Conference of Rectors of Russian and Vietnamese Universities to be held
On the evening of September 8, in Moscow, more than 40 universities of Vietnam and the Russian Federation signed a series of cooperation documents on education and training. The event is considered a new, positive step, opening a new page in educational cooperation, a strategic cooperation field between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.
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| Delegates take souvenir photos at the signing ceremony of cooperation between Vietnamese and Russian universities. |
"I have great confidence in the cooperation between Vietnamese and Russian universities, first of all because these universities have the potential and a long tradition of cooperation with each other. And the products of their cooperation are good experts in different fields, from business to basic sciences and arts," the Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training said about his assessment of the prospects for Vietnam-Russia educational and training cooperation after the signing ceremony of cooperation between Vietnamese and Russian universities.
Minister Phung Xuan Nha also emphasized that Vietnam is currently in great need of high-quality experts, especially in the fields of high technology and economics, and that Russian education is advanced and meets Vietnam's needs. To make bilateral cooperation more practical, the Vietnamese side has proposed the idea of establishing an annual rectors' forum. The forum aims to connect universities of the two countries more closely.
To sign a series of cooperation documents within the framework of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's visit to Russia, universities of the two countries worked and cooperated very closely.
"I am very happy to see that in recent years, especially in the past year, cooperation between Russian and Vietnamese educational institutions has been much more active. Vietnamese is of interest in Russia. That is clearly shown, for example, at our school, the number of students choosing Vietnamese this year is quite large, even more than the supply. On the contrary, we see that the interest in studying at our school of Vietnamese students, postgraduates, and interns is increasing. That demonstrates the development of cooperation and the prospects for educational and training cooperation between our school and Hanoi National University. I believe that our cooperation has potential and will develop in many forms, from education and training to scientific research",Ms. Irina Kraeva - Rector of Moscow State Linguistic University spoke.Speaking at the signing ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Ms. Marina Borovskaya, talked about the Russian Federation's "Export of Education" project. This national project will create more opportunities for foreign students to study in Russia, including students from Vietnam.
In 2018, the Russian Government granted more than 950 scholarships to Vietnamese students, postgraduates and interns. This number will increase to 1,000 next year, the Vietnam - Russia "cross-cultural" year. Educational and humanities cooperation between the two countries is entering a new phase.
