126 Nghe An students received Vallet scholarships

On September 7, in Vinh city, the organization "Meeting Vietnam" and the Vallet Scholarship Fund awarded 126 Vallet scholarships to students and pupils in difficult circumstances in Nghe An province.

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Patrick Aurenche - Vice President of the organization "Meet Vietnam" and members of the Coordinating Board of the Scholarship Fund. On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades who are members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training, along with representatives of the Scholarship Fund and universities, colleges and high schools in the province.

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi speaks at the ceremony. Photo: My Ha

The Vallet Scholarship was launched in 2001 and over the past 22 years has awarded scholarships worth hundreds of billions of VND to more than 50,000 excellent Vietnamese students. In Nghe An, the scholarships are also awarded annually and the value of the scholarships has increased over the years.

Over the past 22 years, more than 3,000 scholarships have been awarded to students in Nghe An province.

In 2022 alone, the Vallet Scholarship Fund awarded 126 Nghe An students from 24 high schools across the province, students of SOS Children's Villages and students from many universities across the country.

Mr. Patrick Aurenche - Vice President of "Meet Vietnam" organization spoke at the scholarship awarding ceremony. Photo: My Ha

These are students with excellent achievements in international and regional Olympic competitions, national and provincial excellent students, and students with great efforts in studying. The total value of this scholarship is more than 1.9 billion VND. Of which, the scholarship for each student is 13 million VND/student and for each student is 26 million VND/student.

Speaking at the scholarship awarding ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council thanked Professor Odon Vallet and members of the Odon Vallet Scholarship Fund Coordination Board. He also affirmed that the support of the Odon Vallet scholarship is not only a valuable material gift to help students overcome difficulties but also creates conditions for them to continue on the path of studying and doing scientific research.

The scholarships awarded continuously for many years in Nghe An also demonstrate the special trust and deep friendship that Professor Odon Vallet and the members of the Coordinating Board have for students of Nghe An - a land with a tradition of studiousness, ready to contribute their talents and intelligence to the development of their homeland and country.

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi awarded scholarships to excellent students. Photo: My Ha

Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh awarded scholarships to students. Photo: My Ha

Odon Vallet is a doctor of science in Law, professor of history and religion currently teaching at Sorbonne University (France).

Inheriting a fortune from his late father, he and his brother founded the Vallet Foundation (Fondation Vallet) in 1999 and dedicated most of his inheritance to the organization with the aim of awarding scholarships to outstanding students from difficult circumstances in France, Benin and Vietnam so that they can continue their studies.

During the past time, despite the geographical distance and health limitations, but because of the special feelings for Vietnam in general, and Vietnamese students in particular, Professor Odon Vallet still regularly visits Vietnam every year to personally hand out scholarships to students.

However, since 2020, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Professor Odon Vallet has been unable to come to Vietnam and has had to authorize the Vallet Scholarship Coordination Board to directly award scholarships to young Vietnamese people.