Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Education and Training, with support from the Ministry of Finance, is developing a special financial mechanism to enhance the operational efficiency of Vietnam–Japan University, Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong has said.
Phuong stated this during a recent meeting in Hanoi with Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan–Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Alliance, who is also a member of the Board of Directors of Vietnam-Japan University.
The Vietnamese official sincerely thanked Takebe for his dedication and efforts in promoting Vietnam–Japan relations over the years, and spoke highly of recent positive developments of the Vietnam–Japan University project, as well as the university’s vision and orientation in training human resources for digital transformation and green transition to meet the high-quality workforce demands of both countries.
The Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies have worked together to address difficulties related to the project, which has received in-principle approval of the Vietnamese PM, with Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) preparing the feasibility study, he noted, adding that the MoF has pledged full cooperation and support to ensure smooth implementation.
For his part, Takebe highlighted the rapid and substantive development of the Vietnam–Japan comprehensive strategic partnership, while hailing the Vietnamese Government’s education reforms, particularly in higher education.
He proposed signing a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to serve as a framework for implementing the Institute of Japanese Culture, Technology and Language (VJU Academy) project, aimed at training high-quality and practice-oriented human resources equivalent to a university degree.
Regarding the establishment of VJU Academy, Deputy Minister Phuong called it a promising and fully feasible initiative, emphasising that the academy’s training model aligns well with Vietnam’s strategic education and training directions and future resource utilisation linked to national development.
He stressed that Vietnam’s high-growth orientation in the coming time draws lessons from Japan’s past “miraculous growth,” making Japanese experience highly valued, particularly in human resources, which is seen as a key breakthrough supporting Vietnam’s goal of double-digit growth.
The two sides agreed to continue close cooperation in a spirit of friendship and collaboration with relevant parties to kick off construction of the project and put it into operation soon./.
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