SL signs education cooperation agreement with Viet Nam

Vietnam’s Education and Training Deputy Minister Prof. Nguyen Van Phuc, along with Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Viet Nam, Dr. Saj Mendis signed the Education Cooperation Agreement between the two countries for the period of 2024 to 2026 on Tuesday (20). The Agreement was initially signed in 1999 and was periodically extended as it served as a predominant framework focused on advancement of collaboration in the sphere of education and training, mostly for Sri Lankan students, researchers and academics. The Agreement was inked at the Education and Training Ministry in Hanoi, Viet Nam.

Minister Nguyen Van Phuc emphasised the seminal and pivotal role education plays in socio-economic development in any given country, be it a developing country or an advanced country. He also stated that today Viet Nam attracts and woos FDIs in excess of US$ 30 billion and exports over US$ 360 billion in a given year. Ambassador Mendis stated that the GDP per capita in 1990 was only US$ 90 and today it has risen 50 fold to reach a GDP per capita of US$ 4,500.

The delegation of Sri Lanka consisted of Minister Counselor, Kethma Rajapaksa Yapa and officials of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Hanoi whilst the delegation of Viet Nam consisted of Director General, Nguyen Thi Thanh Minh, and senior most officials from the Education and Training Ministry of Viet Nam.

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