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Vietnam, UK eye stronger education cooperation

A workshop to promote education cooperation between Vietnam and the United Kingdom's Cambridge University Press and Assessment (CUPA) was held on April 5 within the framework of the Vietnam Days in the UK 2022.
Vietnam, UK eye stronger education cooperation ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long speaks at the workshop (Photo: VNA) 

London (VNA) – A workshop to promote education cooperationbetween Vietnam and the United Kingdom's Cambridge University Press and Assessment (CUPA) was held on April 5 within the framework of the Vietnam Days in the UK 2022.

Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long emphasisedthat education is an important cooperation field between the two countries, andthe UK is Vietnam's leading partner in this sphere, especially in higher education.

He said there remains a great potential for the two countries to expand educationcooperation, especially in teaching and learning English language, skillstraining, high school and university education, considering the great demand for education in Vietnam.

The bilateral educational cooperation recorded positive results, he noted,saying that not only universities, but many high schools of the UK haverecently signed cooperation agreements with Vietnamese education establishments,thus helping improve the quality of education in the Southeast Asian country.

The ambassador also highly valued the cooperation between Vietnam and the CUPA, expressingthe hope that the partnership will be strengthened in the coming time.

Vietnam, UK eye stronger education cooperation ảnh 2Participants attending the workshop (Photo: VNA)

Francesca Woodward, Chief Executive of Cambridge AssessmentEnglish at the CUPAbriefed the participants on progress of the cooperation between the CUPA and the Vietnamese Ministryof Education and Training over the last 15 years, including English language training, the teaching of math and science in English, and training programmes to acquire international degrees and certificates for both teachers and students. 

Woodward saidthat the CUPA is developing the International General Certificate of SecondaryEducation (IGCSE) training curricula in Vietnamese language, with textbooks expected to be completed in 2023 and the firstIGCSE exam could be held in 2026.

She said the CUPA, with its expertise in teaching, assessment and research, can assist Vietnam in raising the education quality and standard.

Participants focused their discussion on the potential and opportunities for cooperation betweenVietnam and the CUPA in English language and skill training for Vietnamese teachers; developing and providing high school anduniversity textbooks and training curricula for Vietnam; and assessing the qualityand recognising global certifications./.

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