Fifteen Vietnamese high school students were awarded ASEAN Scholarships to study in Singapore. The Singapore Embassy organized a ceremony last week to honor the scholarship recipients attended by Ambassador Ng Tech Hean and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Training. The students 12 from the north and three from the central and southern regions were chosen for their excellent studying. The ASEAN Scholarships aim to equip young people in Southeast Asian countries with important skills for the 21st century. Recipients are provided with allowances, accommodations, return air passage, school fees, examination fees and medical insurance. They obtain Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education “Advanced” certificates and finish their Secondary Three to Pre-University Two degrees in Singapore. Other recipients come from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao P.D.R, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippine. (Vietnam News Oct 21)
