On Monday, more than 2,000 students from the Da Nang-based Dong A University attended the opening ceremony to welcome the 2019-2020 academic year in the university.

To mark this occasion, the University’s Hoa Anh Dao (Cherry Blossom) Scholarship Fund presented scholarships to 140 students who had gained top marks in this year’s university enrollment.

Besides, some businesses which have established the bilateral cooperation relations with the University gave 2 full tuition scholarships for English courses in the Philippines, worth 1,200 USD each, and 24 partial scholarships for English courses in the Philippines, valued at 600 USD each, to local students in a bid to help them improve English skills.

Also, 13 study encouragement scholarships, totaling 55 million VND, were donated to students in recognition of their great efforts in overcoming their difficulties to gain good academic results and their active involvement in community activities.

Other scholarships, valued at 2.3 million VND and more, were given to 523 fresh year students in order to support them on the first day of university enrollment.

The total value of the above-mentioned scholarships was up to 10 billion VND.