SCG offers 4 full scholarships for Vietnamese students in Thailand

Posted date: April 27, 2009

This program is one of SCG’s great missions to advance intellectual power for Vietnamese youth’s future development

Ho Chi Minh City, April 27, 2009 – SCG – one of ASEAN’s leading conglomerates and ASEAN Foundation, jointly announces the offering of full scholarships for Vietnamese students to pursue the Master’s Degree program in Engineering at 3 prestigious universities in Thailand. The scholarships, with a total value of US$97,000, are under the scheme of the Regional Scholarship Program, which grants 10 regional scholarships to Southeast Asian university students and government staff to study in Thailand for the academic year 2009-2010. Specifically, SCG will offer 4 scholarships for Vietnamese students pursuing: Master of Energy Technology at Asian Institute of Technology, Master of Industrial Engineering at Asian Institute of Technology, Master of Chemical Engineering at Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, and Master of Business Administration at Assumption University.

The scholarships are offered to university students currently in last year or recent graduates with experienced not over than 3 years in related fields with GPA 7.0 or above. Each scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodations,  monthly allowance, health insurance, uniform and yearly round-trip airfare for 2 years of study. The program offers an intensive curriculum where students will be exposed to theories and practices of his/her fields of study based on experiences within and outside the classroom. Recipients of the scholarship are also given the opportunity to participate in an internship program with SCG during their senior year and to pursue careers with SCG after graduation without obligation.

Following the great success of last year’s “SCG Foundation Regional Scholarship” scheme, SCG will continue to select excellent students for the academic year 2009-2010 as recipients of this scholarship. Especially, this year SCG joins hand with ASEAN Foundation to offer these scholarships to the excellent students of ASEAN countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia

The “SCG Foundation Regional Scholarship” scheme is developed based on the guiding philosophy, “Belief in the Value of Individuals”. SCG upholds the belief that people are the backbone of the company’s success. SCG not only seeks to recruit young talent with virtue but also to provide more opportunities to students by granting scholarships and enabling them to fulfill dreams to their highest potential.

SCG has launched a variety of scholarship programs in ASEAN countries with a total value of 1.5 million US dollars annually. SCG expects the scholars to utilize their acquired knowledge to develop their own community/country upon graduation in order to further serve the greater cause of development in the ASEAN region as a whole.

“The SCG Foundation Regional Scholarship is one of our constant efforts to provide students an opportunity to pursue their education and advance their knowledge in their pursuit to become top-notch professionals. Additionally, we hope to produce well-trained and critically-minded graduates who, upon graduation, will bring back their cultivated skills and knowledge to contribute to the progress of their respective countries.” said MS. Suranuch Thongsila, SCG Foundation Manager.

Applications for the 4 scholarships will be accepted from now until June 15^th, 2009.  The selection process will take place in late June as short listed candidates will participate in the interview round, with the announcement of scholarship recipients informed within a week. 

The application form can be downloaded at www.scg.co.th, and then submitted application and transcript via e-mail to parnotw@scg.co.th .

About SCG:

Established in 1913, SCG is one of Thailand’s and Southeast Asia’s leading conglomerates. The Group has diversified into five core businesses focusing on chemicals, paper, cement, building materials, and distribution, generating US$7.6 billion annual turnovers (by end of 2006). Currently the Group has approximately 25,000 employees and handles more than 64,000 products distributed both domestically and globally. SCG conducts its business in tune with good corporate governance and sustainable growth. In particular, the Group puts a strong emphasis on creating innovations to add value, not only to its products, services, and process but also to social and environmental sustainability.

In Vietnam, SCG began operations in 1990. Currently the Group has 4 representative offices and seven FDI companies operating in the country, namely Viet-Thai Plaschem (Binh Duong), TPC Vina Chemical and Plastic (Dong Nai), Chemtech (Binh Duong), Vina Kraft (Binh Duong), CPAC Monier (Vietnam), (Binh Duong), Minh Thai House Component (HCMC), and SCT Logistics (Vietnam) (HCMC).

About the SCG Foundation Regional Scholarship Program:

SCG foundation, established by SCG, this year offers 10 Regional Scholarships to Southeast Asian university students to study in Thailand, in the academic year 2009-2010. SCG gives full scholarships for government employees attending the master’s program in International Development Studies (MAIDS).  In addition, the foundation reserves many scholarships in master’s and bachelor’s programs in the industries that they are working in other fields of study such as engineering, business administration, etc.   

 Each scholarship, covering tuition fees, accommodations, monthly allowance, health insurance and round trip air ticket will be awarded to the excellent students who aspire to pursue higher education at the leading academic institutions in Thailand, including Chulalongkorn University, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT). Upon graduation, graduates are expected to return to their home countries and contribute to the progress of their respective country. 

 In Vietnam, there have been 3 students who are the recipients of SCG Foundation scholarships in 2007, 2 of whom are local government officials which already completed their graduate studies in International Development Studies (MAIDS) program at Chulalongkorn University while the other finished Master of Industrial Engineering at AIT. In 2008, 4 students are granted scholarships in Bachelor and Master Degree in Engineering.  This year, apart from 1 MAIDS scholarships already reserved for Vietnamese government staff, SCG expects to recruit about 4 graduates to study in Engineering and Business.

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