{"id":163616,"date":"2024-09-25T11:14:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T09:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/?post_type=news&p=163616"},"modified":"2024-11-12T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T10:56:12","slug":"excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Yee Sun LAI – a Master in International Business student – wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every year since 2000, the French Consulate<\/a> and Campus France Hong Kong<\/a> have supported the best students from Hong Kong and Macau in their pursuit of Master’s level studies in France<\/strong>, by awarding the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship. More than 140 students from Hong Kong and Macau have already benefited from this scholarship, which aims to promote the excellence, diversity and quality of French higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open to all Master 1 and Master 2 students, the scholarship covers the cost of a year’s study in France. It also offers them social and cultural activities to help them integrate into French society, as well as the opportunity to take part in networking events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently a student of I\u00c9SEG’s Master in International Business<\/a> in Lille, Yee Sun LAI has won the prestigious Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship for this academic year. She explains why she chose France and I\u00c9SEG, and what this scholarship means to her\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I come from Hong Kong and I started my Master in International Business in Lille last year. I feel very privileged to be a laureate of this scholarship this year, and I\u2019m so excited to learn that it was me! This Excellence Scholarship is very attractive to students so competition is fierce. Only 11 students were rewarded this year, among the hundreds who sent their application form. The jury especially looked at our academic performance since high school, and our willingness to come to France, learn French and stay there for a long time.<\/p>

I didn\u2019t succeed the first time. Last year, I tried to get the scholarship, but for some reasons, I was not selected. This year, I retried again with the top grades I received at I\u00c9SEG, and I improved my French level as much as possible so I could impress the jury and answer as fluently as possible to their questions. I wanted to prove them I really tried hard to learn French and that my motivation to work in France was high, and I guess this is one of the reasons why I won this Scholarship.<\/p>

Coming to France is a rational choice. In 2021-2023, I was working in a start-up corporate incubator, from there, I became very interested in entrepreneurship. I understood immediately that getting a business background is a natural next step. France is well-known for its business schools, almost all the best ones in Europe are here. So I checked which were the best Business Schools in the international rankings, and I selected I\u00c9SEG for many reasons – school fees, professional insertion, faculty expertise, rankings and reputation\u2026<\/p>

My first year at I\u00c9SEG is a very positive experience. I got a lot of support, either from the professors (who don\u2019t hesitate to spend time to help me when needed) or from the administrative teams, especially the Career Center team, who really helped me improve my CV to be impactful, prepare job interviews in French and thus enter the French job market\u2026 Thanks to all them, in January 2025, I\u2019ll be starting my internship as Business Analyst for Travel Retail Worldwide in Guerlain, a top luxury perfume brand that always made me dream! I really want to stay in France, work here and live here, that\u2019s why I adjust my mindset to make this happen.<\/p>

The Campus France Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship is a dream becoming true \u2013 we benefit from a monthly allowance that really gives us the best conditions to succeed in our studies, of course, but this is not the most important\u2026 I also benefit from the networking events with Campus France Scholarship alumni, and from all advice that they gave me to feel better integrated in France.<\/p>

My only advice to all Hong Kong and Macao students would be: \u201cCome to France, don\u2019t fear!\u201d. France is increasingly becoming a popular destination for Hong Kong students, so you should really come here and discover this country! France gathers top business schools, top international talents, great culture (literature, gastronomy, music and fashion of course) and top companies well-known all over the world. I\u2019m so happy to be here, in Lille. I\u2019m so happy of my choice, and I hope I\u2019ll develop myself in the long term here!<\/p>Yee Sun LAI, Master in International Business student at I\u00c9SEG (Lille)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every year since 2000, the French Consulate and Campus France Hong Kong have supported the best students from Hong Kong and Macau in their pursuit of Master’s level studies in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":163606,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news-category":[293,60],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nYee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship - I\u00c9SEG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Master in International Business student at IESEG, Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship by Campus France Hong Kong.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship - I\u00c9SEG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Master in International Business student at IESEG, Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship by Campus France Hong Kong.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"I\u00c9SEG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/IESEG-School-of-Management\/358733860458?fref=ts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-12T10:56:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"910\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1213\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Vincent SCHILTZ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@IESEG\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Ieseg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/edu\/school?id=12453\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/IESEGChannel\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/IESEG-School-of-Management\/358733860458?fref=ts\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IESEG\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/IESEG-Logo-2012-rgb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/IESEG-Logo-2012-rgb.jpg\",\"width\":\"1000\",\"height\":\"311\",\"caption\":\"Ieseg\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/\",\"name\":\"I\u00c9SEG\",\"description\":\"School of Management\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.jpeg\",\"width\":910,\"height\":1213,\"caption\":\"Yee Sun LAI ( 1\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/\",\"name\":\"Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship - I\u00c9SEG\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-25T09:14:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-12T10:56:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"A Master in International Business student at IESEG, Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship by Campus France Hong Kong.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"I\u00c9SEG\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Programs\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news-category\/programs\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Specialized Masters\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news-category\/programs\/specialized-masters\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Yee Sun LAI – a Master in International Business student – wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship - I\u00c9SEG","description":"A Master in International Business student at IESEG, Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship by Campus France Hong Kong.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship - I\u00c9SEG","og_description":"A Master in International Business student at IESEG, Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship by Campus France Hong Kong.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/","og_site_name":"I\u00c9SEG","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/IESEG-School-of-Management\/358733860458?fref=ts","article_modified_time":"2024-11-12T10:56:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":910,"height":1213,"url":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Vincent SCHILTZ","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@IESEG","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#organization","name":"Ieseg","url":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/edu\/school?id=12453","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/IESEGChannel","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/IESEG-School-of-Management\/358733860458?fref=ts","https:\/\/twitter.com\/IESEG"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/IESEG-Logo-2012-rgb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/IESEG-Logo-2012-rgb.jpg","width":"1000","height":"311","caption":"Ieseg"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/","name":"I\u00c9SEG","description":"School of Management","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2.jpeg","width":910,"height":1213,"caption":"Yee Sun LAI ( 1"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/","name":"Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship - I\u00c9SEG","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2024-09-25T09:14:50+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-12T10:56:12+00:00","description":"A Master in International Business student at IESEG, Yee Sun LAI wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship by Campus France Hong Kong.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/excellence-scholarship-alexandre-yersin-campus-france\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"I\u00c9SEG","item":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Programs","item":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news-category\/programs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Specialized Masters","item":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/news-category\/programs\/specialized-masters\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Yee Sun LAI – a Master in International Business student – wins the Alexandre Yersin Excellence Scholarship"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167193,"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163616\/revisions\/167193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ieseg.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=163616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}