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Lone Dybkjaer Scholars Announced

Posted on February 10, 2023

Written by AUW

The late Lone Dybkjaer served as Danish Environment Minister as well as a member of the European Parliament was a co-founder of the Asian University for Women.  Her husband, Poul Nyrrup Rasmussen, established the Lone Dybkjaer Foundation to support scholarships for outstanding women attending AUW in Chittagong.  A classroom at AUW has been named after Lone Dybkjaer.

Former Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrrup Rasmussen with Lone Dybkjaer Scholars at the Asian University for Women.