Japan has agreed on Vietnam’s human resource development scholarship project worth JPY343 million (equal to $4.3 million) within the framework of non-refundable assistance cooperation between the two countries. The diplomatic note was signed in Hanoi on July 25 by charge d’affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam Hideo Suzuki and Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan. At the signing ceremony, Hideo Suzuki expressed hope that scholarship winners will study well to become a driving force behind Vietnam’s socio-economic development. The newly-approved project aims to create opportunities for young administrative staff to do MAs in Japan. The Japanese Government has so far developed many projects for Vietnamese students to study in Japan and take part in managing Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Centre (VJCC), as well as improving information technology (IT) abilities at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Over the years, as many as 300 Vietnamese students have benefited from similar projects to study and work in different fields such as administration, economics and research. (vovnews.vn Jul 25)
