At the MoU signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hong Kong (VNA) – A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cultural and art training cooperation between Vietnamand Hong Kong (China) was signed on September 19 at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts(HKAPA) in the China’s special administrative region.
According to the MoU, in the coming time, the twosides will prioritise cooperation in training students, including enrolling Vietnamese students in education and training programmes of theHKAPA.
Besides, cultural and art training units of Vietnamand Hong Kong will bolster exchanges and research as well as cooperate in organising training activities in the performing art, music, dance, drama, theater and film production,among others.
Director of HKAPA Professor Gillian Choa assessedthat the signing of the MoU is a significance as it’s the first MoU of theacademy with the Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism.
She expressed her hope that the MoU will help the twosides enhance mutual understanding in the field of culture and increase the exchange of students and lecturers order to increase training quality of both sides.
For his part, Director of the Training Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Anh Tuan said that the HKAPA is oneof prestigious training institutions in the world. In the coming time, the twosides will realise signed contents and strengthen professional exchanges to further cooperation.
The HKAPA is considered one of the leading art training schools in the world, ranking first in Asiaand 10th globally. For many years, the academyhas cooperated, enrolled and trained many Vietnamese talents. After a periodof interruption, the academy is now restarting support and cooperationactivities with a number of Vietnamese art units./.
