Shinhan Bank Vietnam signed an agreement with the Ho Chi Minh University of Banking for an interest-free tuition fee support programme at a ceremony in HCM City on March 31.

Shinhan Bank and HUB will offer a special tuition finance scheme to parents based on their financial capability.

They will implement the School Banking tuition payment service through the university’s account at Shinhan Bank.

The bank is also committed to delivering practical financial values to the school's professors and employees by offering preferred financial products/services such as credit cards and teacher loan packages.

HUB will collaborate with the bank to arrange marketing activities/events to promote the bank's services/products among lecturers and other employees, parents and students.

Lee Jae Hyun, head of the bank’s Corporate Investment Banking Division, said: “HUB is one of the universities that has provided the most employees to our bank in Viet Nam for 30 years.

“This event serves as a foundation for a long-term cooperation partnership for us, with the goal of boosting the growth of education in general and offering beneficial possibilities for students in training activities and development.

“Regarding the remarkable achievements in recent years, I am confident that HUB will soon become a comprehensive and interdisciplinary university in the country and region.”

Assoc Prof Dr Nguyen Duc Trung, vice principal of HUB, said: “With the goal of pioneering the application of digital technology in training, research and solving integrative challenges, HUB and Shinhan Bank have great similarities in their development direction.

“We appreciate the bank’s preferential credit support package for our students and employees. And I believe both sides will make significant achievements towards sustainable growth because of our stature, capacity and solid working relationship.” — VNS