At the meeting between Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son and Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama Masahito in Tokyo. (Photo: VNA) At his meeting with Japanese Minister of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama Masahito in Tokyo, Sonstressed that Vietnam wants to learn from foreign countries’ advanced education,especially Japan’s policy on general education.
The minister expressed his hope that the two sideswill foster collaboration in higher education, with more Vietnamese students tostudy in Japan, especially through scholarship programmes granted by theJapanese Government and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT).
He suggested Japan further support Vietnam in implementingthe present projects and work on plans to boost cooperation between the twocountries’ higher education institutions in terms of training, research and theexchange of lectures and students.
Son called on Japan to expand short-term trainingcourses in the country for Vietnamese public servants.
For his part, Moriyamaaffirmed that Vietnam is one of Japan’s strategic partners in Asia-Pacific,saying the two countries have maintained collaboration in general education andstudent exchanges.
Regarding the exchange of undergraduate and postgraduatestudents, the minister agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart’s suggestions, stressingthat relevant agencies of both sides need to make greater efforts in thisregard.
Moriyama noted with pleasure to witness, togetherwith Son, the exchange of a memorandum of understanding between the VietnameseMinistry of Education and Training and Japan’s Mizuno Group on cooperation in physicaleducation at primary schools in Vietnam.
On October 10, Son and his entourage visited the TokyoGakugei University and met with the university’s representatives.
He is scheduled to hold a meeting with the VicePresident of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on October 13./.
VNA
