Vietnam and the UK sign a letter of intent on education cooperation.

On October 29, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son had a working session with UK Minister for Skills Baroness Smith to promote education and training cooperation between the two countries in the new period. This is an activity within the framework of General Secretary To Lam's official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

At the working session, Minister Nguyen Kim Son affirmed that the comprehensive cooperation relationship between Vietnam and the UK, including in the field of education and training, is developing strongly.

Many Vietnamese students have been studying at leading universities in the UK; many joint training and research cooperation programs have been effectively implemented, contributing to improving the quality of human resources, promoting economic and social development, protecting the environment and improving public health.

The Minister expressed his gratitude to the British Government for providing many scholarships to Vietnamese officials and students, thereby creating opportunities for study and academic exchange with the world's leading advanced education system.

Referring to the future cooperation orientation, Minister Nguyen Kim Son stated that Vietnam hopes the British Government will continue to support the development of English as a second language, through the development of English teachers and teachers of specialized subjects in English. The Minister also hopes that the two sides will strengthen cooperation in training and research in new technical and technological fields, in order to develop high-quality human resources for Vietnam.

The Minister said that Vietnam is focusing on reforming the vocational education system and developing a number of key national vocational schools. Cooperation between the two countries in this field is still modest. Therefore, Vietnam hopes to learn from the UK's experience in building and implementing vocational secondary school programs, thereby improving vocational training capacity in line with labor market needs.

The Minister also expressed his hope that the two Governments would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on educational cooperation, to concretize cooperation orientations, especially in the context of the Vietnam-UK relationship having been upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

UK Minister for Skills Baroness Smith expressed her high consensus with Minister Nguyen Kim Son's proposals, affirming that the British Government is ready to coordinate to realize cooperation contents of mutual interest to both sides.

She said the UK will encourage universities and educational institutions to strengthen cooperation with Vietnamese partners, clearly defining goals to effectively promote joint training and research programs.

Minister Baroness Smith welcomed the proposal to sign an MOU on educational cooperation, considering this an important step in a new phase of bilateral relations, in line with the stature of the Vietnam - UK comprehensive strategic partnership.

At the meeting, the two Ministers signed a letter of intent for cooperation, and Minister Baroness Smith respectfully invited Minister Nguyen Kim Son to attend the World Education Forum held in the UK in May 2026.

Vietnamese delegation works with Imperial College London

On the same day, Minister Nguyen Kim Son also joined the Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Politburo member, Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee on Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation, to visit and work with Imperial College London.

Welcoming the delegation from Imperial College London were Professor Alan Spivey, Vice-Chancellor for Education and Experience, along with professors and experts from the school.

At the meeting, Minister Nguyen Kim Son proposed a number of potential cooperation directions between the two sides, such as: developing joint training programs with the same degree; establishing research centers in Vietnam, and training PhDs according to Vietnam's needs.

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