Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) Martina Hirayama on November 26 discussed measures to improve the efficiency of educational cooperation between the two countries.
At the working session between Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) Martina Hirayama on November 26. (Photo: VNA)
Bern (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister ofEducation and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Switzerland’s State Secretary forEducation, Research and Innovation (SERI) Martina Hirayama on November 26 discussed measures to improve the efficiency of educationalcooperation between the two countries.
Their working session took place within the framework ofPresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Switzerland.
Son suggested strengthening collaboration between Vietnameseand Swiss universities, covering training programmes in such areas as tourism,hotel, insurance, banking and high-tech, along with innovation.
The two sides should step up the exchange of lecturersand students, and establish research groups that gather professors from Vietnameseand Swiss universities, he said.
The minister said during a meeting with PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc, Swiss President Guy Parmelin had suggested the five leadinguniversities of Switzerland beef up cooperation with Vietnamese universities.
For her part, Hirayama showed her support for theVietnamese side’s proposals, saying the two countries’ state managementagencies play a significant role in this regard.
On this occasion, Son expressed his hope thatSwitzerland will provide more scholarships for Vietnamese students, helping theSoutheast Asian nation improve the quality of human resources.
Son invited the Swiss official to visit Vietnam and and workwith the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training.
Hirayama accepted the invitation with pleasure, sayingshe hopes that the two sides will work together to promote the bilateraleducational cooperation./.
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At the working session between Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Switzerland’s State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) Martina Hirayama on November 26. (Photo: VNA) 
