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Scotland woos South Asian students
Eight students from South Asia have been sponsored by the Scottish Executive to come to Scotland and develop computer game projects.
Eight students from South Asia have been sponsored by the Scottish Executive to come to Scotland and develop computer game projects.
Finance Minister Andy Kerr announced grants of around 35,000 pounds for South Asian students, including Indians, to come to study in Scotland.
This is another part of the Executive's Fresh Talent initiative, which aims to encourage more people to come to Scotland to live, work or study.
Kerr said: "This funding will offer international students fantastic opportunities to be part of a unique experience and to come and see for themselves what Scotland has to offer.
"It is well recognised that Scotland is at the cutting edge of games design and this is our opportunity to show the rest of the world our creativity and leadership in this field and to encourage more international students to come and share ideas and experiences with our games experts of tomorrow."
As part of Fresh Talent, the Executive will provide funding to sponsor scholarship places for a further eight places on the course, to complement the current 30 places, a foreign office release said.
South Asian students have already shown a keen interest in this competition.
Kerr said: "Fresh Talent is all about identifying new ways to attract more people to come to work in Scotland to complement our home grown talent."
