Vice President talks with Vietnamese students at RMIT University (Source: VNA)Melbourne (VNA) –Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh called on Australia’s Royal MelbourneInstitute of Technology (RMIT University) to expand its links with educationalinstitutions in Vietnam in the spheres of experience sharing, scientificresearch cooperation and student exchange.
She made the appeal at ameeting with Vice Chancellor Martin Bean and other leaders of RMIT Universityin Melbourne on April 23 as part of her trip to Australia to attend the 28th Global Summit of Women (GSW).
Vietnam always appreciateseducational achievements Australia has recorded and stands ready to create thebest possible conditions for Australian educational institutions, includingRMIT University, to step up cooperation with Vietnam, she said.
Thinh stressed thateducation-training is one of the important cooperation pillars between Vietnamand Australia, adding that about 30,000 Vietnamese students are studying in Australiaand more than 1,000 Australian students came to Vietnam under the New ColomboPlan.
On this occasion, theofficial talked with nearly 1,000 Vietnamese students at the university.
She said the establishment ofthe Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership has created a premise for the twocountries to step up their collaboration across fields, includingeducation-training.
The Vice President asked thestudents to study hard to contribute to the homeland after graduation.
She also lauded Vietnamesestudents in Victoria state for their activities aiming to preserve Vietnamesetraditions, expressing her hope that Vietnamese students in RMIT University inparticular and Victoria state in general will become ambassadors of the Vietnam-Australia friendship.
As the third oldestuniversity in Victoria, RMIT University ranks 13th among the topuniversities of Australia. With branches in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, theuniversity has contributed to personnel training in Vietnam.
On April 23 morning, VicePresident Thinh visited a high-tech tomato farm of a Vietnamese investor namedThai Ngoc Nha, who was urged to share his success experience with Vietnamesebusinesses.
Later the same day, Vice President Thinh met a delegation of the Vietnamese businesses’ association in Australia led by President Tran Ba Phuc. She also attended a launch ceremony of a club of Vietnamese businesswomen in Australia.-VNA
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