The spokesperson for the South Sudan Embassy in Khartoum, Gabriel Deng Akot, reported that 8,448 students from South Sudan are studying at various Sudanese learning institutions.

In a symposium at the premises of the Sudanese Ministry of Higher Education, on ”The Role of South Sudanese Students in Improving the Relations between Juba and Khartoum,” Akot confirmed his endeavour to remove all the challenges facing South Sudanese students in Sudan.

Deng, who is also in charge of the Southern Students Affairs at the Embassy, noted that he met with Sudan’s Higher Education Minister, Dr Khamis Kajo Kunda, in order to reactivate the agreements signed previously by the two countries in terms of education.

In a press statement following the symposium, the South Sudanese official echoed that the Sudanese Higher Education Minister asserted the continuation of the good cooperation between the countries, as well as the activation of a signed Memorandum of Understanding on exchange of education expertises.

“South Sudanese students should not be treated as foreigners,” the Higher Education Minister was quoted as saying after their meeting.

Sudan has agreed to accept the old Sudan Secondary School Certificate as valid for South Sudanese students to register at its higher learning institutions, according to the South Sudanese diplomat.     

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