Idan Ofer's Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has welcomed aboard the latest scholars to be educated through a fund set up in honour of his father Sammy Ofer.
The four new students are children of EPS employees and were inducted during an online video call with CEO Cyril Ducau.
The ceremony is usually held in the company's Singapore office, but Covid-19 put paid to that for the 2020 cohort.
The Sammy Ofer EPS Scholarship Fund features a logo with the EPS founder's iconic goggle-glasses, "recognised by many people worldwide," EPS said.
"Sammy and the entire Ofer family has always valued education, sacrifice and hard work as the cornerstones of success. This is the foundation upon which the scholarship fund was created."
The students' parents also joined in the chat. They are employees from Singapore, India, the UK and Romania.
Their children will be able to study at universities in their home countries.
During the session, Ducau shared his insights into university life, calling it an exciting time with much to learn and plenty of opportunities for independence.
He also took a moment to encourage the scholars to give thanks to their parents for providing them with an opportunity to pursue higher education.
"While the road to graduation may not always be easy, Cyril reassured our scholars that their hard work will reap rewards," EPS said.
