Finland learns about Danang’s development advantages
(VOV) - A delegation led by Deputy Director General for the Department of Asia and the Americas in Finland, Eija Rotine, held a June 11 working session with Danang leaders.
Phung Tan Viet, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, introduced the guests to the city’s natural conditions and socio-economic achievements in recent times as well as its potential and strength.
EiJa expressed her admiration for a young, dynamic and creative city in the Renewal process. She revealed that her delegation will work with the city’s relevant agencies to gain a better understanding about issues of their concern to find measures for long-term cooperation between Finland and Danang.
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Currently, Danang University has established cooperative ties and conducted training projects with some Finish universities. For instance Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) and Danang University signed memorandum of understanding on exchanging students and teachers and building a “maritime training centre” project at Danang University.
Danang College of Information Technology in coordination with Turku University is implementing a EUR601.346 programme on the Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI ICI) funded by the Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Furthermore, the Finland International Development Agency (FIDA) has provided EUR70,000 for Danang to carry out a project to enhance capacity for disabled people.
Danang was chosen as one of the four pilot localities to build innovation models under the Vietnam-Finland Innovation partnership programme (IPP).