The Vietnamese and Cambodian education ministers met for talks inPhnom Penh on December 4, with a number of cooperative agreements setto be agreed in the near future.
Vietnamese Minister ofEducation and Training Pham Vu Luan and Cambodian Minister of Education,Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron were unanimous regarding support foroverseas students, the development of their training programmes and theevaluation system for education quality.
Both said thatenhanced cooperation in education and vocational training will not onlybring benefits to each country’s people but also actively contribute toincreasing understanding, traditional friendship and solidarity betweenthe two countries.
Luan, in his capacity as Chairman of theSoutheast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Council,suggested Cambodia accelerate its involvement in the council’sactivities in a bid to raise the quality of education and personneltraining.
He expressed his willingness to help the countryestablish its SEAMEO centres in order to make it easier for educationalcooperative activities between regional countries, looking towards theestablishment of an ASEAN Community in 2015.
Minister HangChuon Naron said over the past years the Cambodian Government has paidspecial attention to the sector, adding that reform programmes have beenimplemented at several levels.
Thanking SEAMEO for itssupport to Cambodian education, he accepted an invitation to attend thecouncil’s upcoming conferences and the ceremony to mark its 50 thfounding anniversary.
During his stay in Cambodia onDecember 4-5, Luan visited the Royal University of Phnom Penh and metwith overseas Vietnamese students and the staff of the VietnameseEmbassy in the country.-VNA
Vietnamese Minister ofEducation and Training Pham Vu Luan and Cambodian Minister of Education,Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron were unanimous regarding support foroverseas students, the development of their training programmes and theevaluation system for education quality.
Both said thatenhanced cooperation in education and vocational training will not onlybring benefits to each country’s people but also actively contribute toincreasing understanding, traditional friendship and solidarity betweenthe two countries.
Luan, in his capacity as Chairman of theSoutheast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Council,suggested Cambodia accelerate its involvement in the council’sactivities in a bid to raise the quality of education and personneltraining.
He expressed his willingness to help the countryestablish its SEAMEO centres in order to make it easier for educationalcooperative activities between regional countries, looking towards theestablishment of an ASEAN Community in 2015.
Minister HangChuon Naron said over the past years the Cambodian Government has paidspecial attention to the sector, adding that reform programmes have beenimplemented at several levels.
Thanking SEAMEO for itssupport to Cambodian education, he accepted an invitation to attend thecouncil’s upcoming conferences and the ceremony to mark its 50 thfounding anniversary.
During his stay in Cambodia onDecember 4-5, Luan visited the Royal University of Phnom Penh and metwith overseas Vietnamese students and the staff of the VietnameseEmbassy in the country.-VNA
