During the course of the visit, PM Chinh and his spouse held exchanges with students of the university's Vietnamese language class. He expressed his joy that an increasing number of foreigners choose to learn Vietnamese, through which the Vietnamese land, people, and culture are increasingly being promoted around the world.
The Vietnamese Government chief therefore believes and wishes that the university's Vietnamese teachers will become more numerous and strong, with students able to use Vietnamese fluently in the near future in order to become ambassadors of friendship and co-operation between the two peoples.
Also at the university, PM Chinh interacted online with Vietnamese students studying English taught by Bruneian lecturers at FPT-UBD Global Center.
PM Chinh took time to discuss plans with students about their learning situation, especially during the pandemic period. He stated that the co-operation relationship between FPT University of Vietnam and the UBD, specifically the FPT-UBD Global Center, serves as a vivid symbol of the educational co-operation that exists between Vietnam and Brunei.
PM Chinh interacts online with Vietnamese students at the university
He outlined his hopes that the Center's students will continue to make great progress in their studies, whilst making positive contributions to the friendship and co-operation that exists between the two nations.
Talking to the Minister of Education of Brunei and UDB leaders, PM Chinh highly appreciated the results of educational linkages between the two countries, including co-operation between FPT and UDB, as well as the introduction of Vietnamese language by UDB to officially teach at the university. He voiced his hope that UBD will continue to pay close attention to ensuring the quality of teaching and further expanding the size of their classes.
He hailed the positive results of educational ties between the two countries on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Education Cooperation, signed in April, 2014. He went on to suggest that Brunei continue to provide scholarships and effectively implement short-term exchange courses for students such as the Global Discovery Program or the Discovery Year.
The Vietnamese Government chief praised the UDB for choosing Vietnam as the place in which to set up its first facility in Southeast Asia. He stated his confidence that UBD will grow stronger in the region and throughout the world to make greater contributions to the educational cause of Brunei, whilst simultaneously continuing to expand co-operation relations with higher Vietnamese education establishments in the time ahead.
The Universiti Brunei Darussalam is the largest and most prestigious university training institution in Brunei, ranking third in the region. The university is one of the symbols of co-operation between Vietnam and Brunei in the field of education and training.
UBD officially established co-operative relations with FPT University of Vietnam in July, 2013, mainly in English training. The university has just introduced Vietnamese into teaching alongside other foreign languages such as English, French, German, Japanese, and Korean.
