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Quang Binh: 520 scholarships presented to poor gifted students

As many as 520 scholarships, each worth 1 million VND (43 USD), were presented to poor gifted students in the central province of Quang Binh on October 10.
Quang Binh: 520 scholarships presented to poor gifted students ảnh 1Major Pham Thanh Nam, Director of Viettel Quang Binh, presents the financial support to fund scholarships to a representative of the Quang Binh Study Encouragement Association (Photo: VNA)

Quang Binh (VNA) – As many as 520 scholarships, each worth 1million VND (43 USD), were presented to poor gifted students in the centralprovince of Quang Binh on October 10.

The granting ceremony in Dong Hoi city was jointly held by the military-runtelecommunications group Viettel’s branch in Quang Binh (Viettel Quang Binh),the provincial Study Encouragement Association, the Department of Education andTraining, and the Department of Information and Communications.  

This is the fifth year Viettel has joined the scholarship programme in QuangBinh province. The company has so far granted more than 3,000 scholarships to localpoor students with outstanding academic achievements.

Major Pham Thanh Nam, Director of Viettel Quang Binh, said joining theprogramme, the company wants to give more strength to poor students in order tohelp them overcome difficulties to continue pursuing their study.

Viettel pledges to spend at least 26 billion VND (1.1 million USD) each year onscholarships to poor gifted pupils, he said, hoping that many other benefactorswill join hands with the company in this effort.

Hailing Viettel Quang Binh’s contributions to the local socio-economicdevelopment over the past time, especially in education, Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tien Hoang said the company’s support hashelped disadvantaged students to pursue their schooling dreams towards a betterlife, thus contributing to nurturing talents for the province.-VNA
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