Hanoi
Hanoi wishes to enhance educational cooperation with New Zealand’s partners
The Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the New Zealand Education Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding on educational cooperation as a basis for advancing particular projects.
Hanoi always wants to strengthen cooperation and share experiences in the field of education with New Zealand’s partners, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said at a reception for New Zealand’s visiting Finance Minister Grant Robertson on October 29.
Briefing the guest on Hanoi’s latest socio-economic developments, Chung said that in the first nine months of 2019, the capital’s Gross Regional Domestic Product growth (GRDP) reached 7.31%, budget revenue collection in Hanoi makes up 19.6% of the nation's.
In the field of education, Hanoi has made many reforms and considers it a pillar in its development strategy, the mayor stressed, adding that the city still lacks English teachers and programs to meet the goal of innovation.
For his part, Grant Robertson emphasized that the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the New Zealand Education Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding on educational cooperation as a basis for advancing particular projects, contributing to reforming Hanoi's training system in a modern and practical manner.
At the meeting, Chung and Grant Robertson witnessed the signing ceremony of a collaboration agreement between the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the New Zealand Education Agency.
Accordingly, the two sides will cooperate to foster talents and train Hanoi’s students through New Zealand scholarships, as well as organize contests to encourage skills and knowledge development for students in Hanoi, in accordance with Vietnam’s law.
Besides, the two sides will cooperate to improve professional competence of teachers and educational administrators in Hanoi, promote exchanges and connections between Hanoi city’s schools and New Zealand ones, introduce New Zealand scholarship programs to Hanoi’s students, among others.
The two sides also agreed to cooperate in other fields. The Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the New Zealand Education Agency's representative in Vietnam will take the prime responsibility in carrying out these cooperative contents.
Briefing the guest on Hanoi’s latest socio-economic developments, Chung said that in the first nine months of 2019, the capital’s Gross Regional Domestic Product growth (GRDP) reached 7.31%, budget revenue collection in Hanoi makes up 19.6% of the nation's.
Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung receives New Zealand’s Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Photo: Thuy Linh
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For his part, Grant Robertson emphasized that the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the New Zealand Education Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding on educational cooperation as a basis for advancing particular projects, contributing to reforming Hanoi's training system in a modern and practical manner.
At the meeting, Chung and Grant Robertson witnessed the signing ceremony of a collaboration agreement between the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the New Zealand Education Agency.
The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Agreement on Education Cooperation between the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and New Zealand Education Agency. Photo: Thuy Linh
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Besides, the two sides will cooperate to improve professional competence of teachers and educational administrators in Hanoi, promote exchanges and connections between Hanoi city’s schools and New Zealand ones, introduce New Zealand scholarship programs to Hanoi’s students, among others.
The two sides also agreed to cooperate in other fields. The Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the New Zealand Education Agency's representative in Vietnam will take the prime responsibility in carrying out these cooperative contents.
