HCM City steps up cooperation with German universities
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan highly valued cooperation between Vietnam and Germany, including educational collaboration, while receiving Professor, Honorary Doctor Horst Hippler, who is President of the German Rectors’ Conference, on February 28.
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) receives Professor, Honorary Doctor Horst Hippler, who is President of the German Rectors’ Conference (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) –Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan highlyvalued cooperation between Vietnam and Germany, including educationalcollaboration, while receiving Professor, Honorary Doctor Horst Hipplerꦍ, who isPresident of the German Rectors’ Conference, on February 28.
Nhan said Hippler’svisit demonstrates German universities’ interest in and creates cooperationopportunities between German universities and HCM City, and universities in thecity in particular. He urged Hippler toshare his experience in connecting universities with local authorities ininnovative research, and social development promotion, while calling for hissupport to HCM City in organising workshops between universities in recognisingand handling challenges to the training sector during the fourth industrialrevolution. The official expressedhis hope that Hippler will contribute further to enhancing cooperation betweenGerman universities and their counterparts in HCM City, as well as cooperativeactivities in scientific research, especially in scientific and technologicalapplication in urban development. For his part, Hippler applaudededucational collaboration between Germany and Vietnam, including partnershipsbetween their universities, pledging that he will work to further boost cooperationin higher education. According to the Professor,apart from training, the Vietnam-Germany University has great opportunities to participatein HCM City’s development projects. Hippler said he iswilling to introduce universities with a lot of experiences in personneltraining to HCM City to help the Vietnamese southern metropolis improve thequality of human resources, thus meeting increasing demand for construction and development.-VNA
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Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) receives Professor, Honorary Doctor Horst Hippler, who is President of the German Rectors’ Conference (Photo: VNA) 
