With the object to help alleviate the problem of educating youths in ASEAN countries due to the economic difficulties brought about by the Asian financial crisis, Singapore has awarded scholarship to two Cambodian students, Miss Seang Nam and Miss Yean Seanglidet, for 2011, from the government of Singapore.
H.E. S Premjit stated that Singapore’s firm belief that human resource development is a key to economic development. “Singapore is a small country with limited resources, but we are committed to supporting Cambodia’s development through scholarships and technical assistance programmes under the umbrella of the Singapore Cooperation Program,” he added.
Both students will pursue undergraduate courses at the Nanyang Technology University while Miss Seang Nam will pursue Economics and Miss Yean Seanglidet will pursue Computer Science. The Singapore Scholarship award was first announced at the 6th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi in December 1998. The application for the Singapore scholarship normally opens in November each year. Three Singapore university offer scholarships for Cambodian students including National University of Singapore (NUS), Nayang Technological University (NTU), and Singapore Management University (SMU).
Till now, 40 Cambodian students, including this year’s scholarship, have received the Singapore Scholarships.
Source: The Southeast Asia Weekly, August 7-13, 2011, Vol. 5, Issue 32, Page 5
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