Mongolia, Vietnam ink education agreement
(VOV) - Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy and Mongolian ambassador to Vietnam Dorj Enkhbat signed a 2013-2016 agreement on education cooperation in Hanoi on December 17.
Accordingly, the two countries will increase the exchange of delegations to share experience in education development and cooperation. They will particularly encourage the exchange of lecturers, scientists and young researchers to learn from each other’s experience for joint future projects.
They will promote bilateral cooperation programmes between their universities and institutions and consider the possibility of signing an agreement on mutual recognition of their university degrees.
Vietnam and Mongolia began exchanges of students and cultural cooperation in the 1960s. Under the 2006 agreement, Vietnam has received 15 Mongolian students every year. Since 2009 it has received a total of 62 students from Mongolia, and sent 14 students to Mongolia for studies.
The two countries have signed some 20 cooperative agreements on economics, trade, culture, education, science-technology and other areas.