Prudential Laos signs MoU to support the Chevening Scholarships Programme with the British Embassy

Prudential Life Assurance (Lao) Company Limited (“Prudential Laos”) and the British Embassy Vientiane signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to financially support the UK government’s Chevening Programme for the academic year 2022/2023 on 23 August 2022.

Chevening is a scholarship and fellowship programme offered by the UK government aimed at developing global leaders. This programme provides a fully funded scholarship for a Lao professional to undertake a master’s course at a UK university.

The MoU was signed by Mr. Manish Gurbuxani, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Prudential Laos and H.E John Pearson, British Ambassador to Laos.

Narathep Namut, Director, Customer- Experience, on behalf of Prudential Laos, said: “Prudential’s purpose is to help people get the most out of life. This includes empowering young minds to pursue their ambition. We are committed to upskilling these young professionals by providing quality education and a life-changing experience that enables them to become experts in their chosen fields.”

John Pearson said: “The Chevening programme is supported by the British government and allows young Lao professionals to study a Masters’ degree in the UK. It helps them improve their skills and make a significant contribution to the development of Laos when they return. However, this programme can only work with funding – we are very grateful to Prudential for their sponsorship of Chevening students in recent years!”

The Prudential Chevening Scholarship for 2022/2023 was awarded to Ms. Maysouly Doungmanith, who will pursue her master’s degree in Governance, Development and Public Policy at the University of Sussex. One of her goals is to set up a project to improve the tailoring skills of human trafficking survivors in Laos which will allow them to obtain and improve labour skills and quality. This project will also strengthen their reemployment skills through training and promote the healthy and orderly access to reemployment opportunities for participants. She also aims to forge new partnerships with those who share similar interests and want to drive positive change in their communities.

About Prudential Laos
Prudential Laos is a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Corporation Asia. Prudential Laos opened its representative office in Vientiane in March 2015 and received its operating license from The Ministry of Finance in April 2016. Prudential Laos began business in May 2016 and offers life and health insurance products that meet the protection and savings needs of the Lao people. Currently Prudential Laos distributes products and services through the network of reputable bank partners, direct sales force as well as its mobile application – Pulse by Prudential.
Please visit www.prudential.la for more details on Prudential Laos.

By Times Reporters
 (Latest Update August 24, 2022)