Vietnam, Hungary hold first headmaster conference

(VOV) - The conference room was humming with anticipation as headmasters from 66 leading universities in Vietnam and Hungary converged in Hanoi on November 27 for the inaugural headmaster’s conference between the two nations.

In a keynote address, Vietnam Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan underscored the point that the Vietnamese Government and State have always considered education and training a top priority.

As a result of the careful attention paid to implement effective education policies more students are receiving quality training at universities throughout the nation and vocational levels have improved remarkably, Luan said.

Vietnam has met its United Nations Millennium Development Goals on matters related to education and has now shifted its focus to meeting the demands for training human resources in the context of regional and global integration.

To fulfill its goals, the Vietnam government and State have always welcomed the opportunity to cooperate with Hungary in education. So far, Hungary has trained nearly 4,000 doctorate degree holders, masters, engineers for Vietnam who have assumed key positions in state agencies.

Since 2011, leaders from the ministries of education and training of both nations have conducted exchange and high-level visits to promote training cooperation. At present, Hungary has helped Vietnam in training lecturers in the field of atomic energy.

Hungary also grants 50 scholarships to Vietnamese students annually and research institutes from both nations have actively cooperated in several fields, Minister Luan said, adding that he considers the the seminar a significant step forward in cooperation between the nations.

Hungarian President Ader Janos in turn said that Hungary has on average trained 50 Vietnamese students annually under a Government sponsored scholarship programmes and revealed it would increase the number of scholarships to 100 per year.

The same day, Liszt Academy of Music and Vietnam National Music Academy signed a cooperative agreement on training.

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