Egypt’s largest private-sector scholarship program has announced 12 recipients of full scholarships to pursue graduate studies at top global universities. The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation’s class of 2017-18 (which includes 10 Qalaa Holdings scholars and one recipient each of scholarships from TAQA Arabia and the Egyptian Refining Company) will be studying “at leading universities in US, UK, France and Sweden.” The foundation’s eleventh class brings to 163 the total number of scholarships awarded so far. This year’s recipients will be studying everything from filmmaking to health economics, law, archaeology, costume design, optics and photonics and transportation planning. Learn more about the program and this year’s class.