Hessen state and the Messer Group GmbH of Germany on July 15 presented 160,000 rapid COVID-19 test kits worth 500,000 EUR (590,300 USD) to help Vietnam in the fight against the pandemic.
The Vietnamese Government always supports the effective operation of the Vietnam-Germany University, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while receiving President of the Organisation for Supporting World University of Germany Kambiz Ghawami in Hanoi on March 22.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the construction of the Vietnamese-German University (VGU)’s new campus in the southern province of Binh Duong be accelerated.
About 90 percent of graduates from the Vietnam- Germany University (VGU) have found jobs, while 40 percent of its graduates and postgraduates were offered scholarships by the university, enterprises and other organisations, said VGU Principal Ha Thuc Vien.
Construction of the Vietnam-Germany University commenced in Ben Cat town in Binh Duong province on October 6, expected to become an excellent university in Vietnam with high ranking in the world.
Politburo member and Vietnam Fatherland Front President Nguyen Thien Nhan met with Thomas Oppermann, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) parliamentary group, in Hanoi on Feb. 29.
There is great potential for Vietnam and Germany – the 4th largest economy – to strengthen all-round ties, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung told Vietnam News Agency correspondents.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung described the Vietnam-Germany University project as a “lighthouse” in the two countries’ ties while receiving Minister of Science and the Arts of Germany’s Hessen state.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung expressed wish that the parliament and government of Germany and Hessen State in particular would further promote all-round ties with Vietnam.
International standard Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees were presented to 43 students who have successfully completed programmes offered by the Vietnam-Germany University (VGU).
Vietnam will work closely with Germany to turn the Vietnam-Germany University (VGU) into a model university, contributing to comprehensively reforming Vietnam’s university education system.
Binh Duong-based VN-Germany University should provide international-standard training for not only local students but also those from other Southeast Asian countries, said President Truong Tan Sang.
The PM has urged upgrades of Hanoi National University and Ho Chi Minh City National University to exceptional tertiary education facilities towards regional and international standards by 2020.
A conference of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Vietnam-Germany University
(VGU) Council convened at the Goethe University of Frankfurt in Germany
on June 3 to review the its performances and study programmes.
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