Four students from China get $10,000 to study in B.C
Wed, September 24 2008
“These scholarships support the international exchange of knowledge and culture,” said society chair Mike Apsey. “They help bring academic excellence to B.C. and support building international partnerships.”
The One World International Scholarship for Study in B.C. provides up to 10 scholarships of $10,000 each annually to students from a designated country wishing to pursue post-secondary studies in B.C. The scholarships are currently available to students from the People’s Republic of China. China’s government has established a similar program to host B.C. students.
“Strengthening international education is a key element of our Asia Pacific Strategy and the One World International Scholarship for Study in B.C. opens the door to our province to promising international students,” said Murray Coell, Minister for Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.
“This government is committed to recognizing and nurturing the talents and abilities of young people.”
The recipients of the scholarship will study in B.C. for at least one year at a public post-secondary institution in a program that leads to a credential. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be completing high school or be enrolled in a post-secondary institution in China and have a minimum B+ or equivalent academic standing.
“Congratulations to the four Chinese students who have been accepted as the One World International Scholarship winners,” said Zhang Fajun, B.C. Education Consul from China. “This great scholarship program will attract more and more excellent Chinese students to study within public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia, and strengthen the educational co-operation and exchanges.”
Meanwhile, Coell also recently announced that three of B.C.’s top post-secondary students have won scholarships worth a total of $70,000, which will help them to pursue graduate studies in other Commonwealth countries.
The Queen Elizabeth II British Columbia Centennial Scholarships – one major worth $60,000 and two minor at $5,000 each – are awarded annually. Winners are selected based on academic achievement, demonstrated aptitudes, personal qualities and character, as well as interest and participation in institutional and community activities.
Alexander Hemingway, from Prince George, winner of the $60,000 scholarship, is an honours psychology major with a minor in computing at Simon Fraser University. He plans to use the scholarship to study global politics at the London School of Economics.
Gabriela Young, from Osoyoos, holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and immunology with minor studies in international relations from the University of British Columbia. With her $5,000 scholarship she is pursuing a master’s in public health at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Kyle Jackson, of North Vancouver, graduated from Simon Fraser University with a major in South Asian history. He will use his $5,000 scholarship to pursue studies in the religious history of Mizoram, India, at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies.
The provincial scholarship program was established to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to British Columbia in May 1971.
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