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University told to better serve as Vietnam-Germany link

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the Vietnamese-German University, based in Thu Dau Mot city of the southern province of Binh Duong, on June 22, asking it to better serve as a bridge linking the two countries.
University told to better serve as Vietnam-Germany link ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (front, second, right) visits the Vietnamese-German University on June 22 (Photo: VNA)

Binh Duong (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucvisited the Vietnamese-German University (VGU), based in Thu Dau Mot city ofthe southern province of Binh Duong, on June 22, asking it to better serve as abridge linking the two countries.

Talking to the VGU’s leaders, lecturers,employees and students, PM Phuc applauded the university’s achievements sinceit was set up nine years ago, describing them as a great effort by the schoolto absorb and share the quintessence of Germany’s advanced education andscience-technology with Vietnam.

Those initial attainments have contributed tothe provision of high-quality human resources for socio-economic development inVietnam, he noted.

He thanked the German Government, particularlythe administration of Hessen state, for their assistance while valuing BinhDuong authorities’ support and favourable conditions for the VGU, which isconsidered a “lighthouse” in Vietnam-Germany cooperation.

The Government leader said he hopes the VGU willfurther connect Germany’s advanced education and mechanical engineeringindustry with education reforms in Vietnam, thereby helping to promote thecountries’ strategic partnership.

Suggesting development directions for theschool, PM Phuc asked the VGU management board to gear its training towards thefields Vietnam lacks manpower and prioritises such as mechanical engineeringindustry, urban development and auto mechanics, which are also the strength ofGermany.

The university needs to soon become a universitymeeting global standards and participating in the settlement of Vietnam’sdevelopment problems, he added.

The VGU establishment was initiated by theVietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Hessian Ministry forScience and the Arts. In June 2010, the World Bank provided a preferential loanof 200 million USD for the VGU project to support Vietnam’s tertiary educationreform programme.

The VGU is aimed to become a research universitywith high quality and a leading training and sci-tech research centre reachinginternational level in Vietnam.

It is providing 11 training programmes,including six for postgraduates and five for undergraduates, in electricalengineering and information technology, construction techniques, mechanical andproduction engineering, computer science, and economics and management.-VNA
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