This year, 471 students from 40 schools in Vientiane and 442 students from 19 schools in Khammuan province received application forms for the programme, to compete for the 230 scholarships available.
Vice president, regional business of SCG Cement and Building Materials, Aree Chavalitcheewingul, said the programme aims to provide a better education for Asian children and to build a strong pool of human resources. The company hopes to roll out scholarship awards to other regions of Laos.