A number of universities in the Puglia region of southern Italy wish to cooperate with Vietnam in areas of their strengths.

At a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Khanh Thoai in Puglia’s capital city of Bari, professors from the largest schools in the region, such as the universities of Bari, Lecce and Salento expressed their hopes to cooperate with Vietnamese universities in irrigation, maritime mechanical engineering, biotechnology and the restoration of relics and architectural works.

Puglia’s schools also want to explore cooperative opportunities in training in Vietnam through exchanges and scholarship programmes./.