Nation Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the forum (Photo: VNA)Addressing the forum, Hue stated education is a leadingnational policy in Vietnam, identified as one of the three breakthroughs toimplement the nation’s socio-economic development strategy. Every year, Vietnamspends 20% of its national budget on education and training.
He said to create a strong transition in human resourcedevelopment, Vietnam has determined that it is necessary to actively carry outinternational integration and promote foreign investment attraction in education for quality improvement.
With the country’s law made to facilitate businessesin the sector, Vietnam has to date attracted more than 500 foreign-fundededucational projects worth 4 billion USD. Despite challenges and difficulties,room remains extensive for investing in Vietnam’s education, Hue affirmed.
He wished the bilateral educational cooperation will beconcretised through impressive numbers, and recommended the two sides payattention to step up exchanges of students and lecturers as well as collaborationbetween Vietnamese and UK universities.
He suggested the British Government continue to supportEnglish teaching and learning in Vietnam, share related learning resources, andincrease scholarships for Vietnamese students. The Vietnamese side should work toincrease the number of joint training programmes with ranked UK universities, he said.
The NA Chairman emphasised that Vietnam will create allpossible conditions for prestigious British schools to soon open their branchesin Vietnam. He asked the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training to workclosely with the UK’s education body and universities association and theVietnamese Embassy further foster the countries’ educational ties.
Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons Steve Smith statededucation is among the UK’s top priorities in cooperation with Vietnam. Thereare 12,000 Vietnamese students studying in the UK and 40 UK-funded educationprojects in Vietnam.
He noted that the UK looks forward to supporting Vietnam’sefforts to strengthen English language training, develop the quality of English-language teachers, assess English proficiency, as well as digitise for a more inclusiveeducation.
Smith also affirmed that the UK wishes to assist Vietnam’sdevelopment of key industries such as science, technology and innovation tohelp the local workforce enter the digital age.
In 2020, in a signed joint statement between the sides, theUK pledged to support the education reform strategy of the VietnameseGovernment.
In April this year, the sides signed a memorandum ofunderstanding (MoU) on the legal framework for educational cooperation betweenthe two countries with a focus on vocational training.
At the forum, Hue and his entouragewitnessed the exchanges of MoUs between Vietnamese and UK universities./.
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