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NEW (2015-12-21) Ajou's Asma Achek wins the Top Award from among foreign students studying on the Republic of Korean Governm

  • 2015-12-29
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Ajou's Asma Achek wins the Top Award from among foreign students studying on the Republic of Korean Government Scholarship 


2015-12-21


< From left to right: Vantnakoudom Samith, Asma Achek, and Aanuoluwapo Okiki Afolabi >


Three Ajou University students won prizes for foreign students studying on the Republic of Korean Government Scholarship at the award ceremony organized by the National Institute for International Education (NIIE).


Asma Achek, who is in the doctoral course at Ajou, received the Top Award in the academic achievement division. She is in her third semester at the Department of Molecular Science and Technology of the Graduate School and comes from Tunisia.
 

Vantnakoudom Samith, who comes from Cambodia and is in the master's program at the Department of International Development and Cooperation of the Graduate School of International Studies, also won the Excellence Award in the master's course division. Aanuoluwapo Okiki Afolabi, who is from Nigeria and attending the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy in the undergraduate course, received both the Top Award and the Special Achievement Award with his essay on his experiences studying in Korea.


The award ceremony was held on the afternoon of December 18th in NIIE located in Seoul. It is held at the end of each year to congratulate the foreign students who are studying here on Korean government scholarships for their academic achievements. Candidates for the awards are recommended by 66 universities across the nation, and the Top Prize is presented to one student from the bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral courses, respectively, and the Excellence Prize is given to about ten people per course.