Vietnam, Austria boost education cooperation
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and representatives from eight Vietnamese universities held talks with leading Austrian professors and experts during a working visit to Austria on December 2.
Deputy PM Nhan highly appreciated the close cooperation among universities in the two countries, which has contributed significantly to strengthening diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Austria.
At the talks, representatives from the Vietnamese universities, which included Hanoi and HCM City National Universities, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi Medical University, the University of Transport and Communications, and University of Commerce, had the opportunity to connect directly to their partners in Austria.
Deputy PM Nhan also paid a visit to the University of Krems and witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the University and Vietnam’s University of Commerce.
He said he hopes the Austrian side would transfer modern technology, teaching methods and educational programmes to Vietnam.
The model MBA programme that was initiated through cooperation between the two universities is a good example of the success that can be achieved, Mr Nhan added.
A representative of the University of Krems expressed the desire to coordinate with Vietnamese universities to establish an international standard tourism college in the near future.
On the same day, Deputy PM Nhan also visited Austria’s Institute of Science and Technology and observed a lesson at Mary Ward school.