Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Hai Quan – member of the Party Central Committee, Party Secretary, Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University (left) and Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai – Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee – awarded scholarships to new students – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
Also coming to share with the new students in Ho Chi Minh City were Associate Professor Dr. Vu Hai Quan (Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University), Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai, along with representatives of many city departments and branches as well as many sponsors, representatives of schools and special guests who were relatives and neighbors of the new students.
The Tuoi Tre newspaper team wants to be there to support in a timely manner so as not to leave behind the students' aspirations for learning. We hope to always maintain our role as a close bridge connecting loving hearts, holding the hands of new students in difficulty, lighting up hope, and turning dreams into reality.
Journalist LE THE CHU
Flowers bloom on barren land
Journalist Le The Chu – editor-in-chief of Tuoi Tre newspaper – speaking at the scholarship award ceremony on November 17 – Photo: TU TRUNG
Editor-in-Chief of Tuoi Tre newspaper Le The Chu said the stories of overcoming difficulties and being full of determination of new students have spread positive energy, like a source of cool water for flowers to bloom on arid land. Mr. Chu mentioned Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung (Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City) who had to study and comfort her mentally ill mother at the age of 9. But she just passed the entrance exam to the University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University).
That is Mai Hoang Tuyet Kieu (Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) who had to mourn her parents and grandfather three times in just nine months. The three sisters were left alone in the world. Despite the help, Kieu had to work to support her younger siblings, who had just become a new student at the Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City.
That is also the national female karate champion Nguyen Do Nhu Hang (Binh Thuan province). Born without knowing her father, her family was too poor so Hang devoted herself to practicing martial arts to earn money to support herself in her studies. That student from a specialized school in the coastal city of Phan Thiet has just confidently entered the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City with the determination to study so that she can take care of her grandmother and mother in the future.
Journalist Le The Chu shared that some readers said that looking at the examples of the Support to School program , they saw the future, saw hope and saw what they needed to improve themselves. “The energy from you makes philanthropists, readers near and far, and our journalism team feel that we need to act to be friends, brothers, and sisters accompanying you,” Mr. Chu said.
Journalist Le The Chu – editor-in-chief of Tuoi Tre newspaper – believes that today’s new generation of students will be empowered to become good citizens, people who will make positive contributions to the country – Performed by: NHA CHAN – HAI TRIEU – CHI KIEN – MAI HUYEN
21 years, with 22 seasons of Supporting Students to School, the program has awarded scholarships to 25,931 new students in difficult circumstances, with a total budget of 239 billion VND - Presented by: N.KH.
No matter how difficult it is, we must move forward.
Nhu Uyen and Huu Vinh shared in the exchange part of the program - Photo: TU TRUNG
At 21 years old, Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Uyen has just become a freshman at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry. Uyen said she used to feel self-conscious when her friends teased her because her parents were both visually impaired. But when she overcame that, she felt proud and more confident because even though her parents were disabled, they raised her to adulthood.
Uyen went to school but was so poor that she had to quit and work as a delivery girl to survive. Deciding to go back to school, Uyen had no money to pay the tuition. And the scholarship "Tiep suc den truong" came to her .
“Sitting here today means I have overcome those difficulties. My biggest wish is to finish my studies so I can take better care of my parents and then come back to help students in difficult situations like me,” Uyen said.
Le Huu Vinh (University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City) is an orphan and lives in the care of his relatives. Vinh's older sister works to support him, but his friends say she is no different from his mother. Vinh admits that he was very disappointed when he had to interrupt his studies to work. But those days helped him realize that no matter how difficult it was, he had to study to be able to write a new page in his life.
The surprise gift came when Vinh's sister was quietly brought to the ceremony and walked up from the auditorium. The two sisters hugged each other in an emotional outburst. Choking up, the sister thanked Tuoi Tre newspaper and the benefactors who helped Vinh. As a commitment, the sister said that no matter how difficult it was, she would try to take care of it, not letting Vinh interrupt his studies again.
Two new students Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Uyen and Le Huu Vinh share about their determination and perseverance to overcome difficulties to study - Performed by: NHA CHAN - HAI TRIEU - CHI KIEN - MAI HUYEN
Students felt sympathy when seeing examples of overcoming difficulties shown at the program - Photo: DUYEN PHAN
Live worthy
The award ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City is the final awarding point, concluding the Tuoi Tre Newspaper's 2024 School Support Program. Of the 231 new students receiving scholarships in Ho Chi Minh City, 128 are from seven provinces and cities in the Southeast region, while the remaining 103 are from many other provinces and cities studying in Ho Chi Minh City.
Sending a message to the students, Mr. Le The Chu said: “The country is entering an era of national growth, and needs your contributions. Be worthy of that love and expectation and constantly strive to become good citizens, actively contributing to the development of your homeland and country.”
Awarding scholarships to students in the Southeast region and summarizing the 2024 School Support Campaign
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