Vietnam, UK boost education cooperation
The Plan of Action on tertiary education between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and Wales authorities in Edinburgh city, Scotland, was exchanged on October 31.
The exchange, conducted by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc and Chair of the Higher Education Funding Council of Wales Rod Humphreys, took place within the framework of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow from October 31-November 3.
Accordingly, both sides will enhance cooperation between tertiary education establishments to develop affiliation programmes with degrees and joint research; give priority to the exchange of students, lecturers, researchers and education officials, provide scholarships, and hold training courses and seminars on professional expertise.
The plan also focuses on policy dialogue and sharing of practical experience via diplomatic and sightseeing activities, training and consultation programmes.
The same day, Deputy Minister Phuc and Director of British Council Charlie Walker signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on education cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Training and the British Council.
The MoU focuses on building cooperation and partnerships in tertiary education governance, innovation, transfer of knowledge, improvement of research capacity, exchange of students and lecturers, and scientific training and research.
According to the document, the British Council will seek cooperation opportunities in quality accreditation and development of training courses in Vietnam, contributing to mutual recognition of certificates and exchange of students and lecturers in Vietnam and the UK.
It will also help Vietnam launch the national qualification framework and build criteria for training courses in various fields, improve the capacity of lecturers, and assess the efficiency of high schools, colleges and universities.
Priority will also be given to improving the capacity of English teaching in Vietnam’s education system, and sharing experience with policymakers, education managers and lecturers to meet requirements of global integration in line with the national foreign language scheme.
On the occasion, Phuc also held a roundtable session on education collaboration with Walker and Humphreys.
