Armenia, Vietnam explore opportunities for cooperation in education

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MECS) of Armenia Artur Martirosyan met with Deputy Minister of Education and Personnel  Training of Vietnam Nguyen Van Phuc to discuss cooperation  opportunities between the countries in higher and vocational  education.

As reported by the press service of MESCS, Martirosyan and Van Phuc  highlighted the importance of strengthening ties between their  countries through collaboration between educational institutions  in  the field of vocational training. During the meeting, Nguyen Van Phuc  expressed Vietnam's  particular interest in the Tumo Center for  Creative Technologies. The Deputy Minister of Vietnam stressed the  importance of establishing connections between similar structures and   pointed out the potential for implementing joint programs. 

Touching upon the Armenian government's "Academic City" program, the  parties addressed issues related to  student exchange,  inter-university cooperation and the development of joint educational  and research initiatives. Martirosyan mentioned that the draft law  "On Higher Education and Science" is currently being developed, with  provisions  aimed at improving the organization of training for  foreign students.