(VOVworld) - Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan affirmed that Australia has given Vietnam great support in tertiary, higher education and human resources training. The statement was released at an education cooperation signing ceremony on Thursday. Apart from scholarship programs, a number of Vietnamese universities have been partnering with the Australian side in tertiary education and higher education programs. A scholarship program which gives about 400 scholarships a year to Vietnamese students accounts for one third of Australia’s annual non-refundable aid to Vietnam. Mr Luan said:

Vietnam, Australia sign education deal. Photo: VNA

In recent years, the scale of education cooperation between Vietnam and Australia has developed steadily. Australia supports us towards improving and modernizing education. I believe that the deal marks a new milestone in education and training development, strengthening the education and training cooperation between the two nations.

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Hugh Borrowman said 40,000 Vietnamese students have graduated from Australian universities in 40 years of bilateral relations. He said in the future Australian students will have an opportunity to study in Vietnam.