Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan made the statement while delivering his opening remarks at the special education cooperation forum held in Japan on Friday. He said that the Government of Viet Nam decided to incorporate Japanese into curriculum of high schools, cooperate with Japan to upgrade some universities and vocational training establishments in Viet Nam. Viet Nam also plans to open Japan-funded universities in a bid to raise its quality of the workforce. Both sides also agreed to cooperate in space research, he added. On the same day, Deputy PM Nhan witnessed the signing ceremony of a cooperative document on enhancing Japanese language teaching in Viet Nam, between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and Japanese Foreign Ministry./. By Ngoc Van … [Read more...] about VN looks to beef up education cooperation with Japan
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Germany gives top priority to education cooperation with VN
Việt Nam and Germany, on February 8 in Berlin, held the 2nd political consultation at the Deputy FM level, focusing on ways to bring the bilateral ties to a new plane. The two sides described the successful launching of the "Germany Year in Việt Nam" and the "Việt Nam Year in Germany" a good start of various political, economic, cultural, educational, scientific and technological exchanges in 2010. Việt Nam highly appreciated the German Government's continued ODA commitment for Việt Nam, even amidst the global economic crisis. The Germany side underlined that education and training cooperation is a top priority of its relations with Việt Nam, pledging to facilitate the construction of the Vietnamese-German University (VGU), the teaching of German language and vocational training in Việt Nam. By Xuân Hồng … [Read more...] about Germany gives top priority to education cooperation with VN
VN, Canada commit closer education cooperation
The host leader mentioned the Project "Increasing capacity in technical and vocational training at community colleges in Việt Nam," considering it an important project which can help to improve people's living standards. He emphasized that the project highlights the gender and racial factors in order to curtail the labor imbalance between urban and rural areas as well as between industrial, agricultural and other professional sectors. The Deputy PM also talked about educational cooperation between Việt Nam and Canada, especially programs on community-based colleges, training at different levels and PhD training. Ambassador Deanna Horton acknowledged that training programs have been closely associated to enterprises' demand and Việt Nam's realities. She stated that Canada will continue its support for Việt Nam in various fields. The diplomat believed that the upcoming visit to Canada made by Deputy PM Nguyễn Thiện Nhân next month will be a good chance for the two sides to … [Read more...] about VN, Canada commit closer education cooperation
Education cooperation: A way to ease negative impacts of economic crisis
>> Full text of PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng's speech ASEMME 2, hosted by an Asian country for the first time, attracts 21 Ministers and Deputy Ministers responsible for education and over 130 educational experts from 41 countries and international organizations in Asia and Europe. The Meeting focuses on two topics: "Quality assurance, credit recognition and transfer in ASEM" and "Sustainable human resource development for ASEM future needs". Highly speaking of these topics, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng stated that they are very practical and meaningful, not only for ASEM's education cooperation but also to deal with negative social impacts of the current crisis. He made the emphasis that Asia and Europe are playing important roles in the world's stability and development. So, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) not only boosts cooperation between the two continents and among its members but also stimulates the cooperation with other continents. As one of the founder members, Việt Nam has actively … [Read more...] about Education cooperation: A way to ease negative impacts of economic crisis
PM: VN prioritizes education cooperation with Lao
The host leader reaffirmed the consistent policy pursued by the Vietnamese Party and State to place importance on and give priority to the friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, especially in the field of education and training. According to the Vietnamese PM, education cooperation between the two countries is blooming. Last year, Việt Nam received over 5,000 Lao students and will welcome 650 more this year. Minister Somkot Mangnomek said that Laos is trying to improve quality of education, select excellent students to be sent to Việt Nam and make full use of the contingent of cadres trained here. By Hoàng Nguyên … [Read more...] about PM: VN prioritizes education cooperation with Lao