Prime Minister proposes to study building a Malaysian university in Vietnam

The Prime Minister believes that when Vietnam and Malaysia invest together in knowledge, young people with the same aspirations will together create a Southeast Asia that is not only a production center but also a center of ideas.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the National University of Malaysia - Photo: VNA

During his official visit to Malaysia and attendance at the ASEAN Summit and related summits in Kuala Lumpur, on the morning of May 28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and delivered a policy speech at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) - the leading academic center of the country and Asia.

The Prime Minister shared about the outstanding results in the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries, highly appreciating the prospects for extensive cooperation in the fields ofeducation - training, scientific and technological research.

He said that Vietnam considers education and training, along with science and technology, as the top national policy and is entering a new era for the nation. Vietnam identifies investment in education as investment in development and is implementing a new policy on education and training development.

Given the development requirements and practical situation, the Prime Minister said that the potential for cooperation in human resource development, science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation is still very large, and suggested that the two sides consider building a Malaysian university in Vietnam.

The Prime Minister proposed improving the effectiveness of educational and training cooperation between the two countries, especially at the university level, and cooperating in developing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with the leadership of the National University of Malaysia - Photo: VNA

Sending a message to members, trainees and students of UKM in particular and Malaysia in general, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hopes that you will strive to study, nurture your aspirations to contribute, serve the country's development and establish your career.

The Prime Minister hopes that young people must have the mindset of "turning nothing into something, turning difficult into easy, turning the impossible into possible, turning the unimportant into the important; then that is what is important"; young people need to "look far, think broadly, think deeply, do big things", value time, intelligence, and timely decisiveness; strive to overcome their own limits; demonstrate the desire to constantly rise up, "Win without pride, lose without discouragement".

He believes that young people will play a good role as the center, the subject, and the elite labor force creating success and miraculous development for each country and the rich, civilized, prosperous, sustainable and inclusive ASEAN region.

The Prime Minister believes that when Vietnam and Malaysia invest together in knowledge, young people with the same aspirations will together create a Southeast Asia that is not only a production center but also a center of ideas; not only a place to apply technology but also a place to create future knowledge and technology; not only a place to receive creativity but also a place to create creativity.

He affirmed that Vietnam is ready to cooperate more closely with Malaysia in education and training and the fields of science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation for the common goal of sustainable, prosperous, and increasingly brilliant development of the two countries and the ASEAN community.

THANH HIEN - VNA

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