The Russian Centre of Science and Culture held a news conference in Hanoi on March 30 to introduce phase III of the ‘Russian Universities’ educational project.
The project, run by the Russia Cooperation Agency in collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training, focuses on establishing and developing direct links between universities of the two countries and drawing Vietnamese young citizens to study in Russia.
Addressing the news conference on behalf of the Russian delegation introducing the project, Chairman of the Committee of International Affairs of Russian Duma Kosachev Konstantin Iosifovich underscored that the project would strengthen science, culture and friendship between Russia and Vietnam.
Russia is set to provide 795 scholarships in 2015, up from 650 in 2014, and looks to bring the number to 1,000 in 2018.
A delegation of Russian universities in making a working visit from March 29 to April 4 during which they will conduct a number of meetings and activities at universities across Hanoi.
Regional conference on quality assurance for university education
Quality assurance is the focus of the annual Steering Committee Meeting of the ASEAN University Network (AUN) that opened on March 30 in Hanoi.
Attendants of the two-day event, hosted by Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU – Hanoi), include representatives from nearly 40 universities within the network, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, VNU – Hanoi Director Phung Xuan Nha highlighted the achievements of the network since 1998 in developing the criteria for quality assessment.
The AUN Quality Assurance criteria have contributed to raising the reputation of university education in Southeast Asian nations, facilitating its integration with the advanced education systems in the world, Nha said.
As a member of the network and its steering committee, VNU-Hanoi has strived to make an active and effective contribution to network activities, he said, highlighting its quality assurance strategy for 2013-2020.
In 2015, the University will provide accreditation services for the University of Natural Science. Four more programmes are to be accredited this year, bringing the total number to 15.
Since its establishment in 1995, the AUN has held an important role in fostering cooperation among Southeast Asian nations in education and research.
Its practical and effective activities have made significant contributions to developing a high-quality education system in the region.
A conference on Credit Transfer Systems among ASEAN universities will also be hosted by the university from April 1-2 in Hanoi.
VNA