A corner of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) Sealed ata virtual ceremony, the MoU covers the two sides’ join work in the next fiveyears with a focus on international-standard tertiary education in IT andcommunications, mechanical engineering-automation-AI, business management,finance, banking, tourism, health, and urban management.
Per thepact, the two sides will also intensify their collaboration in conducting jointresearches on green city projects; strengthening connection between theirresearch and start-up communities for innovation ideas and technology transfer;and exchanging experience in urban planning, public transport improvement, andenvironmental protection.
Thesouthern economic hub and the institute has agreed to promote innovation andstartups, and to enhance leadership capacity of the city’s officials in urbanmanagement, smart city building, digital government, and innovation.
Speakingat the event, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Anh Ducsaid the pact is the first between the city and an international partner thisyear. It will open up more cooperation opportunities in the future, he said.
PeterColoe, Chairman of RMIT Vietnam and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global Developmentat RMIT University, highlighted the university’s commitment to always being atrustful and long-term partner of Vietnam and to making contributions to thecountry’s growth.
The sameday, the municipal People’s Committee and RMIT Vietnam co-organised a forum onsmart city building for a sustainable future with the participation of theirexperts and urban managers./.
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