Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry Awards Scholarships to Employees' University Student Children

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chairman Jeong Chang-seon) held a scholarship certificate awarding ceremony on the 9th at the main conference room of the chamber building, attended by about 30 people including executives and employees of member companies and selected scholarship students.

On this day, Gwangju Chamber of Commerce selected 34 university student children of executives and employees of member companies and awarded each with a scholarship of 1 million KRW and a scholarship certificate.

This scholarship project, launched for the first time, was prepared to boost the morale of executives and employees of small and medium member companies and to contribute to the local community through fostering local talent.

To promote the scholarship project, the Chamber confirmed it as one of the new and key tasks and five core strategies at the 24th 1st Standing Committee meeting in April, then prepared specific details such as eligibility requirements, selection scale, and amount. Applications were accepted from October 1 to 15, and after screening, a total of 34 scholarship students were finally selected.

Chairman Jeong Chang-seon said, “Despite the difficult conditions due to COVID-19, the regional economy was able to grow and develop because the will and passion of businesspeople and executives and employees of member companies united and worked hard. I hope that the scholarships awarded this time will boost the morale of executives and employees of member companies and become a new spark of hope for local university students.”

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