Foreigners To Study N.Z. Services

Chronicle (Levin), 12 April 1949, Page 5

Foreigners To Study N.Z. Services

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V» hLLl.Mrl U.\ , April 11. The awanl of three Xew Zealand I'nosco fcllovsliips for advaneed study In Xew Zealand was announced today i i v the Minister of Education, Mr. Mc ' "iuljs. The rei'ipients are Miss N. A. Jones. of Malaya, Mrs. A. V. Luniain, of the PLilippiues, and Mr. Ivyi Myint, ot b'lnna. "Miss Jones, ' 5 said the Minister, "v.ili arrive in Auckland next Wed-ije-'lay from Singapore. Khe will prod iniiuedialely to Dunedin to under take a post-graduate course in infanl uelfare at the Karitane llospital. Miss .ioiics is a fully qualilied nurse and Miti! leaving for New Zealand, was en^aaed at a general hospital in Malaya. "Mrs. Lumain is expected to arrive in Ain-kland on April 19 from Manila. Mie has for some tinie past, been emp.oveil in welfare work with the Philip o:m> Red ('ross and is interested in inly I ng advaneed social service work ;n -Xew Zealand. Mrs. Luniain wishes to investigate social security adminisiration and gain practical experience in voeational guidance work. She is a t\ar wiilow, her husband having been killed ileiending his country against, ihe lapanese invaders. "Mr. Myint will^ilso arrive in Auekiand belore the end of April,. He des:r s to study State housing operatians tuni Mi-ational guidance. Mr. Myint liohis ihe degree of Bachelor of Science and ,';as extensive experience as a La .• iillii-er in Burma. " 'fin* .Minister stated that the fellowslujis •,■;.! been made possibble by a gr.'icf tio, 000 by the New Zealand '>■)-. ernment in consultation with the L"-v Zealand National Commission for I • and the above are the tirst three ,ws to beneiit under this scheme 'liie fellow.sinp scheme in New Zealand ! - ptirt of a world-wide plan sponsored ! > l nesco to heip persons from war in \ a-ied countiies to undertake special -tudies vvliich will eventually be of assi.stance in rehabilitatiou work in t'teir own countries. The fellowships v. ;!1 be of six months5 duration. The s'dieinc is phmned to operate over a i'eriod of years until the sum of £15,000 granted is exhausted.