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Vinh Long boosts educational ties with Japanese university

Officials from colleges and universities in the southern province of Vinh Long held a working session with representatives from Japan’s Tokuyama University on April 15, discussing the enhancement of educational cooperation between the two sides.
Officials from colleges and universities in the southern province ofVinh Long held a working session with representatives from Japan’sTokuyama University on April 15, discussing the enhancement ofeducational cooperation between the two sides.

At thefunction, the Vinh Long University of Technology Education (VLUTE) andthe Japanese university inked a Memorandum of Understanding on trainingcooperation, the exchange of students and lecturers, and structuredsupport to VLUTE students to improve their professionalism and abilityto find jobs in Japan.

Tokuyama University’s Director for AsianOverseas Students Yamamoto Takashi said that studying in Japan, and athis university in particular, will enable Vinh Long’s students to raisetheir qualifications and access better job opportunities.

Headded that his university will waive 50-100 percent of tuition fees tolocal students who satisfy the requirements set by the school.

Earlier, Japanese representatives also met with the provincialDepartment of Education and Training to discuss organising study toursof Japan for students. The department suggested the Japanese universityprovide more information on job opportunities during and after the tripsand organise additional Japanese-language courses in the province.

The two sides have already collaborated to provide six freeJapanese-language courses for high-school students in Vinh Long sincelast November.-VNA
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