Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Commission for Policies and Strategies made the statement at a reception in Hanoi on June 4 for Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance.

At the meeting, Chairman Tran Luu Quang expressed his pleasure at the rapid and substantive development of the Vietnam-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership. He confirmed that the official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and his spouse has opened up plenty of new opportunities and areas for cooperation between the two countries.

Quang praised the contributions by the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance and Advisor Takebe Tsutomu, urging them to continue supporting cultural cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and human resource training to deepen bilateral friendship and cooperation.

He also hailed recent positive developments at Vietnam-Japan University, highlighting its vision and focus on training in digital transformation and green growth, which meet the demand for high-quality human resources in both Vietnam and Japan, especially in strategic fields.

Chairman Quang encouraged the university to concentrate on science, technology, and innovation training to make positive contributions to Vietnam’s development in the coming years. He asked the school to build on its strengths and creativity, add cultural education content, and become a model of Vietnam’s cooperation with other countries in higher education while supplying elite human resources for both Vietnam and Japan.

For his part, Special Advisor Takebe Tsutomu expressed his honor to meet Chairman Tran Luu Quang again during his visit to Vietnam. He thanked Vietnamese leaders for their decisive guidance to accelerate procedures related to the Vietnam-Japan University project and appreciated Chairman Tran Luu Quang’s support.

Takebe reported that the university’s student body has increased 2.5 times and expects about 1,000 students to enroll in the next admission cycle.

He applauded Vietnam’s excellent human resources and emphasized that the university aims to become a cradle for training high-quality personnel for Vietnam, Japan, and the wider region. The university supports sending Vietnamese students to Japan to gain experience before returning to contribute to Vietnam’s development and aims to attract more small and medium-sized enterprises to invest in Vietnam.

Takebe pledged to continue mobilizing support from businesses, research institutes, and scholars for the university. He also proposed creating a Japan Studies certificate exam to help Vietnamese students improve their knowledge of Japan’s culture and people.

Vietnam, Japan look to stronger cooperation in strategic industries

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Ishiba Shigeru jointly attended the Vietnam-Japan Forum on cooperation in strategic industries, high-tech, green transition, and semiconductors on April 28 in Hanoi.