Cuba, Vietnam boost educational cooperation

Vietnam and Cuba have signed a cooperation agreement on academic exchanges between their tertiary education establishments.

Vietnam and Cuba have signed a cooperation agreement on academic exchanges between their tertiary education establishments.

Vietnamese students in Cuba

The signatories to the document were Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan and the Cuban Minister of Higher Education, Rodolfo Alarcon, during Luan’s visit to Cuba on April 16-20.

During their talks, the two ministers compared notes on the development of the educational systems in the two countries and introduced plans to improve the quality of education and training to meet the increasing demands in the new period.

Minister Luan thanked Cuba for helping train thousands of Vietnamese experts and engineers over the past decades, while sharing Vietnam’s educational experience during its Doi Moi (Renewal) process and outlining its educational development targets in the years to come.

Cuban has always given top priority to education for the past half century. It has reformed its educational system based on the sixth Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) congress resolution and focused on improving the quality of learning and teaching in junior colleges and higher education systems across the country, Alarcon said.

Both sides agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations according to the agreement, particularly in training human resources and scientific research.

During his visit, Minister Luan worked with his Cuban counterpart Ena Elsa Hermandez to share experiences and information about education for people with disabilities. He also visited Vietnamese students in Cuba and talked with leaders and teachers from universities and training centres in Havana.