Yew Chung Community College Offers
International Student Scholarship
Hong Kong, 20 June 2012. In keeping with Yew Chung’s vision for truly international
education, Yew Chung Community College (the “College”) announced the offer of
International Student Scholarship that will start in academic year 2012-13.
The International Student Scholarship (ISS) aims to support overseas students who
might otherwise not have the opportunity to study at Yew Chung Community
College due to financial or other constraints. Each year, 8 scholarships will be
awarded to 2 students each from the following four regions: Africa, Asia, Eastern
Europe and Latin America. Successful applicants will enjoy a full scholarship
covering the study programme (i.e. full tuition fee for the 1-year UFD programme or
full tuition fee for the 2-year AD Programme, the scholarship also includes a trip to
another country for Investigative Study after the completion of the first year of study
of AD Programme.
“The College selects the ISS candidates based on a multi-faceted approach,
students’ academic results in the secondary school, involvement in extracurricular
activities and community services will be reviewed by a Scholarship Panel, followed
by an interview,” said Dr Teddy So, President of Yew Chung Community College.
“Interested overseas students are encouraged to submit their application with a
personal written statement with 300 – 500 words on the topic What does
international education mean to you?”, Dr So continued.
The ISS enables overseas students who is eyeing on the opportunity to develop
bilingual skills in an international learning and living environment. The due date for
application for the International Student Scholarship 2012/13 is 31 July 2012.
The College hopes that the ISS can make the world a little smaller by contributing to
the international environment on-campus as well as promoting cross-cultural
understanding.