VietPro (Vietnamese professionals in the UK) has signed an agreement with the Vietnam education and intellectual trade company (VTCorp) to strengthen joint efforts to help Vietnamese students in the UK in setting up their own career.

Under the one-year agreement, VietPro and VTCorp will not only act as consultants but also be co-sponsors and co-hosts of Prospect V 2013, which provides experience and job application skills for students, in London and Newcastle.

The agreement marks Vietpro’s crucial step to become closer to overseas Vietnamese students and link them to young Vietnamese intellectuals in the UK , said Vietpro Chairman Vo Hien.

Through this effort, Vietpro wants to help build the image of active and enthusiastic Vietnamese youngsters in the eyes of British people while expanding its assistance to the overseas students in other sectors and localities, Hien further said.

The agreement, the first of its kind VietPro signed in the education field, is hoped to bring practical benefits to all overseas Vietnamese students in the European country, added the chairman.

To make it come true, the two sides will strengthen cooperation in organising VietPro’s programmes such as Drop-in Session, Student Investment Challenge and Prospect.

Founded in 2010 with the support of the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and Northern Ireland, VietPro has seen robust development with its members increasing from 60 intellectuals to 400 last year, who got linked with 5,000 overseas students across the UK.-VNA