National Assembly Chairman visits New Zealand’s University of Waikato

Hamilton (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 5 visited the University of Waikato in Hamilton city and attended an education forum there as part of his official visit to New Zealand.

At his meeting with the university’s leaders, Hue said education-training is one of the most important and effective cooperation areas between Vietnam and New Zealand.

Among the Southeast Asian nations, Vietnam is the third biggest source of students to New Zealand, with 2,700 students, he added.

Hue congratulated the University of Waikato on being named among the top 1.1% of universities and the top 1% of business schools in the world, expressed his delight that more than 200 Vietnamese students have graduated from and 50 others are studying at the university.

 

The university’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Neil Quigley, who is also President of the New Zealand-Vietnam Friendship Association, pledged that the university will make greater efforts to promote educational cooperation between the two countries.

Hue said Vietnam has great demand for personnel training and development, and expressed his hope that the university will launch projects on higher education in Vietnam, covering such areas as university administration, scientific research and digital transformation, and conduct the exchange of lecturers and students in the areas of its strengths like business, education, economy, communications, finance and accounting.

The top legislator also suggested the University of Waikato cooperate with Vietnamese government agencies in personnel training, and open training centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Chancellor of the University of Waikato Anand Satyanand, who is former Governor-General of New Zealand, said the Vietnam-New Zealand education forum would offer an opportunity for the two sides to exchange experience and promote cooperation in important areas, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic./.