The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will provide $3 million in non-refundable aid for the period 2015-2016 to develop an e-learning system at Hanoi Open University and share the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s experience in the field with Vietnam. Addressing the launching ceremony for the e-learning platform improvement project in Hanoi on January 15, Chang Jae Yun, KOICA Chief Representative affirmed the project aims to help Hanoi Open University transform its distance learning model to an e-learning system and provide 33,000 students with a better education. Director of the Information and Technology Agency under the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) Dr. Quach Tuan Ngoc confirmed that Hanoi Open University will become the vanguard of e-learning in Vietnam. In the context when Vietnam has implemented comprehensive educational reform, the project will help people use information technology (IT) at anytime and anywhere, and build a learning society for everyone. Chang Jae Yun, KOICA Chief Representative said the project is expected to offer plentiful opportunities for 33,000 people to get access to e-learning model. Experiences in the field will help lure investment from Korean businesses into Vietnam’s training sector in the future. (Vov.vn Jan 16)
