
Attending the British Council’s Going Global conference and a ceremony tolaunch the Transnational Education strategy in Edinburgh on November 20, Sondiscussed the sustainability of the strategy and the ability to expand it in Vietnam,and highlighted opportunities and challenges in the field.
At the Vietnam – UK principals’ forum on cooperation between institutes/schoolsand enterprises for sustainable development the same day, Son affirmed thathigher education establishments in Vietnam and the UK have enhancedcollaboration across training, research and academic exchange.
He valued UK’s support for Vietnam to improve its higher education quality, enhancecooperation between universities of both sides in innovation, digitaltransformation, energy transition, and human resources development, and betterthe quality of English teaching and learning in the Vietnamese educationsystem.
Son had bilateral meetings with officials from the UK Department forEducation and Department of International Trade, and representatives from the BritishCouncil on November 22.
At the events, both sides discussed measures to promote cooperation and supportfor Vietnam in digital transformation in education, AI development,semiconductor, green energy, and emissions reduction.
Besides, the opening of the UK top-ranked universities’ branches in Vietnam wasalso on the table.
On November 22 and 23, the working delegation visited and had working sessionswith the Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge to set upeducation cooperation.
During the delegation’s stay in the European country, nine Memoranda ofUnderstanding (MoUs) were signed between Vietnam and British universities,enterprises, and the association of Vietnamese intellectuals in the UK and Ireland./.