Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador Le Dung saidapart from Vietnamese teaching and learning, it is necessary to give overseasVietnamese youths an insight into Vietnam’s traditional culture and inspiretheir patriotism.
He hoped that the Vietnamese language teaching model will be expanded to other Austrian localities, especially those home to many Vietnamesepeople.
Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Association (VWA) inAustria Bui Thanh Hai also thanked the Vietnamese embassy for supporting theopening of the course, which was planned last year.
Before the course is launched, the embassy, in coordination with the State Committee on Overseas VietnameseAffairs, held courses to standardise Vietnamese language teachingprogrammes for VWA members and Vietnamese students who engage in teaching.
The embassy called on philanthropists to establish a studyencouragement fund to maintain classes every Saturday on its premises./.
