On the morning of January 31, 2024, the Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology (VKU), Da Nang University, had a working session with Mr. Won Kwang Seog, the Director of the Representative Office of the Korean Ministry of Education abroad in Vietnam (KEC).

Overview of the meeting

Attending from VKU was Dr. Tran The Son – Vice Rector of the University, along with the leaders from faculties, centers, departments within the university. During the working session, Dr. Tran The Son expressed his joy at the opportunity to welcome and collaborate with KEC. In the process, he introduced the main features of VKU as a public university under Da Nang University, founded in 2020. Up to now, VKU has nearly 6,000 students studying in fields such as information technology, communication and digital economics; VKU’s admission results have an average cutoff score of 24 points for 14 majors. Additionally, VKU is the only university in the Central Highlands region with significant investment and support from both Vietnamese and Korean governments. Through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), VKU receives substantial support in terms of infrastructure, facilities, and equipment with comprehensive investment. This is accompanied by advanced training programs from Korea and a team of high-quality lecturers trained systematically from advanced countries worldwide. In 2023, VKU had one assistant professor who received the GKS scholarship from the Korean government and is currently studying at Kyung Hee University. It is expected that in 2024, three more VKU students will apply for the GKS scholarship. During this working session, VKU expressed the hope that KEC would be interested in supporting connections with universities in Korea for student exchanges through 2+2 training programs, semester exchange programs, and enhancing the integration of the Korean language into VKU’s academic programs.

Dr. Tran The Son, Vice Rector of VKU, exchanged discussions on the working agenda

With the goal of supporting and collaborating on education for students, Mr. Won Kwang Seog, Director of KEC, hopes to serve as a focal point for connecting scholarship opportunities from the Korean government or Korean universities to VKU students in the future. Additionally, KEC aims to support the connection of Korean language teaching and the implementation of collaborative training programs between VKU and universities in Korea.

Mr. Won Kwang Seog, Director of KEC, is very pleased to return for the second collaboration with VKU

At the end of the working session, it is believed that both parties will continue to discuss specific plans to expedite the process of connection and support. This is aimed at providing opportunities for VKU students to access more scholarships, enhancing the quality of education, and creating job opportunities in Korea for VKU students.

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