Saxion University of Applied Sciences (SUAS) of the Netherlands and Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) of Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in education, training, applied research and exchange of lecturers, students and PhD students.
Ambassador Pham Viet Anh addresses the ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Saxion Universityof Applied Sciences (SUAS) of the Netherlands and Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU)of Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation ineducation, training, applied research and exchange of lecturers, students andPhD students.
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Ambassador Pham Viet Anh hailed the Triple Helix model ofthe Netherland, which links universities, the governments and businesses.
Through cooperation, especially theexchange of lecturers and students between SUAS and Vietnamese partners such asVietnam-Germany Hospital, TDTU, Tra Vinh University, University of Economics HoChi Minh City, and Da Nang University, SUAS has contributed to improving thequality of foreign student training in Vietnam, and developing the country’shigh-quality human resources, he said.
A view of Ton Duc Thang University (Photo: tdtu.edu.vn)
The TDTU is the first university in Vietnam to partner with SUAS in student andlecturer exchange and joint degree granting.
SUAS President Anka Mulder expressed herinterest and hope to further develop the collaboration with Vietnamesepartners, especially in applied research fields such as environment, watermanagement, engineering and technology, circular economy, and green andsustainable economic development model.
SUAS is the largest public institute in theNetherlands with a history of nearly 150 years. Today, SUAS is educating about 27,000 students, about 3,500 of them from 55 countries./.
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Ambassador Pham Viet Anh addresses the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
A view of Ton Duc Thang University (Photo: tdtu.edu.vn) 
