UK pledges more support for Vietnamese students
HCM City (VNA) – UK Ambassador to Vietnam Mark Kent said the UK has a policy to support Vietnamese students in all fields.
The UK ’s assistance policy for Vietnamese students will include building training centres to equip local students with essential knowledge and skills before they go abroad to study, according to Ambassador Kent .
Around 5,000 Vietnamese students are pursuing education in the UK . The number of visas granted to Vietnamese students by the UK Embassy in Vietnam increased by 15 percent in 2007.
At Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday celebrations at Hong Bang University in Ho Chi Minh City on June 17, the UK Ambassador and the HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations Chairman Huynh Ngoc An spoke of their delight at the growing relations between the two countries and the steps made in trade, investment, education and training, and development assistance.
On this occasion, a branch of the Vietnam-UK Friendship Association at the Hong Bang University made its debut. It aims to enhance exchange activities with British universities and organisations.
The Hong Bang University has conducted many cooperation programmes with partners from the British Commonwealth.
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