The Vietnamese Government pledges optimal conditions for New Zealanduniversities to strengthen educational cooperation in Vietnam, saidPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while visiting the Auckland University ofTechnology (AUT) on March 20 (local time).
Withabout 300 students, Vietnam is currently among the five countries havingthe highest number of students at the AUT, where school-societyconnection is focused and creation and dynamism is highlighted.
Talking to AUT teaching staff and students, the Vietnamese leader saidhis country, which now has 21 million students from nursery to tertiaryeducation levels and 400 junior colleges and universities, regardseducation and training as the key to rapid and sustainable development.
It is willing to intensively cooperate withcountries having advanced education for its comprehensive education andtraining reform, he noted.
The PM said at hisearlier meetings with New Zealand leaders, educational cooperation wasdescribed a highlight in bilateral relations and will be bolstered,stressing the aim of increasing the Vietnamese student number here to3,000 from the current 2,000.
He asked New Zealandin general and the AUT in particular to provide more scholarships andconsider tuition fee reduction for Vietnamese students while suggestingtuition exemption for the Southeast Asian country’s post-graduatestudents.
The leader described Vietnamese studentsin New Zealand as a bridge helping foster the nations’ friendship,expressing his hopes that they will devote more to their study for thesake of themselves and their homeland’s development.
After the meeting at the AUT, the PM and his entourage left Aucklandfor Hanoi, wrapping up the official visit to New Zealand.-VNA
Withabout 300 students, Vietnam is currently among the five countries havingthe highest number of students at the AUT, where school-societyconnection is focused and creation and dynamism is highlighted.
Talking to AUT teaching staff and students, the Vietnamese leader saidhis country, which now has 21 million students from nursery to tertiaryeducation levels and 400 junior colleges and universities, regardseducation and training as the key to rapid and sustainable development.
It is willing to intensively cooperate withcountries having advanced education for its comprehensive education andtraining reform, he noted.
The PM said at hisearlier meetings with New Zealand leaders, educational cooperation wasdescribed a highlight in bilateral relations and will be bolstered,stressing the aim of increasing the Vietnamese student number here to3,000 from the current 2,000.
He asked New Zealandin general and the AUT in particular to provide more scholarships andconsider tuition fee reduction for Vietnamese students while suggestingtuition exemption for the Southeast Asian country’s post-graduatestudents.
The leader described Vietnamese studentsin New Zealand as a bridge helping foster the nations’ friendship,expressing his hopes that they will devote more to their study for thesake of themselves and their homeland’s development.
After the meeting at the AUT, the PM and his entourage left Aucklandfor Hanoi, wrapping up the official visit to New Zealand.-VNA
