Vietnam, Australia look to facilitate general education partnership

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training held a conference on Vietnam-Australia general education cooperation initiative in the City on November 30, giving a chance for education management agencies and facilities of both sides to expand partnership.
Vietnam, Australia look to facilitate general education partnership ảnh 1Overview of the conference (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Australian Trade and InvestmentCommission and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training held aconference on Vietnam-Australia general education cooperation initiative in theCity on November 30, giving a chance for education management agencies andfacilities of both sides to expand partnership.

Karen Lanyon, Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City said thatVietnam and Australia have had fruitful collaboration in many areas, includingeducation.

With its high-quality education, Australia is one of the top destinationsfor Vietnamese students, she said, adding that the quality of Australia’sgeneral education programme has been recognised worldwide.

According to a recent report fromAustralia's Department of Education and Training, 23,000 Vietnamese students are currently studying inAustralia.

Nguyen Van Hieu, Vice Director of the HCM City Department of Educationand Training noted that Australian states have supported the City to organise trainingcourses at different level, especially those for international vocationaltraining certificate and those for teachers and management officials.

The exchange of experience among high-schools has also been effective,he said.

Hieu said that Vietnam’s education sector is experiencing a fundamentaland comprehensive reform to become more integrated into the world.

The expansion of cooperation with other countries is an obvious trend toimprove students’ capacity in foreign language, IT and other skills for thefuture, he added.

Through the Vietnam-Australia general education cooperation initiative,HCM City hopes to foster the already sound education collaboration between thetwo sides, meeting the rising demand for education and training quality as wellas international integration in the sector of Vietnam and the city inparticular, stated Hieu.-VNA
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