Mysuru: university in Karnataka has assured students from Afghanistan studying here that it will act as their caretaker until things settle down in their country.
G. Hemanth Kumar, the Vice-Chancellor of Mysuru university said: "The images on television are horrible. We cannot control what is happening there in Afghan. We will protect Afghan students studying here. Until then they can stay in the university campus and the varsity will be their caretaker." The VC told Afghan students that they can share their difficulties. They can stay back until their visa has expired and for those students whose visa will expire soon, he would speak to the authorities for an extension, he said. V-C Hemanth Kumar met students from Afghanistan on Tuesday and assured them of all necessary help. The student community has thanked the university and the Karnataka government for their humane gesture.
The varsity examinations will begin in September so the varsity Vice-Chancellor has asked the Afghan students to focus on the exams. As many as 92 students from Afghanistan study at the Mysuru university, of which 15 Afghan students are pursuing Ph.D and M.Sc programmes in agriculture at Dharwad Agricultural University.
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