Network helps connect Vietnamese, German experts in automobile sector

The Vietnam Germany Innovation Network (VGI Network) has held a conference in Wolfsburg, Germany, to foster connectivity among Vietnamese experts and businesses as well as those of the Vietnamese origin in automobile industry and relevant technical sectors.
Network helps connect Vietnamese, German experts in automobile sector ảnh 1Participants at the event (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – The Vietnam Germany InnovationNetwork (VGI Network) has held a conference in Wolfsburg, Germany, to fosterconnectivity among Vietnamese experts and businesses as well as those of the Vietnamese origin in automobile industry andrelevant technical sectors.

The VGI-Automobile conference aimed to link experts with Vietnamesebusinesses operating in the European market in technical sectors to support thefirms in approaching and partnering with German enterprises where Vietnamese andVietnamese-origin experts are working.

It also offered a chance for the experts to meet diplomaticofficials and representatives from Vietnamese ministries and sectors to explorethe demand of Vietnamese businesses at home, and introduce their capacity and possibilityto bring German technologies to the firms.

Participants at the event discussed opportunities to strengthentheir connectivity and cooperation in automobile and related technical sectors.
VGI Vice President Phan Tien Dat said that after the successof this first activity, the network plans to set up a Vietnam-German TechHub togather experts in science and technology.

The VGI Network was established in September 2019, acting asa bridge for experts and scientists in Vietnam and Germany as well as the entireEurope to share experience and in-depth information on the market demands andthe domestic research and science-technology application system, as well asprogrammes and projects serving the development of Vietnam’s science andtechnology, thus contributing to the socio-economic development at home./.
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