After passing the first highly competitive round of application selection with his execellent written essay, Vu Le Thanh, a 10^th grade student from Lao Cai Gifted High School, has been honor to get the full scholarship to the Yale Young Global Scholars Program. The scholarship of $ 6,000 includes the course fee, excursion fares, living allowance and insurance fee during his participation in the program.

Vu Le Thanh – A student at 10^th  grade gifted in English class at Lao Cai Gifted High School

            In addition to the support, the orientation and the encouragement from his teachers, Vu Le Thanh has made his great effort in order to gain the scholarship. He has not only produced excellent results in his studies to be a member in the school team for excellent students, but enthusiastically and actively participated in the common acctivities at school as well. Vu Le Thanh used to join Viet Nam National Model ASEAN Meeting 2017 (VNMAM), the first Lao Cai Gifted High School Model ASEAN Meeting 2018 (CLCMAM 2018) and the Young Leaders in Education About Diveristy (YLEAD) 2018 in Singapore. Thanh said: ‘studying abroad has been my goal and my desire since I was at secondary school. This scholarship has built a sound foundation and strengthened a strong motivation for me to continue working harder to realize my dreams in the future. As for now, the most important goal for me is to search for and get the full scholarships for the long-term courses at the highly ranked universities in America instead of the short-term courses’.

The Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) is a summer training program for exellent high school students from around the world that will provide two-week training courses organized in Yale University, New Haven, USA and Yale University based in Beijing, China. The 2018 Global Young Scholar Program is designed to help young leaders gain a deeper understanding of the region through the participation into the discussion of comtemporary topics.

Partcipants will learn about the cultures, history, society, politics and economies of a wide range of Asian countries and analyze their impacts on the national and international development. In 2018, 1768 students from 126 countries and 50 States have been accepted to participate in the program. The main theme of the 2018 program will be “Asia in the 21^st Century” (ATC). The YYGS provides students with the opportunity to get involved in the practical training with professors and international students at one of the world famous universities.  

Yale University is one of eight Ivy League schools - a leading group of universities in the USA regarding system, philoshopy, education, old high quality training. It is the third oldest university in the United States and one of the world’s leading universities. It is also a place to nurture the famous American politicians. Many US presidents graduated from Yale University such as Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, etc.

Cao Anh Tuyet