Vu A Dinh scholarship fund mobilises support in RoK
The Vu A Dinh scholarship fund, established in 1999, aims to support ethnic minority students from poor families who achieve outstanding academic performances, said former State Vice President and Chairwoman of the fund Truong My Hoa.
Former Vice President Truong My Hoa introduces the Vu A Dinh scholarship fund at a meeting with the Vietnamese organisations in the Republic of Korea. (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – The Vu A Dinh scholarship fund, established in 1999, aimsto support ethnic minority students from poor families who achieve outstandingacademic performances, said former State Vice President and Chairwoman of thefund Truong My Hoa.
At a meeting with representatives from the Vietnamese community in the Republicof Korea (RoK) on March 10 to mobilise support for the fund, Hoa noted thatacademic investment for children is crucial, particularly those from ethnic minoritygroups.
Some 5,000 scholarships are presented to the needy every year, helping themovercome difficulties and contribute to society, she added.
At the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tu underlined thesound relations between Vietnam and the RoK in the past 25 years, particularlycooperation in education and people-to-people exchange.
He said that thereare 50,000 Vietnamese students studying in the East Asian nation and the figureis expected to rise.
Meanwhile, representatives from the Vietnamese organisations in the RoKintroduced their activities to support the needy in the homeland and vowed tosupport the impoverished students.-VNA
The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund will provide the Mo duong den tuong lai scholarships to at least 33 ethnic girls to enable them to complete high school and tertiary education in the next seven years.
Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Australia recently raised 18,000 AUD for the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the “For beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” (Vi Hoang Sa-Truong Sa than yeu) Club.
The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund on November 27 held a ceremony to present scholarships to students of ethnic groups and children of naval soldiers and fishermen in the central coastal province of Phu Yen who were severely affected by storm Damrey.
The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund on November 28 present scholarships to students of ethnic groups and children of naval soldiers and fishermen in the central province of Binh Dinh.
A meeting was held in Hanoi on February 27 to review Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund’s activities in 2017 and embark on its working programme for this year.
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Former Vice President Truong My Hoa introduces the Vu A Dinh scholarship fund at a meeting with the Vietnamese organisations in the Republic of Korea. (Photo: VNA) 
