(28-2-2025, Seoul)
H.E. U Thant Sin, Myanmar Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, attended the Global Elim Foundation (GEF) Scholarship Award Ceremony for the 2025 Spring Semester and a working lunch hosted by the GEF at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul on 28 February 2025. At the event, he delivered a congratulatory remark on behalf of the diplomatic corps of the Republic of Korea present at the occasion.
In his remarks, the Myanmar Ambassador expressed his sincere appreciation to Dr. Younghoon Lee, Chairman of the Global Elim Foundation, for providing scholarships to the outstanding international students pursuing further studies in the Republic of Korea. The Ambassador also commended the GEF for awarding scholarships to 25 international students from 15 countries, including two students from Myanmar for the 2025 Spring Semester, based on the recommendations of respective foreign embassies in Seoul. He also encouraged the scholarship recipients to realize their dreams through hard work and perseverance and to bring pride to their families, communities, and nations. He also expressed confidence that the Republic of Korea would successfully reach its goal of hosting three hundred thousand foreign students by 2028, as the current figure exceeded over two hundred thousand in 2024. He also urged the Global Elim Foundation to provide more Need-based scholarships to international students.
The ceremony was attended by H.E. Chung Sye-kyun, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea; H.E. Shin Yong-sook, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family; and Mr. Hwang Woo-suk, Senior Advisor of the People’s Power Party (PPP).
