OK Scholarship Foundation Awards 30 Outstanding Students at Zainichi Schools with 30 Million Won in Scholarships

At the scholarship certificate awarding ceremony held at Tokyo Korean School, scholarship recipients and officials are posing for a commemorative photo.
[Photo by OK Financial Group]

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] OK Financial Group announced on the 2nd that the OK Baejeong Scholarship Foundation, funded by OK Financial Group, has awarded scholarships to outstanding students of Korean schools in Japan.

Last year, the OK Baejeong Scholarship Foundation provided scholarships totaling 30 million KRW to about 30 outstanding students at Korean schools in Japan, including Tokyo School and Cheonggu School. The foundation's cumulative scholarship support to Korean schools in Japan over five years amounts to 500 million KRW, benefiting 350 students.

OK Financial Group explained that its support for Korean residents in Japan stems from the experiences of Chairman Choi Yoon, who faced discrimination locally. Chairman Choi is a third-generation Korean resident in Japan, whose grandfather moved to Japan in the 1920s, and he was born in Nagoya, Japan, in 1963.

Chairman Choi emphasized, “I understand better than anyone the difficulties faced by overseas Korean students struggling in local communities,” and added, “Through our scholarship program, I hope many talented Koreans will be nurtured to lead on the global stage.”

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