Tel Aviv (VNA) – More than 130 students, including 50 Vietnamesenationals, on June 28 graduated from an international agricultural programme atthe Sedot Negev Agriculture Centre in the south of Israel.
At the graduation ceremony, Shlomo Nezer, manager of the centre’s trainingprogramme, noted that the course, the fourth of its kind, was designed forstudents from Asia and Africa.
Due to the excellent performance of Vietnamese students, the centre decided toincrease the number of Vietnamese attending the following course to 65, hesaid.
Meanwhile, Khuat Van Quyen, First Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy inIsrael, affirmed that the 11-month training course gave the students an insightinto the modern agriculture of Israel.
He expressed his hope that the Vietnamese graduates, will use their knowledge acquiredin Israel con contribute to agriculture development in their homeland.
Professor Yiftach, director of the Katif Research Centre under the Sedot NegevAgriculture Centre, told Vietnam News Agency that many Israeli farm owners wantto recruit Vietnamese students due to their industriousness and creativeness.
During their stay in Israel, the students also have opportunities to practiceEnglish, and receive a minimum stipend of 1,000 USD per month excluding tax andaccommodation fees.
Currently, there are four Israeli centres offering training for Vietnamesestudents, including AICAT Arava, Ramat Negev, Sdot Negev and Agrostudies.-VNA