Scholarships presented to encourage learning among all
As many as 144 people, both children and adults, were granted with the first-ever “Learning never ends” scholarship by the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) in Hanoi on June 14.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (front, fourth, right), former Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan (front, fifth, left) and scholarship recipients at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 144 people, both childrenand adults, were granted with the first-ever “Learning never ends” scholarshipby the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) in Hanoi on June 14.
Among the beneficiaries, the youngest is a firstgrader and the oldest 81 years old. They also include 11 from ethnic minoritygroups.
Of the 46 adults, there are 29 farmers, three industrialworkers, and seven teachers and education management cadres, while the rest arecommunal-level civil servants and public employees. The remaining 98 arestudents from the first to the 12th grades, including 10 with disabilities.
All have strived to overcome difficulties andillnesses to pursue learning and reap good outcomes, according to the VAPE.
Addressing the presentation ceremony, VicePresident Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh said the 144 scholarship recipients from 20northern provinces and cities have made their own efforts to follow latePresident Ho Chi Minh’s teaching that “Learning never ends”.
Despite different backgrounds, they haveactively learned from books, working, friends, colleagues and their communitiesso as to be the masters of their lives and contribute to the society, shenoted.
The Vice President expressed her hope that therecipients will help the “Learning never ends” movement spread further, therebyenhancing the country’s traditional fondness for learning and encouragingothers to contribute to the nation./.
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Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (front, fourth, right), former Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan (front, fifth, left) and scholarship recipients at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
