Booyoung Woojeong Education and Culture Foundation Awards Scholarships to 83 International Students

Booyoung Group's Woojung Education and Culture Foundation announced on the 18th that it has awarded a total of approximately 340 million KRW in scholarships to 83 international students enrolled in domestic universities.

Commemorative photo of the Booyoung Group Woojeong Education and Culture Foundation Scholarship Award Ceremony for the second semester of 2019. / Photo by Booyoung Group

The Woojung Education and Culture Foundation was established in 2008 by Lee Joong-geun, Chairman of Booyoung Group, with the goal of supporting educational scholarship projects. Since 2010, it has been providing scholarships twice a year to international students. Starting in 2013, the foundation expanded the target countries and the number of beneficiary students, and increased the scholarship amount to 8 million KRW per person annually. So far, 2,366 international students from 42 countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America have received scholarship benefits totaling approximately 9.3 billion KRW.

G?r?ek Bet?l (Turkey), selected as a scholarship recipient, said, "Due to high inflation and financial difficulties, I almost had to discontinue my studies, but thanks to the Woojung Education and Culture Foundation's scholarship, I have been able to focus on my studies." She added, "I want to grow into a person who knows how to give back as much as I have received and help serve as a bridge between my home country and Korea in the future."

A representative of the Woojung Education and Culture Foundation stated, "We hope that international students studying in unfamiliar environments will pursue their studies with dreams and hopes, and eventually grow into global leaders who connect their home countries and Korea."

Booyoung Group has been leading the creation of social value by donating over 1.1 trillion KRW to society so far, including scholarship projects and donations of educational and cultural facilities.

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