RMIT awards scholarships worth 32 billion VND in 2018

RMIT awards scholarships worth 32 billion VND in 2018

RMIT University Vietnam has awarded 110 scholarships with a value of 32 billion VND ($1.3 million) to prospective and current students at recent scholarship awards ceremonies at its Saigon South and Hanoi campuses.

The scholarships, which are allocated across nine categories and cover 100, 50 and 25 per cent of tuition fees, are offered in a variety of subject areas, including business, communication, creative fields and technology.

Scholarship recipients with the RMIT Vietnam Board at the scholarship ceremony. Scholarship recipients with the RMIT Vietnam Board at the scholarship ceremony.

RMIT Vietnam President Professor Gael McDonald said that the University’s annual scholarship program is part of its effort to give back to both te country and the broader community.

“RMIT Vietnam operates under a not-for-profit model, with profits remaining in Vietnam and reinvested back into the University by presenting scholarships, improving teaching facilities and sharing teaching methodologies with local universities,” Professor McDonald said. “The 32 billion VND worth of scholarships awarded this year has added to the 270 billion VND in scholarships awarded over the last 17 years.”

(2nd from right) Le Hoang Yen - Bachelor of Business (Economics & Finance), Hanoi campus - poses with Professor Gael McDonald and her family. (2nd from right) Le Hoang Yen - Bachelor of Business (Economics & Finance), Hanoi campus - poses with Professor Gael McDonald and her family.

Professor McDonald believes that this year’s scholarship winners will become change-makers and innovators who will give back to their communities, just like previous recipients.

“Our scholarship winners all have one thing in common: they embody RMIT’s values of passion, impact, inclusion, agility, courage and imagination,” Professor McDonald said. “These are the values that we look for, and they are the very values that will help our students make a memorable impact.”

Of the 868 students who applied this year, only 110 were able to meet or exceed the standards of the tough scholarship selection process, Professor McDonald added.

Ngo Viet Dung receiving the President’s Scholar award from Prof Gael McDonald, which covers 100 per cent of the University’s tuition fees. Ngo Viet Dung receiving the President’s Scholar award from Prof Gael McDonald, which covers 100 per cent of the University’s tuition fees.

At the ceremony held at the Saigon South campus, Bachelor of Design Studies student Ngo Viet Dung shared his feelings of honour and excitement while being awarded the most prestigious scholarship at RMIT Vietnam – the President’s Scholar Award.

“I am so excited to immerse myself in such a multi-cultural environment where I can be more open-minded and enjoy student life to the fullest,” said Dung, who decided to switch to a creative program after undertaking an English Teaching degree at another university for two years.

“I believe RMIT is an environment most suitable for the accumulation of knowledge, which will help me climb up the career ladder, as my goal is to work with international artists and join the movement of designers who are making Vietnamese designs more popular around the world.”

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29 October 2018

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