The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) is encouraging regional cooperation by offering scholarships in selected ASEAN universities for students who wish to study programs relating to business and technology. This is being done in association with the Cha-am Hua Hin Declaration on Strengthening Cooperation on Education to achieve an ASEAN Caring and Sharing Community.
The main objective of ASEAN-BAC Scholarship program is to promote “ASEAN youths with ASEAN hearts” and is a way for the private sector of ASEAN to continually contribute towards the enhancement of “People-to-People Connectivity’ (P2P). This initiative has received the fall support of ASEAN Leaders when it was presented as one of the key recommendations provided by ASEAN-BAC during its annual dialogue session with the ASEAN Leaders organized on the sidelines of the 19th ASEAN Leaders Summit in Bali, Indonesia.
ASEAN-BAC has decided to work with Tan Tao University (TTU) in Viet Nam to offer scholarships for 50 students from throughout ASEAN Member States in the initial phases, worth up to USD 27,500 per student, in the 2012 and 2013 school year. It is essential this pilot project between ASEAN-BAC and TTU will encourage other universities in the region to offer similar programs for students ASEAN-wide.
TTU is a new private university located in Tan Duc Educational City, Long An Province, and 12 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. It is unique among the Vietnamese universities because it follows the American liberal arts model and has nonprofit status.
The University’s mission is to produce graduates who will be:
- Expert in their fields
- Conunitted to life-long learning
- Adept in the use of creative and critical thinking
Students who have lived and studied at Tan Tao University will show in their lives civic responsibility, personal integrity, personal and professional leadership. As educated citizens, they will be prepared to make many contributions to the well-being of the communities and their respective country.
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