In a significant move, the heads of the state sovereign institutions have endorsed the primary plan for the overseas study dispatch file. This plan had previously unveiled numerous corruption cases, thereby stirring public opinion.
The endorsement was given during a meeting attended by the Attorney General, Siddiq Al-Sour, the Governer of the Central Bank, Saddiq Al-Kabir, the head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shukshuk and the head of the Administrative Control Authority Abdullah Qaderboh. The meeting also saw the presence of Ministers of Higher Education, Scientific Research, Planning, Finance, and representatives from the Libyan universities’ faculty members union.
The main plan comprises the adoption of a proposed timetable to execute this plan. It also includes an approval mechanism to monitor its implementation while ensuring that dispatch conditions and controls are met by study candidates.
Last June, social media platforms circulated lists of state-sponsored students studying abroad. These lists sparked a wave of public opinion in the country. In response to this, the Attorney General’s office issued a decision to suspend financial authorizations for students dispatched to study abroad, amounting to 14.6 million euros.
Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah also issued a decision to form an investigation committee. This committee is tasked with reviewing the file of grants for students dispatched to study abroad, a directive issued by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research refrained from commenting on this matter. However, it published a denial through its official account regarding rumors about dispatching students and their approval by the Prime Minister.
