Da Nang strengthens high-tech training links with Japanese localities
Within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, the central coastal city of Da Nang is ramping up efforts to promote study abroad programmes and high-tech workforce training with Japanese localities, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi has said.
Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi (right) receives Japanese Consul General to the city Mori Takero. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – Within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan, the central coastal city of Da Nang is ramping up efforts to promote study abroad programmes and high-tech workforce training with Japanese localities, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Commi♏ttee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi has said.
According to the official, the central economic hub has so far established cooperative ties with 49 localities across 22 countries and territories, including Japan. It has signed memoranda of understanding to establish official friendship and cooperation with four Japanese cities, namely Kawasaki, Sakai, Yokohama, and Kisarazu. Additionally, its partnerships extend to 15 other Japanese localities, such as Nagasaki, Shizuoka, Fukuoka, Mitsuke, and Otawara.
In 2024, under policies aimed at developing high-quality human resources in the public sector, Da Nang sent six trainees for undergraduate studies and numerous others for short-term medical training in Japan. Currently, six secondary and high schools in the city include Japanese in their curriculum, while 30 Japanese language training centres operate there, two of which are funded by Japanese educational organisations. Furthermore, Da Nang is home to 25 companies specialising in recruitment and organising overseas education programmes in Japan.
The Northeast Asian country remains a top destination for students from Da Nang. In the first half of this year, 223 students travelled to Japan for educational purposes, a significant increase from 137 in 2023.
Beyond education, the coastal city has actively pursued trade promotion and partnerships with Japan, which leads in registered investment capital in Da Nang with over 1.14 billion USD across 261 projects. In 2023, the city’s export and import turnovers to Japan were estimated at 650 million USD and 350 million USD, respectively./.
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