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| Chevening student Cao Thi To Tram (C) receives a scholarship from Matthias Dühn, executive director of EuroCham Vietnam - Photo: Courtesy of EuroCham |
The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has awarded Chevening student, Cao Thi To Tram, a full scholarship worth 17,000 pounds to study environmental sustainability in the United Kingdom from next month.
Tram was presented the scholarship at EuroCentre in HCMC on Wednesday as part of the GreenBiz 2009 EuroCham Scholarship program and EuroCham’s support for the Chevening program.
It followed an event in Hanoi on August 18, where British Ambassador to Vietnam, Mark Kent, presented Chevening certificates to Vietnamese scholars who studied in the UK in 2008-2009 and to this year’s fellows.
“This talented group of young professionals are already applying the knowledge and skills they gained during their time in the UK to bring benefits to Vietnam and to enhance the relationship between our two countries,” Kent said
Alain Cany, chairman of EuroCham Vietnam, said almost 300 Chevening scholarships had been awarded since the program started in Vietnam in 1993.
Cany said EuroCham co-operated and built on the experience of the British government and British Council to make the GreenBiz 2009 scholarship part of the Chevening program.
Chevening scholarships are funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government, and are administered by the British Council. Over recent years, these awards for Vietnamese students to pursue postgraduate studies in the UK have been sponsored by BP, Harvey Nash, Ladbrokes, International Power, GlaxoSmithKline, Rolls Royce, Prudential, Barclays Capital, Mansion House, Unilever and Lloyd’s of London.
EuroCham organized the first successful “GreenBiz 2009” conference and exhibition on sustainable green solutions in Hanoi in September 2009.
Cany announced the GreenBiz conference would take place in HCMC on September 15 and 16 next year.
