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Issue no. 4 | 2020

Tan Sri Somasundram

Endowment Fund

Establishment

Tan Sri K. R. Somasundram, Chairman of the National
Land and Finance Co-operative Society (NLFCS)
presented the faculty a cheque for RM300,000 towards
the Tan Sri Somasundram Endowment Fund on the 22nd
of July, 2020. The cheque presentation ceremony was Also present at the ceremony were Tan Sri K. Kumaran
being held at the National Land and Finance Co-operative and Dato S. Kumaran, Chairman of the Indian Studies
Society (NLFCS) headquarters. The fund, parked under Alumni Association, and members of the Indian Studies
the Department of Indian Studies, will provide support to Department. The Faculty would like to express its
the welfare of the students at the department, particularly gratitude to Tan Sri Somasundram for his generosity and
those in need, as well as research and academic activities. support.
POSCO Asia Fellowship 2020

(To The Korean Studies Program, UM)

Ms Maisarah and Mr Majid of the East Asian Studies Korean Online ceremonial award with recipients of the POSCO Asia
Programme are among the awarded POSCO recipients Fellowship

POSCO, a South Korean steel-making company based in fellowship recipients will participate in an exchange
Pohang, South Korea through its Foundation, continues program in South Korea for the period of one or two
to sponsor 15 students from the University of Malaya last semesters.
year. Out of the 15 students, 8 were from the Korean
Studies Program at the Department of East Asian Studies. The most recent ceremony to award the fellowships worth
USD1,000 each was held through an online platform on
POSCO TJ Park Foundation operates ‘POSCO Asia 15 December 2020. The experience during the ceremony
Fellowship’ with the goal of mutual understanding was very interesting and all attendees managed to feel the
through talent exchange between countries in Asia. celebration despite it being held online due to the
POSCO Asia Fellowship is based on the ideology that pandemic.
better understanding between individuals increases
understanding between countries, which contributes to The students were happy and honoured to receive an
world peace and mutual prosperity. award from such a well-established company. POSCO's
commitment and generosity in awarding fellowships to
The Foundation has been sponsoring students at the local students is proven to help them with their current
Korean Studies Program since the year 2007. The studies and to be more successful in the future.

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