KUWAIT: On the lines of admission of international students at Kuwait University with tuition fees, the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) is also planning to admit foreign students for the new academic year with tuition fees. A proposal has been prepared in this regard which will be presented to the Authority’s board of directors for consideration and approval.

Informed sources said that in the PAAET’s colleges and institutes, the turnout of Kuwaitis for some of its specialties is not very promising and therefore many seats remained vacant, indicating that these vacancies will be filled in the second semester. If the vacancies continue to remain, non-Kuwaiti students will be selected from applicants from Kuwaiti high school graduates.

“PAAET, according to its new proposal, believes that accepting international students for free is a burden on the authority’s budget and public expenses, and international students can be accepted with tuition fees as that will help the authority’s budget, similar to what is in force at Kuwait University and many Arab and international universities,” they said.

The faculties of nursing and health sciences in the authority have a huge turnout of international students in the past. The proposal includes that a fee of KD 100 for a semester and admitting international students with tuition fees will entail new organizational measures, including the allocation of seats for expatriates in each semester.

The sources pointed out that the faculties of basic education and business studies may not have seats for international students due to the presence of a large number of Kuwaiti students registered while seats can be allocated to international students in the College of Technological Studies along with the faculties of nursing and health sciences.