Vietnam-Hungary Industrial Education Cooperation Seminar Held, Vietnam Plans to Send Students to Study Nuclear Energy Technology in Hungary

On July 29, a delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade held a seminar with the Hungarian Rectors' Conference and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), focusing on promoting educational cooperation in the industrial sector, particularly in Hungary's advantageous disciplines such as mechanical engineering, semiconductors, nuclear energy, and information technology.

Dr. Nguyen Van Thien, Vice President of Hanoi University of Industry, proposed that BME provide short-term or long-term training courses for lecturers from his university. Associate Professor Nguyen Xuan Hoan, President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade, expressed hope to send 3 to 5 graduate students to study at BME this year or next year through government scholarships, with the expectation that they would return to work in Vietnam after graduation.

The Vietnamese delegation also stated that, in preparation for the upcoming nuclear power project, it hopes to send students to Hungary to study nuclear energy technology starting this year. The two sides will further discuss relevant procedures such as student selection. Nguyen Quang Hong, head of the Vietnamese delegation, expressed hope that the two universities would continue direct exchanges on teacher and student exchange programs, particularly in selecting lecturers from Vietnamese universities for advanced studies in Hungary. In addition, the Vietnamese delegation met with Tempus Foundation, Hungary's main scholarship agency, requesting continued support for bilateral government scholarship programs and considering expanding the scope of applications, with a focus on covering the disciplines currently prioritized for development in Vietnam.