Laos has awarded its noble Orders to a Vietnamese university’s teachingstaff and professors for their outstanding contributions to training itshuman resources as well as fostering the special friendship, solidarityand comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
Prof. Soukkongseng Sayngaleuth, member of Lao Party CentralCommittee, Director of the National University of Laos presented theFriendship Order to the National Economics University of Vietnam at theceremony in Hanoi on March 29.
Prof. Nguyen VanNam, Director of the National Economics University and Prof.Nguyen Van Thuong, former director of the National EconomicsUniversity , were conferred with Laos’ second-class Labour Orders.
The Friendship Orders were also awarded to fourothers professors, including two former Vice Directors Tran Tho Dat andBui Anh Tuan.
On this occasion, Laos also grantedcertificates of merit to nine Vietnamese experts for their contributionsto developing training and scientific research relations with the LaoNational University .
Over the past 50 years, the National Economics University has been assigned to train officials for Laos.
For 2006-2012 period, the university received 265 Lao students to study 16 majors in Vietnam, 185 of whom graduated.