Vietnam and the UK have signed jointstatements on the establishment of an international standard stateuniversity in Vietnam and enhancement of cooperation in developingpublic-private partnerships.
Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan reachedagreement on a UK-Vietnam state university during his talks with UKFirst Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Lord PeterMandelson on March 9. The two sides also agreed on the possible choiceof Da Nang University for the plan.
The officials informed each other of the situation in their respectivecountries and discussed directions and specific measures to strengthenbilateral ties in the years to come, focusing on education, training,economy, trade, investment and development cooperation.
They lauded the results in education and training, considering it animportant and potential cooperation field. The UK side pledged tocreate favourable conditions for Vietnamese students to study in theEuropean country.
Mandelson affirmed the UK ’s support for the Vietnamese government inits pursuit of internationalisation of tertiary education and applaudedthe co-hosting of a high-level conference on this matter in October2009 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and theBritish Council in Vietnam .
Both Nhan and Mandelson emphasised the need to foster economic, tradeand investment relations, promising better conditions for businessesfrom the two countries to beef up their linkages.
Nhan said Vietnam will continue to speed up economic reforms andstrictly implement its commitments to the World Trade Organisation(WTO).
Vietnam will create good conditions for UK companies to make long-termand effective investments in the country, especially in the areas wherethey hold strengths such as oil and gas, finance, banking, telecoms andplane engines, he stressed.
In return, the UK vowed to facilitate the flow of Vietnamese goods intothe UK and the European market. The UK confirmed its backing forVietnam ’s efforts to boost comprehensive cooperation with the EuropeanUnion (EU), as well as for the recognition of Vietnam ’s marketeconomy.
Regarding public-private partnerships (PPP), Vietnam and the UK agreedto cooperate with other partners, including the World Bank, in makingpolicies and developing PPP models which are suitable for Vietnam’sneeds.
Nhan held a meeting with Secretary of State for Energy and ClimateChange Ed Miliband, during which the deputy PM asked for the UK supportof Vietnam ’s endeavours to realise its national target programme onclimate change through exchanging information and helping with capacityenhancement and assessment of clean technology demand.
During his three-day visit, Deputy PM Nhan also met with Chairman ofthe House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Mike Gapes,Under-Secretary of State for International Development Mike Foster andthe UK-Vietnam Parliamentarians’ League.
The UK is now the EU’s biggest provider of non-refundable aid forVietnam with around 50 million GBP a year during the 2006-2010 period.It is also the first bilateral donor in the world to sign officialdevelopment assistance (ODA) commitments for Vietnam until 2015.
At these meetings, the deputy PM said the UK ’s ODA capital has beenused effectively in Vietnam ’s prioritised fields, including hungereradication, poverty reduction, health care, education andadministrative reform, thereby helping the country accomplish many ofthe UN Millennium Development Goals.
On March 10, Nhan and his entourage visited the place where Uncle Howorked and lived in London in early 20 th century.
The deputy PM also met with Chief Executive Michael Gerrard and ProjectDirector Edward Farquharson of the Partnerships UK and General Directorof the British Council Martin Davidson.
He also worked with leaders of leading universities and major economicgroups such as Rolls Royce, visited the Embassy of Vietnam and met withVietnamese students who are studying in the European country./.
Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan reachedagreement on a UK-Vietnam state university during his talks with UKFirst Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Lord PeterMandelson on March 9. The two sides also agreed on the possible choiceof Da Nang University for the plan.
The officials informed each other of the situation in their respectivecountries and discussed directions and specific measures to strengthenbilateral ties in the years to come, focusing on education, training,economy, trade, investment and development cooperation.
They lauded the results in education and training, considering it animportant and potential cooperation field. The UK side pledged tocreate favourable conditions for Vietnamese students to study in theEuropean country.
Mandelson affirmed the UK ’s support for the Vietnamese government inits pursuit of internationalisation of tertiary education and applaudedthe co-hosting of a high-level conference on this matter in October2009 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and theBritish Council in Vietnam .
Both Nhan and Mandelson emphasised the need to foster economic, tradeand investment relations, promising better conditions for businessesfrom the two countries to beef up their linkages.
Nhan said Vietnam will continue to speed up economic reforms andstrictly implement its commitments to the World Trade Organisation(WTO).
Vietnam will create good conditions for UK companies to make long-termand effective investments in the country, especially in the areas wherethey hold strengths such as oil and gas, finance, banking, telecoms andplane engines, he stressed.
In return, the UK vowed to facilitate the flow of Vietnamese goods intothe UK and the European market. The UK confirmed its backing forVietnam ’s efforts to boost comprehensive cooperation with the EuropeanUnion (EU), as well as for the recognition of Vietnam ’s marketeconomy.
Regarding public-private partnerships (PPP), Vietnam and the UK agreedto cooperate with other partners, including the World Bank, in makingpolicies and developing PPP models which are suitable for Vietnam’sneeds.
Nhan held a meeting with Secretary of State for Energy and ClimateChange Ed Miliband, during which the deputy PM asked for the UK supportof Vietnam ’s endeavours to realise its national target programme onclimate change through exchanging information and helping with capacityenhancement and assessment of clean technology demand.
During his three-day visit, Deputy PM Nhan also met with Chairman ofthe House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee Mike Gapes,Under-Secretary of State for International Development Mike Foster andthe UK-Vietnam Parliamentarians’ League.
The UK is now the EU’s biggest provider of non-refundable aid forVietnam with around 50 million GBP a year during the 2006-2010 period.It is also the first bilateral donor in the world to sign officialdevelopment assistance (ODA) commitments for Vietnam until 2015.
At these meetings, the deputy PM said the UK ’s ODA capital has beenused effectively in Vietnam ’s prioritised fields, including hungereradication, poverty reduction, health care, education andadministrative reform, thereby helping the country accomplish many ofthe UN Millennium Development Goals.
On March 10, Nhan and his entourage visited the place where Uncle Howorked and lived in London in early 20 th century.
The deputy PM also met with Chief Executive Michael Gerrard and ProjectDirector Edward Farquharson of the Partnerships UK and General Directorof the British Council Martin Davidson.
He also worked with leaders of leading universities and major economicgroups such as Rolls Royce, visited the Embassy of Vietnam and met withVietnamese students who are studying in the European country./.
