14 Years in Monastery, Student Receives 6-Year Full Scholarship from Buon Ma Thuot University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Tran Thi Luyen, who has lived in a pagoda for 14 years, has been awarded a full six-year scholarship worth approximately VND 330 million by Buon Ma Thuot University of Medicine and Pharmacy, following media reports on her difficult circumstances.
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