The Korean Ambassador in Vietnam encourages and supports VKU to become a leading university in Vietnam that meets the international standard
On the afternoon of October 27, 2023, in response to the invitation of the new Korean Ambassador in Vietnam, the delegation led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Cong Phap – Rector of Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology (VKU) visited and worked with the Korean Embassy in Vietnam. Also attending were Dr. Nguyen Quang Vu – Head of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Dr. Pham Nguyen Minh Nhut – Head of Personnel and Administration Department, Dr. Le Ha Nhu Thao – Deputy Head of Testing and Quality Assurance Department, MA. Vo Hung Cuong – Deputy Director of Learning Resources and Communications Center.
Assoc. Prof. PhD. Huynh Cong Phap – VKU Rector discussed the working content with Mr. Choi Young Sam, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam
Mr. Choi Young Sam, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam, warmly welcomed the delegation and was very impressed with VKU’s achievements.
At the Korean Embassy working session, Mr. Choi Young Sam, the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam, was very impressed with the achievements of VKU in recent times such as: the constantly increasing training quality, the high number of students having jobs after graduation, and the professional skills of VKU students which have been highly appreciated by Korean business organizations. Besides, Mr. Choi Young Sam highly appreciated the efforts and dedication of VKU to achieve outstanding successful results, with an amazing growth from 600 students in 2020 to 6,000 in the present year of 2023. Mr. Choi Young Sam stated four goals that the Korean Government guides for VKU to achieve, as followed:
– Developing VKU into a leading university in Vietnam and an internationally ranked institution;
– Investing in developing information and communications technology human resources for Korea and the global market as part of developing VKU;
– Connecting Korean business organizations and higher education institutions to develop training programs in the fields of information technology and Integrated Circuit design Engineering at VKU;
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– Enacting policies to send experts, volunteers, and educational organizations to enhance Korean as a foreign language competency for VKU’s students.
The Ambassador also voiced their belief that VKU’s outstanding students will have more opportunities to be granted scholarships from the Korean Government to study undergraduate and postgraduate programs as well as to work in Korea. He said, to accomplish this, the Korean Embassy would be more proactive in influencing the Government, Universities and Businesses of Korea to accompany and support VKU.
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