Promoting cooperation in education and training with Victoria, Australia

On October 11, in Melbourne City, Australia, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, and the provincial working delegation had a meeting with the Department of Education and Training (Victoria, Australia) to explore the potential for collaboration in education and training between Thai Nguyen and Victoria. 

The scene during the working session.

During the meeting, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai provided an overview of the potential and strengths of Thai Nguyen Province, especially in education and training (as one of the major education and training centers in Vietnam). 

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai, and the delegation attended the working session.

Thai Nguyen Province has 9 universities, 13 colleges, 8 vocational schools, and 30 vocational training centers. Every year, the province trains thousands of students with qualifications and skills in various fields, including information technology, electronics, foreign languages, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, and more. Especially students from ethnic minority groups make up a significant proportion (over 30 percent) of the total student population.

Currently, education and training are the main cooperation between two sides. During the period of 2016-2020, with the support of the Australian Government through the human resource development cooperation program between Australia and Vietnam, Thai Nguyen University has achieved significant results in successfully implementing various cooperation programs and projects with Australian partners, as well as sending lecturers and students for study and academic exchanges in Australia.  

Representatives from the Department of Education and Training of Victoria worked with the delegation.

On the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai expressed the desire for cooperation between the two countries in general and between Thai Nguyen Province and units in the state of Victoria in particular. 

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai, presented a commemorative gift to the representatives of the Department of Education and Training (Victoria).

Mr. Baris Satar, Deputy Head of the Department of Education and Training of Victoria, expressed his delight in welcoming the working delegation to discuss the potential and opportunities for cooperation in education and training. This is also a strength of the state of Victoria. Hence, the potential for enhancing cooperation in this field with Vietnam in general and Thai Nguyen Province in particular is entirely feasible. Mr. Baris Satar expressed hope that the cooperation would be promoted in the near future.