In 6 years, Vingroup has awarded more than 640 billion VND in science and technology scholarships.

Vingroup Corporation has just awarded 2024 science and technology scholarships to 36 outstanding students, bringing the total number of scholarships awarded to 210, with a total value of more than 640 billion VND, in just 6 years since the program was launched.

6 years of nurturing young science and technology talents This year, 36 excellent students with outstanding achievements in the fields of Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biological Sciences... received a total scholarship value of 98 billion VND. The scholarships create opportunities for students to participate in Master's, Doctoral and Postdoctoral training programs at many of the world's leading prestigious universities such as: Harvard, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Ann Arbor, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Illinois, Nanyang Technological University, Queensland...

Vietnamese students and scholars receive Vingroup Science and Technology Scholarships in 2024

After nearly 6 years of implementation (since 2019), the Vingroup Science and Technology Scholarship Program has had 70 out of 210 students completing their Master's and Doctoral degrees. Of which, 36% who completed their Master's degrees continue to receive scholarships from prestigious universities such as Oxford, Harvard, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, Melbourne, Queensland... to continue their PhD studies; 23% are working at research institutes or prestigious global organizations to gain experience before returning to Vietnam; 33% have completed the program and returned to the country, taking on positions as lecturers and researchers at domestic universities and research institutes... In particular, talented Vietnamese students in the global Vingroup Young Scholars network are making their mark on the world science and technology map as well as playing the role of a bridge between Vietnam and the international scientific community. A typical example is Nguyen Duc An - a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Oxford, UK. With research on assisting humans in controlling robots, assisting doctors in making medical diagnosis decisions or making joint decisions for financial transactions, Duc An's work has been presented at the AAAI Conference at Stanford University (USA), the AI ​​Summit London Conference (UK) and the ICLR Vienna Conference (Austria). Another typical name is Dao Manh Tri - a PhD student in Energy Engineering at the University of California - San Diego, USA, head of the topic "Low-emission energy planning model to meet Vietnam's growing electricity demand", and author of the report "Enhancing youth participation in the energy transition process in Vietnam". Manh Tri is also the champion of the International Energy Competition of the American Energy Economics Association and the runner-up of the Graduate Geothermal Competition organized by the US Department of Energy. Contributing to training science and technology talents for Vietnam

Dr. Le Mai Lan - Vice President of Vingroup Corporation, Chairman of the Board of VinUni University - the scholarship program management unit

Sharing about the Vingoup Science and Technology Scholarship, Dr. Le Mai Lan - Vice President of Vingroup, Chairman of the Board of VinUni University - the unit managing the scholarship program said: "The Science and Technology Scholarship Program is a social volunteer activity of Vingroup, contributing to training talents in the field of science and technology for Vietnam. After 6 years, 210 scholars participating in the program have been and are factors creating positive influences, solving common challenges of Vietnam and the world, especially issues of climate change, environmental pollution, population aging, food safety".

Mr. Andrew Goledzinowsk - Australian Ambassador to Vietnam speaking at the Scholarship Award Ceremony

Recognizing Vingroup's contribution to creating a solid academic foundation for the young Vietnamese generation to step out into the world, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam - Mr. Andrew Goledzinowsk commented: "Vingroup has just built VinUni - a world-class university in Vietnam, and awarded scholarships worth hundreds of billions of VND so that young Vietnamese talents have the opportunity to study abroad. I consider this to be an extremely generous and special investment that Vingroup has made for the young Vietnamese generation."

Mr. Jaya Ratnam - Singapore Ambassador to Vietnam, congratulated the students receiving scholarships.

Attending the Scholarship Award Ceremony on July 5, Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam - Mr. Jaya Ratnam told the students: "For scholars preparing to come to Singapore. When coming to our country, you will join the Vietnamese community of 25,000 people - all of whom are enthusiastic about working, studying and creating. You will create the foundation to build a good relationship between Vietnam and Singapore". The Science and Technology Scholarship Program was founded by Vingroup in 2019 with the goal of finding talents to nurture and develop into talented people, capable of leading the development of science and technology in Vietnam in the future. This is one of many community activities in the field of social volunteering - one of the three development pillars of Vingroup, while affirming the pioneering role of the largest multi-industry private economic group in Vietnam in creating breakthrough developments for science and technology in Vietnam as well as the world.

Cuc Phuong

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/6-nam-vingroup-trao-hon-640-ty-dong-hoc-bong-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe-2301266.html