S'pore grants ASEAN scholarships

S'pore grants ASEAN scholarships

SINGAPORE: The Singapore government said on Monday it awarded 60 scholarships to students from the region as part of the island's efforts to provide technical assistance to fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping.

"These scholarships are not only recognition of your academic abilities, they are an affirmation of the importance Singapore attaches to people-to-people contacts within ASEAN," Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim said.

For the first time since the scheme was launched in 1998, this year's intake will see students from the other nine ASEAN member countries enrolled in pharmacy and biomedical sciences courses, in addition to the traditional disciplines such as engineering and computer science.

There are now 167 students from ASEAN countries studying under the program. --AFP