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Dr Lien Ying Chow (1906 – 2004) was born in Guangdong, China, and immigrated to Singapore at the age of 14 in year 1920, with barely enough. He was an extraordinary business leader and banker, best known as the founder of Overseas Union Bank. He was also a dedicated community leader, trusted diplomat and big-hearted philanthropist.
Dr Lien was closely associated with education throughout his life. He believed in helping the poor and needy through formal education, and he played a key role in the founding of Nanyang University, the predecessor of Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
The legacy of Dr Lien continues to this day through the Lien Foundation, established in 1980, and has grown from strength-to-strength in recent years with the partnership with NTU. These programmes are the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship, the Lien Challenge for Sustainable Society, the Lien Public Service Excellence Index for Chinese Cities, an initiative under the Lien Chinese Public Service Research, and Lien’s China Private Philanthropy Sector Research and Survey.
连瀛洲纪念奖学金的设立是为了纪念新加坡杰出的商 界领袖、银行家和酒店业巨擘连瀛洲博士(1906-2004), 他同时也是资深的外交家和慷慨的慈善家。
连瀛洲博士自学成才,他非常热心帮助贫困家庭和有 需要的人士接受正规的学校教育。他是南洋理工大学 的前身,南洋大学的缔造者之一。1980年,他创建了 连氏基金会,继续支持教育相关的社会活动。
近年来,连氏基金和南洋理工大学联手,推动了一系 列合作项目来纪念连博士热心教育的精神,包括连瀛 洲纪念奖学金、连“环”挑战赛、连氏中国城市公共服 务质量指数调查和连氏中国慈善事业研究与调查。
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