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Korean student to compete at Cambridge

By Korea Herald

Published : July 1, 2012 - 19:37

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A talented Korean university student is to fly to the U.K. to represent Korea in an English-speaking competition organized by Cambridge University.

Sungshin Women’s University business administration student Rhee Kyeong-eun is one of nine young English language students from across Asia in the final of the Best Young Speaker from Asia competition.
Rhee Kyeong-eun with her English teacher Richard Thomas celebrate her placing in the Cambridge ESOL competition finals.(Cambridge ESOL) Rhee Kyeong-eun with her English teacher Richard Thomas celebrate her placing in the Cambridge ESOL competition finals.(Cambridge ESOL)

Last year, the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL) launched the competition to find talented young speakers who had recently taken Cambridge English exams in Asia. Rhee will have the chance to impress judges with her public speaking skills at the event in Cambridge on July 5 at Robinson College.

Other finalists will travel from Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan.

Two overall winners will be awarded an MBA scholarship at the London School of Business Finance or a Diploma in Business scholarship at the University of Tasmania in Australia.