144 Nghe An students received Odon Vallet scholarships
(Baonghean.vn) - This is the 19th year the Odon Vallet Scholarship Fund has been awarded in Nghe An. This year, 144 students received scholarships worth more than 1.7 billion VND.
On the morning of August 27, in Vinh city, the Science and Education Organization “Meeting Vietnam” and the Odon Vallet Scholarship Fund awarded 144 Odon Vallet scholarships to students and pupils in difficult circumstances in Nghe An province.
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| Attending the ceremony were Professor Odon Vallet - Director of the Odon Vallet Scholarship Fund and members of the Scholarship Fund's Coordinating Board. On the side of Nghe An province, there was comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of the Department of Education and Training, the Scholarship Fund and representatives of universities, colleges and high schools in the area. Photo: MH |
The Odon Vallet Scholarship was launched in 2001 and over the past 19 years has awarded scholarships to more than 35,000 students nationwide with a total value of more than 230 billion VND. In Nghe An, the scholarships are also awarded annually and the value of the scholarships has increased over the years.
In 2019 alone, the Odon Vallet Scholarship Fund awarded scholarships to 144 students from 24 high schools across the province, students from SOS Children's Villages and students from many universities across the country.
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| Comrade Dinh Viet Hong presented flowers to members of the Scholarship Fund Coordination Board. Photo: MH |
These are students with excellent achievements in international and regional Olympic competitions, national excellent students, provincial excellent students and students with great efforts in studying. The total value of this scholarship is more than 1.7 billion VND. Of which, the scholarship for each student is 10,500,000 VND/student and for students is 18,000,000 VND/student.
Speaking at the scholarship awarding ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong thanked Professor Odon Vallet and members of the Odon Vallet Scholarship Fund Coordination Board. He also affirmed that the Odon Vallet scholarship is not only a valuable material gift to help students, but also creates conditions for them to continue on the path of studying and doing scientific research.
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| The scholarships were awarded directly to each student by Professor Odon Vallet. Photo: MH |
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.
Sharing at the scholarship awarding ceremony, Professor Odon Vallet affirmed that in the coming years, the Odon Vallet scholarship will continue to be awarded in Nghe An and the value of the scholarship will increase over the years.
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong and Professor Odon Vallet awarded scholarships to students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. Photo: My Ha |
The professor also hopes that with the studious spirit of Nghe An students, students will continue to strive on the path of education, to become excellent citizens, leading scientists, and make outstanding contributions to the development of the country.
