Da Nang, (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang and the Irish Embassy in Vietnam have signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) on high quality human resources education,management skills for the city’s personnel and start-up programmes for studentsin the central city.
The MoU, which was signed on March 3, will also include amaster education programme, education exchanges among Da Nang’s EconomicsCollege and Irish universities and a humanitarian programme supporting disabledcitizens of the city.
Cait Moran, Ambassador of Ireland to Vietnam, said the MoUaims to boost the relationship between Ireland and the central city and strengthencooperation between Da Nang with locals and cities in Ireland.
In 2014,Ireland and the city also signed a MoU for the project of StrengtheningCapacity and Sustainability On Early Childhood Disabilities Detection andIntervention with total 302,500 EUR (377,278 USD) through Irish Aid.
The project aims to help screen prematurely-born babies andhelp with 9,000 children with disabilities and 120 kids that need interventionsurgeries from 2013-20.
In 2012-14 the Irish Aid also supported the ’Enhancing theCapacity of the Healthcare Network in the Prevention and Early Detection ofChildren’s Disabilities’ project in the city’s Cam Le District. — VNA