Proposal for European universities to open branches in Vietnam

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Le Quan said that the educational cooperation relationship between Vietnam and the EU has developed strongly and substantially in recent times, being implemented simultaneously at both bilateral and multilateral levels. In just the past 5 years, Vietnam has signed about 30 international treaties and international agreements on educational cooperation with EU members.

In addition, the two sides continue to maintain close coordination within the framework of the Asia-Europe Ministers of Education Forum (ASEMME). A new step forward is that the two sides have completed negotiations on the Letter of Intent on educational cooperation, expected to be signed during the official visit to Vietnam by the President of the European Commission this October.

In the field of higher education, with the support of the EU in recent years, since 2015, Vietnamese higher education institutions have participated in the EU program to support education, training, youth and sports in Europe (ERASMUS+ program) and achieved many remarkable results.

Deputy Minister Le Quan discussed at the reception.

In the International Student Exchange Program (ICM), Vietnam has implemented 466 student and postgraduate exchange projects out of a total of 767 proposed projects. In the Erasmus Mundus Master's Scholarship Program (EMJMD), Vietnam participated in 21 cooperation projects with European universities and 158 scholarships were awarded to Vietnamese students.

In the Capacity Building Programme in Higher Education (CBHE), the EU has funded 83 projects in which Vietnam participated. Notably, Vietnam is ranked as the top Asian country receiving the most CBHE projects and is one of the three countries with the most ICM exchange programmes as voted by the EU Standing Agency for Culture and Education.

In the field of vocational education, the EU has also sponsored and provided aid to Vietnam for a number of significant programs and projects such as: Projects on vocational education innovation, cooperation in ASEAN sponsored by the German Government , Fine Arts and Graphics Project sponsored by the Danish Government; Vocational Education Cooperation Project (VETVET), with a total value of more than 50 million euros.

Expressing his gratitude for the EU's support for Vietnam's education, Deputy Minister Le Quan expressed his wish to continue expanding cooperation areas such as: Signing a letter of intent on educational cooperation, promoting cooperation within the ASEMME framework, expanding the Erasmus+ education support program to high-tech fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductor chips and green energy.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Mario Ronconi highly appreciated the cooperation achievements that Vietnam and the EU have achieved. He affirmed that the EU fully supports the cooperation orientations that Vietnam proposed for the coming period, especially in the context that the two sides are actively preparing to sign the Letter of Intent on educational cooperation.

According to Mr. Mario Ronconi, areas related to innovation, digital transformation, sustainable development and international integration will continue to be cooperation priorities, in line with the education development strategies of both sides. The EU hopes that cooperation initiatives will soon become reality, bringing practical benefits to the education system and Vietnam - EU relations.

Vietnam also proposed that both sides recognize each other’s credits and degrees, and build a Vietnam-EU educational cooperation network. Another important content is to encourage leading European universities to open branches in Vietnam, creating conditions for domestic students to directly access international training standards.

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