Lam Dong(VNA) – Da Lat University in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of LamDong, has presented the honorary doctoral degree to Hwang Kyo Ahn, the Governorof Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Addressing apresentation ceremony on November 20 on the occasion of the VietnameseTeachers’ Day, Dr. Nguyen Duc Hoa, Principal of Da Lat University, recognisedcontributions that Hwang Kyo Ahn has made to the facility’s development overthe past years.
Hwang’s efforts havealso contributed to expanding cooperation between the university as well as Vietnamand the RoK, Hoa said.
Hwang, former PrimeMinister and former Acting President of the RoK, showed his honour to receivethe degree, saying that this is an encouragement for him to continue workingfor the growth of the university and boosting the Vietnam-RoK education andtraining partnership.
In 2015, when he wasthe Justice Minister of the RoK, Hwang supported Da Dat University to set upthe RoK Law Centre. In June that year when he became the Prime Minister of theRoK, he continued assisting the university in education programmes and projectssuch as those to develop human resources in nuclear power, upgrade libratoryequipment, strengthen science research, and set up museum and publish books oninsects in Vietnam.
In March 2017, as theActing President of the RoK, Hwang Kyo Ahn, Gyongy province and the Vietnam-RoKCulture Exchange Association presented a smart classroom to Da LatUniversity.-VNA
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