Conference talks measures to boost Vietnam-Canada education ties
Conference talks measures to boost Vietnam-Canada education partnership
An international conference was jointly held by the Vietnam Association of Community Colleges (VACC), the British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE), and the Hue College of Transport to discuss measures to facilitate education partnerships between Vietnam and Canada.
ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – An international conference was jointly held bythe Vietnam Association of Community Colleges (VACC), theBritish Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE), and the HueCollege of Transport to discuss measures to facilitate education partnershipsbetween Vietnam and Canada.
Participants reviewed the Vietnam-Canada partnership in education,offered ideas to ensure the quality and transfer of education programmes, andshared experience and opinions on steps to promote bilateral partnership in thefield in a sustainable manner.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh, Vice Chairman ofthe VACC, Vietnam and Canada boast extensive potential for cooperation.
He suggested that universities and colleges form apartnership network through key groups, while also paying closer attention toattracting gifted Vietnamese students to study in Canadian high schools.
Sharing Minh’s ideas, Dr Sherri Bell, Principal of Canada’s CamosunCollege, stressed the need for both sides to understand each other’s culturaland educational conditions.
She said that both sides should accept their differences and talkdirectly with each other for successful cooperation at all level.
Accordingto statistics from the Canadian Consulate General in Vietnam, more than 14,000Vietnamese students are currently studying in Canada, the biggest number amongthe student community from Southeast Asian countries and the fifth among theforeign student community.
VuThanh Binh – Vice Director of the Department of Science, Technology, and Environmentunder the Ministry of Education and Training – said that the ministry hasimplemented a number of programmes to foster education cooperation between thetwo countries, including those to reduce tuition for Vietnamese students inCanada and introduce Canadian training programmes in Vietnam.
Additionally,the two sides have done well to promote collaboration and connectivity amonglocalities of both countries, he noted.–VNA
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Participants at the event (Photo: VNA) 
