Hanoi boosts educational cooperation with New Zealand
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between Education New Zealand and the Department of Education and Training of Hanoi was signed in the Vietnamese capital city on October 29.
Hanoi (VNA) – A memorandumof understanding (MoU) on cooperation between Education New Zealand and the Department of Education andTraining of Hanoi was signed in the Vietnamese capital city on October 29.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee NguyenDuc Chung highlighted the city’s recent education reforms. However, he notedthat with the current education needs, Hanoi still lacks English teachers and programmestaught in English language.
While highly evaluating the quality ofNew Zealand’s education programmes, Chung expected that the signing of the MoU markeda new milestone, opening more opportunities for expanding educational cooperationbetween New Zealand and Hanoi.
Chung hoped more specific and practicalcooperation programmes between the two sides will be implemented, thus helpingHanoi learn experience in training human resources for education management.
For his part, Finance Minister of New Zealand Grant Robertson showed hisimpression for the development of Vietnam in general and of Hanoi inparticular, affirming this is a solid premise for strengthening the relationsbetween the two countries in the coming time.
Issues related to curriculum reforms and enhancement of educational managementcapacity are New Zealand's strengths and interests, he said, expressing hisbelief that the MoU will help promote not only cooperation programmes but also specificeducation projects, thus helping Hanoi to modernise its education system, towardslaying a foundation for cooperation in other fields between the two nations.
Under the MoU, the two sides agreed to provide further training for talents and train Hanoi’sstudents through New Zealand’s scholarships for high school students in Hanoiand other scholarship programmes of New Zealand’s schools, as well as contests toencourage skills and knowledge development of students in Hanoi.
Education NewZealand and the municipal Department of Education and Trainingwill cooperate to improve skills and professional competence of Hanoi’steachers and educational managers; promote cooperation and exchanges betweenHanoi’s schools and New Zealand counterparts; and work together to introduce NewZealand’s high schools, universities and industrial-technological institutes aswell as scholarship programmes and study opportunities in the Oceania country./.
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At the signing ceremony (Source: VNA) 
