10X girl conquers 4 international master's scholarships

Once thinking that she was too "normal" in an environment with many outstanding individuals, Nguyen Thi Kieu Quy (born 2002) successfully won 4 international scholarships at the same time.

In June 2025, Nguyen Thi Kieu Quy was awarded a full scholarship under the Agreement to study in Hungary for a master's degree. She is studying the Instruction of English as a Foreign Language program at Eötvös Loránd University.

The Hungarian Agreement Scholarship (Stipendium Hungaricum - SH) is a government scholarship program granted by the Hungarian Government to international students, with full value, including 100% tuition fee exemption and support for visa costs, living expenses, travel and health insurance during the study period.

Outstanding female student of Hanoi National University of Education (Photo: NVCC)

" Education comes from compassion"

During her first two years studying at Hanoi National University of Education, majoring in English Pedagogy, Kieu Quy considered herself an “average” student, without many outstanding academic achievements and not often participating in extracurricular activities. Her modesty in results and experiences made her feel insecure about her abilities, especially when compared to her active and successful classmates in the same environment.

During the time of online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kieu Quy realized that she needed to change to develop more comprehensively. When the pandemic was under control, she signed up to volunteer at Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide. This experience became an important turning point, helping her broaden her perspective, improve her communication skills and gradually change her perception of herself through the process of contacting and exchanging with international friends.

From her first experiences participating in volunteer activities, Kieu Quy began to cherish the desire to broaden her knowledge and "step out into the world". To realize that goal, she proactively registered to participate in many short-term international exchange programs. However, this journey was not easy as she failed in 14 consecutive programs before achieving the expected opportunity.

Luck smiled on Kieu Quy when she became one of six volunteers selected to participate in the Global Classroom project, under the Global Volunteer program of AIESEC in Vietnam (a branch of AIESEC - an international non-governmental youth organization). This is an educational project aimed at teaching and supporting learning for children in rural areas of Nepal for 6 weeks.

In Nepal, Kieu Quy taught Math and English to students from grades 2 to 10. Her experience in a teaching environment with many shortages of facilities and contact with young, eager-to-learn students helped her change her perspective on the teaching profession, while also accumulating more practical experience and consolidating her professional knowledge.

"Education is not only about imparting knowledge, but also about understanding, compassion and tolerance," Kieu Quy shared.

The trip to Nepal helped Kieu Quy change her perspective on the teaching profession (Photo: NVCC)

After her trip to Nepal, Kieu Quy continued to Jakarta (Indonesia) to participate in the 4-day ASEAN Youth Exchange 2024 program, where she and other young delegates in the region shared, learned and spread the spirit of cooperation among Southeast Asian countries.

Eight months of hard work and winning four scholarships at the same time

After completing the short-term exchange program, Kieu Quy wanted to continue studying in an international environment and was determined to study abroad for a master's degree.

During the period from August 2024 to June 2025, Kieu Quy focused on preparing a complete application with transcripts, CV, foreign language certificates, motivation letters, recommendation letters, and evidence of achievements and awards. At the same time, she practiced interview skills and completed the necessary requirements to apply for international scholarships.

Kieu Quy said that the factor that makes a profile stand out is clearly showing her long-term goals as well as her desires and development orientation throughout her studies. However, she also admitted that she was worried that her profile would have difficulty competing with other candidates when applying because she did not participate in many activities during her first two years of university.

In June 2025, Kieu Quy received good news when she was awarded 4 international Master's scholarships at the same time, including 3 full scholarships at National Chung Cheng University and National Taipei University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, the Hungarian Agreement scholarship at Eötvös Loránd University, and the MUMA Scholarship from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium).

Kieu Quy decided to study at Eötvös Loránd University because the training program is suitable for her major and long-term development orientation in the future.

Kieu Quy is currently an international student in Hungary (Photo: NVCC)

Kieu Quy is currently focusing on completing her master's degree program. In her future plans, she plans to return to Vietnam to teach at universities, continuing to develop her career in the education field.

Kieu Quy's outstanding achievements:

- GPA: 3.60/4.0 at Hanoi National University of Education.
- IELTS 7.5
- Certificate: TeachingEnglish: Assessing Learning – British Council
- Certificate: TeachingEnglish: Communication Skills – British Council.
- Volunteer teaching in the Global Classroom project - AIESEC in Nepal.
- Advisory Board Member at Empower Women Asia.
- Vietnamese delegate at ASEAN Youth Exchange 2024.
- Interpreter at Vietnam International Junior Fashion Week 2024.
- Volunteer tour guide at Hanoi Free Private Tour Guide.

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