# Gaza students ‘devastated’ after Belgium evacuation plan collapses

https://mins.news/en/item/60322

- The Guardian, 2026-09-16 04:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/16/gaza-students-devastated-belgium-university-scholarships

> Belgium’s coalition government failed to agree on a plan to evacuate 13 students and researchers from Gaza so they could take up university scholarships. The students, unable to leave the territory or apply for visas in person, said they were devastated and feared losing another academic year.

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