Science day tightens Vietnam-Germany sci-tech links
A “German Science Day” was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1 on the occasion of 20 years of scientific-technological cooperation between Vietnam and Germany.
Visitors look at information about scientific-technological cooperation between Vietnam and Germany at the German Science Day (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – A “German Science Day” wasorganised in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1 on the occasion of 20 years ofscientific-technological cooperation between Vietnam and Germany.
The event was held by Vietnam’s Ministry ofScience and Technology (MoST), the German Ministry of Education and Research(BMBF), and the German Academic Exchange Service.
Many sponsorship programmes and cooperationopportunities Vietnam were introduced by the BMBF. Meanwhile, universities andresearch institutes from Germany presented applied researches which aim toaddress pressing issues in cities. They also exchanged scientific informationwith potential partners in Vietnam.
MoST Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Khanh said theevent is a chance for Vietnamese scientists to access new scientificinformation and enhance cooperation with German partners, thereby promotingVietnam’s development and bilateral ties.
He noted a number of joint research and technologicaldevelopment projects have been carried out and reaped encouraging outcomes overthe past two decades. Germany has funded many projects in Vietnam such as thereal time monitoring of urban transport (REMON) project, the AKIZ project onintegrated wastewater concept for industrial zones, and others on water supplyand management, urban development, and healthcare studies.
Khanh said he hopes the two sides will keepcollaboration to develop feasible projects helping Vietnam tackle climatechange impacts, especially in the Mekong Delta.
German Consul General in HCM City Andreas Siegelsaid bilateral cooperation can help both sides find out solutions to futurechallenges such as water resources development, sustainable development andclimate change response, which are the fields his country has strength in.
The MoST is working closely with the BMBF tobuild projects within the programme “CLIENT II – International Partnerships forSustainable Innovations”.
Frithjof Maennel, Deputy Director General of theBMBF’s International Cooperation Department, said Vietnam is one of the fivekey partner countries of the BMBF in the CLIENT II programme in the timeahead.-VNA
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Visitors look at information about scientific-technological cooperation between Vietnam and Germany at the German Science Day (Photo: VNA) 
