Korean Professor Makes a Personal Donation to Nalanda University
April 24, 2017
Nalanda University has received a personal donation of US$11,535 from Professor Pyong-Rae Lee for establishing a Scholarship Fund for students at the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions at Nalanda University.
Professor Pyong-Rae Lee studied Buddhist Studies at Dongguk University Seoul for his undergraduate degree and received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Buddhist Philosophy from Komazawa University, Japan. He worked as a professor of philosophy at Chungnam University, South Korea until his retirement in 2006. He also lived in India for two years as a visiting Professor in Korean Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Professor Pyong Rae-Lee
Talking about this donation Professor Pankaj Mohan, the Interim Vice Chancellor and Dean of the School of Historical Studies who facilitated this donation said, “Professor Pyong-Rae Lee Scholarship will be awarded annually at the beginning of the semester, to a current student from a developing country at the School of Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions.”
The Financial Assistance Committee at the University will award the Scholarship based on merit and/or financial constraints. The fund will exist in perpetuity with the interest accrued or annual earnings being made available for scholarship.