An English eloquence contest will be launched in HCMC under Cambridge University, according to Cambridge ESOL, at a press conference on March 15th.
The contest aims to find the best English Eloquence in Vietnam and also in Asia. Accordingly, all Vietnamese students, aged from 16 to 22, will be eligible for the contest.After five-rounds, the organising panel will select ten top candidates to compete in the final round, which will take place in March 2012. Three top finalists from the contest will be sent to the PSBSingaporeAcademy for a three–-month course, and 7 finalists will be sent to study at VietnamPSBInternationalCollege for three months.The winner from Vietnam will compete with nine others from Japan, China, Korea, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong in the final round, which is expected to take place in June 2012 in an Asian country to be selected.The first and the second prizes will be scholarships to study Masters’ Degree in Business Management in Britain and Business Certificate in Australia, respectively.Professor Duncan Rayner, Director of Pacific–Asian Development said that "the contest will provide an excellent opportunity for young hopefuls to show their English eloquence and ability”.Students can apply for the contest at provincial departments of Education and Training nationwide.
