S Korean university provides 20 scholarships for Cambodia: official

Will Hun Mana, Hun Xen's daughter, be next in line to receive a PhD from Seoul Women's U?

In June this year, the 55-year-old Bun Rany Hun Sen, wife of Premier Hun Sen received an honorary doctorate in economics from Seoul Women's University in recognition of her outstanding contribution to women's rights and social welfare in her country.

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Seoul Women's University of South Korea has provided 20 scholarships for Cambodian woman students to study four-year program for human resource development in the country, an official to Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Monday.

Seoul Women's University of South Korea showed their commitment to continue their support for women education and human development for Cambodia, Eang Sophallet, a assistant to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen told reporters after Premier Hun Sen met with Rhee Kwang-ja, president of Seoul Women's University at National Assembly.

During the meeting, Hun Sen said that the support from the university of South Korea will help contribute to promote gender and human resource development in the country, and that Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia will work with the university to select high qualified women students to study in the university.

In June this year, the 55-year-old Bun Rany Hun Sen, wife of Premier Hun Sen received an honorary doctorate in economics from Seoul Women's University in recognition of her outstanding contribution to women's rights and social welfare in her country. As chairperson of the Cambodian Red Cross since 1998, Bun Rany has been engaged in fighting poverty and AIDS, as well as helping civil war orphans in her country.

Korea Univ. targets elites Cambodian students

Korea Univ. Targets Elites in Developing Nations

10-15-2007
By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter
The Korea Times (South Korea)

Korea University plans to attract a large number of foreign students from developing countries to various scholarship programs. The university will introduce its plan at its main building from 4 p.m. Tuesday inviting officials from 12 embassies in Korea.

The school will recruit a maximum of 120 students for undergraduate and graduate schools through the scholarship programs. The admission quota is 20 students from Mongolia; 20 from Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam; 30 from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh; 20 from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan; 20 from Tanzania and 10 from Nigeria.

There will be two types of scholarship programs: type A who will pay full tuition rates and type B who will cover 50 percent of their tuition fees. Type A requires an over-250 score on the computer-based TOEFL test and an over-4.0 on the GPA for college students or high school students who belong in the top 5 percent in their academic results. A letter of recommendation will also be required from their high schools.

Type B also requires computer-based TOEFL test scores over 213. College students must have academic scores over an average 3.5 points; high school students need to belong to the top 10 percent in their high school records.

Meanwhile, engineering and science schools will recruit foreign students apart from the scholarship plan. They will offer full scholarships for the first two semesters and 75 percent of tuition fees for following semesters. However students will be required to maintain an academic score of over 3.0 points to remain eligible for the scholarship.

Korea University will sign a memorandum of understanding with the countries in November and the selected students will be able to attend the school from March next year.