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Vietnam, India promote defence training cooperation

Representatives of the Telecommunications University (TCU) under the Signal Corps worked with Indian Defence Attaché Colonel Paranvir Singh Punia in Vietnam on July 16 to discuss ways to accelerate the implementation of defence cooperation programmes signed between the two countries.
Representatives of the Telecommunications University (TCU) under theSignal Corps worked with Indian Defence Attaché Colonel Paranvir SinghPunia in Vietnam on July 16 to discuss ways to accelerate theimplementation of defence cooperation programmes signed between the twocountries.

Accordingly, the two sides agreed to accelerate thedisbursement of non-refundable aid from the Indian Government to buildtwo new classrooms at the V ietnam-India IT and Foreign Language Centreat the university in Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province .

They also discussed plans to send Indian lecturers to TCU in the near future in order to help train Vietnamese teachers.

The Centre, which was set up under a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) signed between the Vietnamese and Indian Governments in 2014, wasinaugurated early April this year .

Its goal is to develop high-quality human resources for the expansion of the Vietnam People’s Army.

Thecentre offers training courses for TCU lecturers and students andpilots an English language teaching model that offers relevant nationaland international certificates.-VNA
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