boeck, Head of the ECOSPHERE research group and Prof. Dr. Raewyn Town, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
The University of Antwerp is one of the top-ranked public universities in the world and is characterised by its high standards in education, internationally competitive research and entrepreneurial approach.
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Fellowship is among Europe’s most competitive and prestigious research and innovation fellowships. A Ph.D. under the aegis of the Marie Curie Doctoral Network besides offering a competitive scholarship is also a great opportunity for Early-Stage Researchers for getting experience in different academic and industrial environments, providing transferrable skills training to improve long-term employability.
Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Ganaie has congratulated Miss Sadiya for getting this prestigious Fellowship. He also appreciated the Faculty members of the Faculty of Fisheries for their hard work and for guiding the student in getting the Fellowship and has also desired that Miss Sadiya will be an inspiration for other students for achieving such achievements in their lives. Dean, Faculty of Fisheries, Dr. Farooz Ahmad Bhat has praised Miss Sadiya for her hard work, who has been a brilliant student of Faculty of Fisheries SKUAST-K, for getting this prestigious Fellowship.
