Singapore, Vietnam share experience in addressing development challenges
VOV.VN - The future leader programme for Vietnamese officials was launched at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS) on August 26 with a view to sharing Singapore's knowledge and experience in dealing with development challenges, thereby identifying areas for more effective co-operation between Vietnam and Singapore.
The Vietnamese delegation was led by Lai Xuan Mon, member of the 13th Party Central Committee and permanent deputy head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education.
The programme launching ceremony was attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung, representatives of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and other participating units.
In his opening speech, Mon emphasized the extremely natural close co-operation between both sides, along with the rapid and strong progress recorded in energy ties between the two countries over recent times.
He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State always pays close attention to learning, exchanging information and experience on sustainable development, science and technology development, and state and social governance methods from Singapore.
Within the framework of the plan aimed at training and updating knowledge and skills for strategic planning officials of Vietnam this time, the trainees attended an intensive, scientific training course featuring many useful topics. They also met and exchanged directly with leaders and former leaders of Singapore, especially former Prime Minister and Emeritus Senior Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong, as well as taking field trips to a number of agencies, organizations, and enterprises.
According to Mon, Singapore's experience in national development and its national governance skills and vision will prove to be very useful for future senior leaders of Vietnam to achieve the goal of sustainable national development in the coming time.
Speaking to students, Assoc. Prof. Vu Minh Khuong from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy said that strengthening ties, exchanging experience, and learning from each other between is the right direction to help both nations create values, vitality, develop together, and elevate their position in the international arena.
He highlighted this learning and experience exchange scheme as an opportunity for potential leaders of Vietnam and relevant entities in Singapore to build trust, step up linkages, and identify effective areas of co-operation to deal with development challenges, thereby helping the two countries foster their strategic partnership for peace and progress of humanity.
The Potential Leaders Program is organised by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in collaboration with Temasek Foundation, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Sembcorp Group. The programme lasts from August 26 to August 30.
