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Three Indian varsity officials signed MoU with Vietnam Embassy. Photo: Vietnam Embassy

The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has collaborated with four Indian universities to offer Ambassador scholarship programme for students of Vietnam to study undergraduate and postgraduate courses here.

The collaboration is with four institutes, namely, Integral University, Lucknow, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneshwar, Rishihood University in Sonepat and Sharda University in Uttar Pradesh. While Integral University will provide six scholarships to Vietnamese students under the Ambassadors Scholarship programme every year, KIIT will provide 75 scholarships, Rishiwood will provide 10 scholarships and Sharda will provide 22 scholarships.

According to the MOUs signed between the Embassy and the institutes, Vietnam Nationals can apply for undergraduate, postgraduate courses beginning from September/October 2021.

Under the initiative, Vietnamese students are not required to pay any application fee. Each scholarship provides approved tuition fees as well as accommodation and meal costs on campus.

Ambassador of Vietnam to India, HE Pham Sanh Chau said “Our objective is to stimulate and facilitate the development of collaborative and mutually beneficial programs which serve to enhance the intellectual life and cultural development of both countries and to contribute to increased international cooperation between India & Vietnam”.

Ambassador of Vietnam to India Pham Sanh Chau. Photo: Vietnam Embassy

Sahil Agarwal CEO, Rishihood University said “We aim to promote appropriate joint research projects and joint courses of study, with particular emphasis on internationally funded projects and conduct joint cultural projects and study tours.”

Dr Syed Nadeem Akhtar, Pro-Chancellor, Integral University, Lucknow said “We feel privileged to offer merit scholarships to Vietnamese students, who have a distinct reputation for being laborious, hardworking and disciplined and look forward to further promoting Indo-Vietnamese relations and making them stronger through education.”

Bandita Sahoo, Assistant Director General International Relations KIIT University said, “We would like to express our gratitude to the Vietnam embassy for this opportunity and look forward to various collaborations with the embassy and other academic institutions of Vietnam in the coming future as well.”

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