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Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Long speaking at the Lunar New Year celebration
at Westminster College, University of Cambridge (Photo: VNA)
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Prof. Nguyen Xuan Huan, Chairman of VIS, said above at the VIS’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) convened at the Judge Business School under the University of Cambridge on February 17.
He emphasized that VIS members are professors, doctors, and scientists working in various fields in the UK and Ireland, the society stands ready to provide counselling to the Vietnamese Government in formulating policies tailored to the country's context. Furthermore, he stressed the importance of aligning with global technological trends.
In 2023, VIS significantly facilitated educational collaboration between Vietnam and the UK through a mentoring program sponsored by the British Council. Through this initiative, VIS professors directly mentored and advised nearly 100 young lecturers from 50 Vietnamese universities, aiding in their skill development, including publishing studies and international scientific articles, forming research groups, and building internationally accredited laboratories.
In addition, VIS held 13 Coffee Talk sessions featuring speakers from various fields.
VIS admitted over 60 new members in 2023, increasing the total membership to 154. These members include professors, associate professors, senior lecturers and Vietnamese researchers studying or working at over 60 universities in the UK and Ireland.
Following the meeting, VIS partnered with the Vietnamese Student Association in Cambridge to celebrate the Lunar New Year at Westminster College, University of Cambridge.
The celebration was an opportunity for the Vietnamese student community in Cambridge city and Vietnamese intellectuals in the UK and Ireland to share and preserve traditional values, look forward to the country in the first days of the new year.
Speaking at the celebration, Ambassador Nguyen Hoang Long highly appreciated VIS's activities in the past year, especially its contributions to the homeland as well as to the Vietnam – UK relationship.
He expressed his hope that VIS members as well as students and graduate students at Cambridge University will be ambassadors connecting educational cooperation between Vietnam and the UK and with Cambridge University./.