The students, including 12 from Vietnam’s northern provinces and the others from Central and South Vietnam, were awarded the ASEAN Scholarship at an annual scholarship award ceremony held by the Singaporean Embassy in Hanoi on October 16, 2013.
Aged between 14-16, they will have a chance to study in selected schools in Singapore for a period of four years, accumulating to pre-university qualification or the GCE “A” level certificate. Upon graduation, students with outstanding academic records can further apply for undergraduate scholarships to study in universities in Singapore.
Speaking at the event, Singapore Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Teck Hean congratulated the Vietnamese students for receiving the scholarship. He also encouraged them to make use of their time in Singapore to make friends and foster greater understanding between Singapore and Vietnam.
He added that people-to-people links were an integral part of the Strategic Partnership that Singapore and Vietnam had established during Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s visit to Vietnam in September this year.
The ASEAN Scholarship Award Ceremony Apart was also well attended by representatives from the scholars’ families and teachers, senior officials from the Ministries of Education and Training and of Foreign Affairs.
Administered by the Ministry of Education of Singapore, the ASEAN Scholarship aims to provide opportunities to the young people of ASEAN to develop their potential and equip them with important skills for the future.
