
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry ofEducation and Training and the Francophone University of Association (AUF)signed a framework agreement on education cooperation in Hanoi on November 5.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc said theagreement is expected to promote stronger relations between Vietnamese highereducation institutions and Francophone peers as well as help Vietnameseuniversities improve governance and training quality.
Jean Paul de Gaudemar, director general of theAUF, said the association has been present in Vietnam for long and has gained plentyof experience in collaborating with Vietnamese universities.
However, in order to work together in such macroissues as development strategy, university administration, and training qualityimprovement, it is necessary to partner with State management agencies, hesaid.
He shared that three or four years ago when hefirst came to Vietnam, only a few of universities in the country pilotedautonomy. But now, Vietnam’s tertiary education has seen impressive progressesin the field, he said.
He hoped through the agreement, the AUF willhave a more important position in the network of Vietnamese universities, addingthat the association’s experts will support Vietnam to implement reform./.