Hue girl "works all night" to win prestigious world scholarship

(Dan Tri) - Huynh Thi Nhat Linh, a former student of the University of Economics, Hue University, has excellently won one of the most prestigious and competitive scholarships in the world, with a selection rate of less than 1% globally.

Sleep during the day and work hard at night to hunt for scholarships

Huynh Thi Nhat Linh (23 years old, resident of Thuan Hoa ward, Hue city) is a former student majoring in Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Economics , Hue University. A year ago, she graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors, graduating early after 3.5 years of studying.

Two months ago, this young woman received good news when she was accepted into two prestigious scholarship packages in Europe, including the Government of Ireland Scholarship (GOI-IES) 2025 and the Hungary Agreement Scholarship, along with support from Vietnam.

Huynh Thi Nhat Linh graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of Economics, Hue University (Photo: Character provided).

After careful consideration, Nhat Linh chose the Irish Government scholarship to study for a master's degree at South East Technological University - a leading educational center and known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe", home to many global technology corporations.

Nhat Linh said she chose the Irish Government scholarship because the program's criteria is to help promote diplomatic relations between Vietnam and this country in northwestern Europe.

The Hue girl plans to stay in Ireland to work for a certain period of time after finishing the course to gain experience, before returning to serve her homeland.

According to Nhat Linh, Marketing is a rather broad major, so she wants to study more in depth to explore more and enrich her knowledge. After graduating from university, Nhat Linh decided to "stay at home and be supported by her mother", spending time "hunting" for scholarships.

“A year has passed, I have gained a bit more weight than when I was a student because I ate and slept more during the day to stay up all night to research and write essays,” Nhat Linh shared.

The Hue girl, who admits to being a “night owl,” simultaneously researched and applied for 5 international scholarships, of which she was accepted for 2, and was also on the reserve list for 2 other scholarships.

“At first, I considered removing the Irish Government Scholarship program from my plan because it was too difficult, with a selection rate of less than 1% globally. Then, with the encouragement of my mentor, I applied and completed it in just over a week,” the young girl said.

A young girl from Hue received a prestigious scholarship from the Republic of Ireland (Photo: Provided by the character).

According to Huynh Thi Nhat Linh, to win the 2025 Irish Government Scholarship, she had to surpass thousands of applicants from all over the world. She is the only Hue person to achieve this achievement this year.

The scholarship covers full tuition fees and living expenses, worth 10,000 Euros for a 1-year master's program in the Republic of Ireland.

Sharing her experience in “hunting” for scholarships, Nhat Linh said that the most important thing is to carefully study the criteria for selecting candidates of the program, to see if it is suitable for them or not. Candidates need to consider the ability to write an essay that is convincing enough for the members of the selection committee.

Desire to promote Vietnamese business brands to the world

Sharing her ambition, Nhat Linh wishes to contribute her efforts and intelligence to promote Vietnamese business brands to the world. This is also the main goal she mentioned in her essay and convinced the scholarship selection board.

She said the essay emphasized marketing strategies focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR), as well as sustainable development under a higher-level framework of environment, social responsibility and governance (ESG).

According to Nhat Linh, through research, she realized that these are trends that many businesses around the world are pursuing and succeeding.

Revealing her personal interests, Huynh Thi Nhat Linh said she loves reading books and listening to soft European and American music, loves eating cakes, Hue sweet soups and often eats vegetarian food with her mother.

Being a fluent and coherent speaker, the Hue girl also likes to be an MC and has participated in many large and small events organized by the school and Hue city.

Nhat Linh stands out in her role as MC in major events organized by Hue University of Economics (Photo: Character provided).

Master Tong Viet Bao Hoang (University of Economics, Hue University), who was Huynh Thi Nhat Linh's class teacher, said that during her time at the school, Linh was an outstanding student in both academics and extracurricular activities.

She achieved an average score of 3.5 on a 4-point scale, among the top students of the school. Nhat Linh has many times taken on the role of bilingual MC at events such as the Hue Z speech contest, the Vietnam-Thailand student cultural exchange, and the Hue Festival; and has achieved high results in many competitions organized by the school and Hue city.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/co-gai-hue-cay-xuyen-dem-de-gianh-suat-hoc-bong-danh-gia-the-gioi-20250808070531108.htm