More than 200 Vietnamese students take part in Leader Camp 2023

More than 200 Vietnamese students from universities across the UK took part in The Leader Camp 2023, an annual event organised by the Vietnamese Student Association in the UK (SVUK), which was held on February 18 at London South Bank University aimed at helping them develop their own capabilities.
More than 200 Vietnamese students take part in Leader Camp 2023 ảnh 1Speakers exchanged experiences about employment opportunities in the UK. (Photo: VNA)

London (VNA) – More than 200 Vietnamesestudents from universities across the UK took part in The Leader Camp 2023, an annualevent organised by the Vietnamese Student Association in the UK (SVUK), which was held on February 18 at London South Bank University aimed athelping them develop their own capabilities.

The activity is also intended to build a network of young capable Vietnamese human resources.

Ha Phuong Anh, chairwoman of SVUK, said this is the ninth year the association has organised Leader Camp, which has helped to strengthen solidarity amongVietnamese students in the UK, and atthe same time promote the connection among Vietnamese societies in UKuniversities.

According to Anh, with three key criteria namely education,solidarity and culture, Leader Camp focuses on developing soft skills andcollective management skills, which are very useful in the study and daily life ofinternational students in the UK.

The event featured two discussions on the themes “TheRise of Youth” and “How to build a project from scratch and prosper it”, and an array of games designed to foster leadership and team work skills, promoting creativity andflexibility when facing difficulties.

Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK NguyenHoang Long highly appreciated SVUK's role in connecting the Vietnamese student community in the UK through many useful activities, including LeaderCamp. The ambassador affirmed that the embassy isready to support these activities./.

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