On October 29, 2012, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities solemnly held a ceremony to award the Chung-Soo Scholarship from South Korea to 80 students with outstanding academic achievements, students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have strived to study, and student union officials with good academic performance.Attending and presenting the scholarships were Mr. Ha Chan Ho - Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Vietnam, Mr. Choi Phillip - Chairman of the Chung-Soo Foundation, Mr. Shin Sung Oh - Member of the Board of Directors of the Chung-Soo Scholarship Foundation, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim - Vice Rector of the University, along with representatives from various departments of the University. 2012 marked the 5th consecutive year that the Chung-Soo Scholarship Foundation awarded 80 scholarships, each worth US$250, to students of the University. Speaking at the scholarship awarding ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim thanked the Chung-Soo Scholarship Foundation for choosing the University of Social Sciences and Humanities as one of the first institutions to award scholarships to students in Vietnam. The scholarship is a great reward, a significant encouragement and motivation for the university's students to continue striving in their studies and training. Mr. Choi Phillip stated that to date, the Chung-Soo Scholarship Foundation has supported over 40,000 students from various countries, including Vietnam. He expressed his hope that the scholarship recipients would make significant contributions to the flourishing development of Vietnam and to the relationship between Vietnam and South Korea in the fields of culture and education.
The Chung-Soo Scholarship Foundation of South Korea was established in 1962 by Mr. Park Chong Hee with the aim of nurturing talent to serve the economic and social development of South Korea. Recently, the Foundation has expanded its support to human resource development in several developing countries, including Vietnam.
