President hosts leader of World University Service of Germany
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 14 for Kambiz Ghawami, President of World University Service (WUS) of Germany, during which the State leader hailed the former's contributions to promoting educational cooperation between Vietnam and Germany in general and Hessen state in particular over the years.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) presents a souvenir toKambiz Ghawami, President of World University Service (WUS) of Germany. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 14 for Kambiz Ghawami, President of World University Service (WUS) of Germany, during which the Stateleader hailed the former's contributions to promoting educational cooperation between Vietnam and Germany in general and Hessen state in particular over theyears.
President Phuc noted that WUS has conducted various specific cooperationactivities with many universities and education establishments in Vietnam,including Vietnamese-German University.
The organisation has held many activities for scientists andofficials of Vietnam and Germany to share experience, thus contributing tothe development of science and technology and other sectors ofVietnam.
For his part, Ghawami said that he is always keen onpromoting the cooperation between the two countries in education and training.
Ghawami said that during his ongoing visit, he has worked with anumber of leading education establishments in Vietnam. Through theorganisation, Hessen state of Germany has presented a number of scholarships toVietnamese students, he added.
Earlier, in the southern province of Binh Duong, the Ministryof Education and Training held a ceremony to inaugurate the campus of theVietnamese-German University, a project based on the cooperation between the ministry, the Ministryfor Science and the Arts of Hessen state, and Germany’s Ministry of Education and Research./.
President of the World University Service (WUS) Kambiz Ghawami has highlighted Vietnam’s increasing role in the world as well as cooperation between Vietnam and Germany during a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Germany.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) presents a souvenir toKambiz Ghawami, President of World University Service (WUS) of Germany. (Photo: VNA) 
