Presenting honorary doctoral degree to Seoul Governor

Tuesday, 21/11/2017 16:08
The Da Lat University in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on November 20th presented an honorary doctoral degree to Hwang Kyo Ahn, the Governor of Seoul, former Prime Minister and former Acting President of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

 

Presenting honorary doctoral degree to Seoul Governor Hwang Kyo Ahn (right)  (Source: VNA)

Addressing the ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Hoa, Rector of Da Lat University, recognized the contributions made by Hwang Kyo Ahn to consolidating and developing friendships between the university and RoK in particular and the two countries in general.

 

For his part, Mr. Hwang expressed his honour to receive the degree. He said that this was an encouragement for him to continue working for the growth of the university and boosting the Vietnam-RoK education and training partnership.

In 2015, when he was the Justice Minister of the RoK, Hwang supported Da Dat University to set up the RoK Law Centre.

In June 2016, when he became the Prime Minister of the RoK, he continued assisting the university in education programs and projects such as those to develop human resources in nuclear power, upgrade laboratory equipment, strengthen science research, and set up a museum and publish books on insects in Vietnam.

In March 2017, as the Acting President of the RoK, Hwang Kyo Ahn, Gyeonggi province and the Vietnam-RoK Cultural Exchange Association presented a smart classroom to Da Lat University./.

Compiled by BTA

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