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HCM City leader vows support for Fulbright University project

Ho Chi Minh City has been providing all possible support for the Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) project in the city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong.
HCM City leader vows support for Fulbright University project ảnh 1Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (L) and TUIV Chairman Thomas Vallely (Source: VNA) 
Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – HoChi Minh City has been providing all possible support for the FulbrightUniversity Vietnam (FUV) project in the city, Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong assured Chairman of the Trust forUniversity Innovation in Vietnam (TUIV) Thomas Vallely during a reception onMarch 28.

Phong asked the municipal authoritiesto continue working closely with the TUIV to launch the project.

Speaking highly of FulbrightUniversity’s important role in human resources training in Vietnam and Ho ChiMinh City in particular, Phong suggested that the Vietnam Executive LeadershipProgramme (VELP) for the city should focus on helping the city improve itscompetitiveness and become an economic, trade and financial centre in theregion.

Vallely, who is also Director of theVietnam Programme at Harvard University, informed the host that the project isin the preparatory period.

He expressed hope that uponoperational, the FUV will contribute to renovating tertiary education inVietnam via launching appropriate training and governance models. 

The guest said the VELP is apartnership between Harvard University and the city in order to help withdevising strategic policies for its development.

The FUV project has a total capitalof nearly 70 million USD and is headquartered in the Saigon Hi-tech Park.-VNA
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