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For the bright future of young people
The PLUS Group has established scholarships to support the growth and development of next generations.
Scholarships for Vietnamese Students
In 1995, the PLUS Group had a head start in business in Vietnam to establish its full subsidiary in the country, PLUS VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. in Dong Nai Province. Vietnam (P.V.I.). Since then, as a manufacturing base for stationery and office supplies, P.V.I. have been supporting the growth of stationery business with more than 2,200 local employees. (as of Dec 2019)
The establishment of the scholarship in 2013 coincides with the 40th anniversary of Japan-Vietnam Friendship. Expressing our gratitude for support over the years in Vietnam, PLUS launched two scholarship programs for Vietnamese university students and elementary school students.
Through our partnership with Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU), we have provided "PLUS-AGU Vietnam Scholarship" to support Vietnamese students studying at the university. "PLUS Vietnam Scholarship" supports elementary school students studying in Vietnam, and offered through P.V.I.
"PLUS-AGU Vietnam Scholarship" Granting Ceremony
In fiscal year 2019, we awarded scholarships to three students, two from Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities and one from University of Languages and International Studies, and held a scholarship award ceremony where the students were presented with certificates on Monday, February 3, 2020 at our showcase + PLUS (Plus PLUS).
On that day, the three international students made speeches in excellent Japanese aided by supplementary materials about their lives in Japan. We hope they will bring the knowledge and experience they obtained while studying in Japan back to Vietnam and use these to build the future.
| Period of study | 1 year |
|---|---|
| Number of recipients | 3 |
| Eligibility | Vietnamese foreign students of Aoyama Gakuin University *Students from "University of Languages and International Studies- Vietnam National University" and "Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Science and Humanities", which have a student exchange program with Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Grant Amount | 3,000,000 yen (1,000,000 yen per recipient) |
| Start of Payment | September 2019 |
"PLUS Vietnam Scholarship" Granting Ceremony
In fiscal year 2019, we also awarded scholarships to 100 elementary school students and held a scholarship award ceremony in the Nhon Trach district on August 16 and in the Cam My district on August 23.
At the ceremony, we presented the students with scholarship certificates and sets of PLUS’s stationery products. One of the students made a speech expressing their gratitude, which was followed by singing and dancing performed by group. Some local newspapers and television shows covered this ceremony.
| Number of scholars | 100 in 2019 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Elementary school students in Dong Nai Province *Every year we inform all the selected elementary schools in two districts of the Dong Nai province through the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education of our scholarship program. Students who are eligible for scholarships are selected based on scholarship management rules established by P.V.I. and scholarship granting ceremonies are held upon cooperation with the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education. |
| Benefits | 2 million dong/per student (Japanese yen equivalent：approximately 10,000 yen) PLUS stationery gift set (correction tape, file, etc.) and assortments of confectioneries |
| Start of Payment | August 2019 |
Notebooks donation to children in Cambodia
In 2019, PLUS donated 500 notebooks to children in Cambodia through CHAD*, a student group of Doshisha University collecting donations for charity.
Together with the students of Royal University of Phnom Penh Japanese Language department, members of the student group visited Konsath Primary School and Kroverk Primary School in September and handed notebooks to children in person.
* CHAD is a student group for international cooperation registered in Doshisha University. Founded in 2014, the group organizes sports festival held twice a year at Cambodian primary schools, as well as various support activities such as picture-letter exchange programs between Cambodian and Japanese children, play staging, and Japanese lessons.
