Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Duc Manh (centre) and Vice Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Sergey Sakhrai (second, left) at the meeting on March 2 (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia NgoDuc Manh had a meeting with of Vice Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow StateUniversity (MGU), the top ranked university in Russia, Sergey Sakhrai in Moscowon March 2, discussing new cooperation directions.
As MGU is directly subordinate to the RussianGovernment and not under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, it isnot among the universities having joined in training programmes with Vietnam.
Ambassador Manh, a former student of MGU, highlyvalued the school’s training quality, adding that he wants to expandopportunities for Vietnamese undergraduates and postgraduates to study at this topuniversity of Russia.
Sergey Sakhrai noted only the students with thebest academic results are admitted to MGU, and the two sides need specificagreements so that Vietnamese students can enroll in the university. There areonly few Vietnamese students at MGU at present, but it is ready to welcometalented Vietnamese with outstanding achievements in learning and research.
He added that to export Russian education astasked by President V. Putin, MGU and its member specialized colleges areexpanding and diversifying training cooperation, including cooperating withforeign prestigious universities, exchanging guest lecturers, and carrying outjoined projects. MGU signed memoranda of understanding on cooperation with theVietnam National University – Hanoi, the University of Social Sciences andHumanities, and the Academy of Journalism and Communication of Vietnam.
The vice rector also suggested a law universitybe opened in coordination with MGU.
At the meeting, the two sides mentioned aproject on providing legal knowledge aid for Vietnamese students. Through anagreement between MGU’s law faculty and the Vietnamese Embassy, students fromthe Southeast Asian nation can receive free legal aid whenever they haveproblems while studying in Russia.
Ambassador Manh applauded this idea and promisedto step up the realisation of this initiative in the time ahead, noting thatthe number of Vietnamese students here increases by nearly 1,000 each year.Such a practical support will be very helpful for both students and managerial agencies.
During the event, the two sides also discussedother directions for specialised cooperation such as in economy and auditing.They agreed to promote the organisation of forums, conferences andconsultations to help enhance Vietnam-Russia relations.-VNA
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