PM agrees to set up Fulbright Vietnam University

June 05, 2014 - 11:03 AM

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has adopted a project to establish a Fulbright Vietnam University under the non-profit foreign-invested university model.

The project was invested by the Trust for University Innovation in Vietnam (TUIV) in Ho Chi Minh City.

PM Dung has assigned the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, HCM City’s People’s Committee and other relevant ministries and agencies to guide the formulation of the project.

The project in accordance with the government Decree No 73 on international cooperation and educational investment will be submitted to the PM for approval.

Source: VOV

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