Scholarships presented to students in northern mountainous provinces
Dien Bien (VNA) – Disadvantaged
students in 10 northern mountainous localities received “Vietnamese Seeds Fund”
scholarships from Nhan dan (People’s) Newspaper on September 18.
Some 1,000 scholarships worth 3 million VND each
were handed to outstanding students during a ceremony held in Dien Bien Phu
city of the northern province of Dien Bien.
They are students from the provinces of Tuyen
Quang, Yen Bai, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Son
La and Dien Bien.
The
scholarships aim to ease difficulties of students in mountainous regions and
support their studies.
Transport challenges and modest economic growth
have caused various obstacles for education in these provinces. In addition,
the areas are hit by floods and landslides each year, affecting people’s
livelihoods and the education sector.
Prior to the start of the 2018-2019 academic
year, various schools in Son La, Dien Bien and Lai Chau suffered great losses
due to heavy rains and flooding.
Established in 2012, the “Vietnamese Seeds Fund”
of Nhan dan newspaper aims to step up the campaign for building a learning
society, which involves improving the quality of learning at schools
nationwide.-VNA