The event, which drew numerous female representatives from diplomatic missions, international organisations, Sri Lankan agencies, businesses, and the local Vietnamese community, honoured the role of women in society and served as a cultural diplomacy initiative to enhance mutual understanding between the two countries.
The scholarship programme funds one year of Vietnamese language studies, plus a five-year engineering curriculum. Coverage includes full tuition, housing, living expenses, insurance, and round-trip airfare. The selected majors must meet PTIT’s academic strengths and Sri Lanka’s development needs, including information technology, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, electronics and telecommunications engineering, computer engineering, and Internet of Things (IoT).
Ambassador Trinh Thi Tam highlighted that Vietnam and Sri Lanka share a longstanding traditional friendship nurtured by similarities in history, culture, and religion. She stressed that cultural exchanges serve as a bridge bringing the people of the two countries closer, enhancing mutual understanding, and opening up practical cooperation opportunities in education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges.
The vibrant presence of Vietnamese cuisine in the heart of Colombo is expected to deepen the friendship between Vietnam and Sri Lanka, especially in the year marking 55 years of diplomatic relations.
As part of the National Day celebration, the Vietnamese Embassy in Sri Lanka will organise a Vietnam cultural day in Ambakote and a taste-of-Vietnam food week in Colombo, featuring specialties from across the Southeast Asian country.
Vietnam made a striking impression at the 2024 Cultural Festival in Colombo on December 7, wowing both locals and foreign visitors with a vibrant display of Vietnamese handicrafts and the globally beloved Pho.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Sri Lanka, in coordination with the Embassies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Myanmar, held a ceremony to celebrate the 57th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Indonesian Embassy's headquarters in Colombo on August 13.
