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SAF-Madanjeet Singh Scholarships to Study Visual Arts at the Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore.
Degree Show 2008
Ahmed Azmee - Maldives
My work is about romance, sex, marriage, all the passions a young, newly married man might feel.
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Barun Gurung - Bhutan
The most important thing to keep in mind is this: the design must work well.
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Ehsan Ul Haq - Pakistan
In my work I am dealing with the issue of energy by this I mean energy as power, power as authority, authority as control, control as rule, and rule as command.
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Maria Khan
My thesis project is comprised of surface designs for the ceremonial qanaats, or tents.
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Chimi Lhamo - Bhutan
I want to see every child grow to full potential. I want to create a level playing field for all children - poor and rich alike.
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Rony James Martin - India
I enjoy the freedom of using just my hands and a few tools to make art.
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Moira Plair - Pakistan
My work orbits different aspects of the medical profession. In my work, I seek to show the vital importance of the medical and pharmaceutical industries in our lives.
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Vidha Saumya
Lahore has been the city of my residence and study for the past 9 months. The city is special to me.
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Eligibility
Details of the BNU's academic course and activities can be accessed at its web site: http://www.bnu.edu.pk.
Applications for the SAF Madanjeet Singh group scholarship at BNU should go through the secretary of the board of your respective country and get the approval of the Chairperson.
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Third person from left: Prof. Salima Hashmi, SAF Chairperson Pakistan with the students of the SAF Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarships at BNU, Lahore. |
Chartered by the Government of Punjab, it was established in 2003. BNU is planned as a non-profit, world class university disseminating learning and encouraging research in diverse areas where the essential focus of the programs offered has been determined by the type of the work force identified for the future economic, business, academic, cultural and technological advancement of the region. As such, BNU offers students a range of subjects.
The School of Visual Arts at Beaconhouse National University welcomes new forms of visual experience which require experimental and lateral thinking. Together with ScAD (the School of Architecture and Design), BNU encourages a multi-disciplinary approach as a way to explore the connections between art and different branches of knowledge in the humanities and sciences. Our rigorous curriculum focuses on the development of each student, ensuring a strong skill and intellectual base. BNU strive to make certain that students are visually articulate and self-motivated with the confidence to express their ideas. Providing a supportive atmosphere where promising individuals can achieve their creative potential is a matter of priority for the School.
Report on Madanjeet Singh Art Scholarships Programme, for SAF chairpersons
1. The School of Visual Arts at the Beaconhouse National University in Lahore is hosting 15 students from SAARC (only one from India).
2. BNU is a Liberal Arts University, the first of its kind in Pakistan, with highly qualified faculty from Pakistan and Europe.
3. This being the first batch of SAARC students, the selection process was not uniform, because of the following:
a) Shortage of time.
b) Different ground realities.
c) Lack of selection criteria and infrastructure in each of the SAARC countries.
4. The students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participate in the SAF Group Scholarships of Beaconhouse National University.
5. Cost of art materials is very high, and apart from materials used *in class, each student wants to experiment with art materials in their free time. This is not covered by scholarship funds. BNU is subsidizing their costs, but cannot do more than the current level of subsidies.
6. Five of the SAARC students are desperate to continue their studies at BNU. The University is willing to continue with its current level of subsidy, but not beyond that. it is recommended that SAF Chairpersons may grant five scholarships in addition to the current sixteen scholarships, making it a total of twenty one art scholarships for the year 2004 - 2005, with the proviso that these five students show satisfactory levels of progress, they may be given scholarships for two subsequent years allowing them to graduate with a Bachelor's degree from the University.
7. It is proposed that each SAARC country set up a committee of experts / institutions to select the candidates for the Scholarship, fulfilling the following criteria: | |
a) Talent in drawing/ painting.
b) Basic English language.
c) Completed 12 years of schooling.
8. Selection process be initiated by March/April every year. Names of qualifying candidates be communicated to SAF Chairperson/ Secretary by end of May 2004. Passport details by June 2004.
9. Travel bookings to be completed by 15th August 2004 by each SAF country. Arrival of candidates by 14th September 2004.
10. Each student to be given $40, for travel and emergency expenses plus air ticket by each SAF chapter. (Visa fees also to be paid by each SAF chapter). All of the above to be reimbursed by SAF Headquarters on request by each SAF chapter.
11. Chairpersons may look at the Madanjeet Singh Art Scholarships as a cultural bridge between SAARC countries, in which artists and visual communicators; of the future will have shared each other's histories and cultures in an academic environment.
They will have formed friendships parallel to understanding the nature of regional conflicts and the imperatives for a peaceful future - their own future.
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Mehr Javed, Pakistan, with Ayesha Sultana, Bangladesh. |
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Testimonies  | | Afghanistan |
Farid Ahmed Khurrami - 4th year Sculpture Department
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Hameda Wardak - Foundation year, SVA
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 | | Bangladesh |
Musharrat A. Chowdhury
December 2007
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Ayesha Sultana & Musharrat A. Chowdhury
10th August 2007
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Musharrat A. Chowdhury
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 | | Bhutan |
Choney Pelzang - Bhutanese student
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 | | India |
Rony James Martin
05th June 2008
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Chinmoyi Patel
20th November 2006
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Amit K. Shrivastava
24th May 2004
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 | | Maldives |
Maimoona
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 | | Nepal |
Raju G. C.
16th October 2003
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Sajana Joshi
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 | | Pakistan |
Vidha Saumya
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Mehr Javed
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Sajjad Ahmed
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Salima Hashmi - SAF Chairperson Pakistan
2nd June 2004
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 | | Sri Lanka |
Testimony from a student in the Art Education departement in BNU Lahore
20th February 2009
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Pradeep Thalawatta
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Sakunthala Galanga - Sri Lankan student
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