The partnership will drive socio-economic development by benefitting more than 200,000 students and equip them with skills to thrive in an increasingly competitive global market. The United States on August 1 launched a five-year, US$14.2-million partnership with three leading Vietnamese universities to strengthen higher education in Vietnam. The funding, through US Agency for International Development (USAID), is part of the Partnership for Higher Education Reform announced by Vice President Kamala Harris during her visit to Hanoi in August 2021 will collaborate with universities, key government officials, and industry partners in Vietnam. Under the USAID-supported project, US partner Indiana University will work with Vietnam’s three largest universities including Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Vietnam National University-Hanoi (VNU-HN), and the University of Danang (UD) to improve their academic quality, enhance institutional governance, and enable … [Read more...] about US helps strengthen Vietnam’s higher education in US$14-million partnership
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Who is the Vietnamese for whom a Paris’s square has just been named?
Do Huu Vi (1883-1916) was honored by France as one of more than 300 people of overseas origin with meritorious services to the European country. A small square in the 16th arrondissement of Paris has been named after Vietnamese pilot Do Huu Vi, one of the first pilots in the French military, who died at age 33 in combat in France during World War I (1914-1918). At a ceremony marking the official naming of Do Huu Vi Square. Photo: VNA In late June, a ceremony took place to name a small square in the center of the 16th arrondissement of Paris after Do Huu Vi, in the presence of Paris Deputy Mayor Laurence Patrice, Mayor of the 16th arrondissement Francis Szpiner, representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in France, along with Do Huu Vi's relatives, local officials and residents. Do Huu Vi Square is located at the intersection of Versailles Avenue and Quai Louis Blériot, 16th arrondissement, overlooking the Radio France headquarters and the Grenelle … [Read more...] about Who is the Vietnamese for whom a Paris’s square has just been named?