Washington
12/06/2007
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Dy Keo Kunthea and Pov Vathana, who both recently earned Fulbright scholarships to study in the US, told "Hello VOA" listeners Monday that even the country's rural poor can aspire to academic greatness.
Dy Keo Kunthea told callers that no matter what someone's economic background, education remained equal. Poor students may face more difficulties than the urban rich, she said, but scholarships did not discriminate.
Pov Vathana claimed that many of his friends, too, had come from the countryside, but they succeeded academically, earning scholarships to study in the US and Japan, among other countries.
Pov Vathana, who earned a bachelor's degree in engineering, will study at Virgnia Tech, and Dy Keo Kunthea, who earned a bachelor's of medicine, will study public health in Alabama.
Dy Keo Kunthea told callers that no matter what someone's economic background, education remained equal. Poor students may face more difficulties than the urban rich, she said, but scholarships did not discriminate.
Pov Vathana claimed that many of his friends, too, had come from the countryside, but they succeeded academically, earning scholarships to study in the US and Japan, among other countries.
Pov Vathana, who earned a bachelor's degree in engineering, will study at Virgnia Tech, and Dy Keo Kunthea, who earned a bachelor's of medicine, will study public health in Alabama.
1 comment:
Congratulation Mis Keo Kunthea for having earned Fulbright Scholarship.
But I don't think your poor Colleagues from the Provinces have equal opportunity like you and other affluents students.
In the Provinces many students are not only poor but the Education is also of poor quality. Many private Universities in the Provinces and even in PPenh are open to students but especially for pure business, thus exploiting students.
I agree with you that those who work hard and committed to their study (rich or poor) can achieve their goals, but often those poor students can't even afford to work hard on their study because of their poor condition.
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