(VOVworld)- Seventeen Vietnamese students who excelled in their studies n France were awarded the Odon Vallet scholarships, worth 6,000Euro each, in Gifsur Yvette on Saturday. Pantheon-Sorbonne University student Thinh Thanh Phuoc, a first time Vallet scholarship recipient, expressed his gratitude to Prof Odon Vallet, the Sorbonne Paris University, and Prof Tran Thanh Van (Chairman of the Scientific and Educational Organisation, Rencontres Du Vietnam) for their significant contributions to Vietnamese education.  Phuoc said the scholarship will help him complete his research on ‘Score’, an important probability tool that can identify a sample’s rate of business bankruptcy over the previous three years. Prof Vallet affirmed that he will continue with and increase the value of his scholarships offered to Vietnamese students despite France’s recent economic hardships.