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Speaking at the ceremony, VNU President Hoang Minh Son expressed his pleasure in welcoming and working with the delegation from KIST – an institute regarded as a “symbol of Korea’s success” in innovation and industrialization.
He emphasized that the Party and the State of Vietnam have consistently identified science, technology, education, and training as top national priorities - the foundation and key drivers for sustainable development. In recent years, Vietnam’s Party and State have issued important policies, notably Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on the development of science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation, and Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training development.
In this context, VNU was entrusted with the pioneering mission of training high-quality human resources, advancing science and technology, and promoting innovation - key areas that determine the country’s future development. This is both a great honor and a profound responsibility that VNU is fully aware of and wholeheartedly committed to fulfilling. To realize this noble mission, President Hoang Minh Son stressed that VNU needs the companionship, cooperation, and intellectual exchange of international partners including leading universities and research institutes worldwide to jointly create knowledge, spread values, and make meaningful contributions to the sustainable development of humanity.
VNU President Hoang Minh Son added that VNU is accelerating the development of its university town in Hoa Lac, with the goal of establishing a modern university town that integrates education, research, innovation, and partnerships with enterprises and leading universities both domestically and internationally. He expressed his hope that VNU and KIST would further promote their collaboration, jointly implementing training and research activities at all levels to address major global challenges, particularly those in high-tech and strategic technology fields.
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KIST President Sang Rok Oh expressed his appreciation for the cooperative relationship with VNU. He highly valued VNU’s focus on training high-quality human resources and noted that many of VNU’s research directions align closely with those of KIST. According to him, the cooperation agreement signing ceremony between one of South Korea’s leading research institutes and one of Vietnam’s top universities marks a significant milestone that will contribute to generating practical and effective cooperation outcomes in the future.
KIST President Sang Rok Oh agreed to VNU President Hoang Minh Son’s view that science, technology, and innovation are among the key pillars of collaboration that receive special attention from both Vietnam’s and South Korea’s governments. He expressed his hope that the partnership between VNU and KIST would go beyond exchanges, sharing, and personnel transfers to include joint research projects and technological support for South Korea’s enterprises operating in Vietnam as well as for Vietnam’s companies seeking to expand into South Korea’s market. In addition, KIST also hopes to support startup activities by researchers and students from both institutions.
Furthermore, KIST President Sang Rok Oh noted that the Vietnam–Korea Institute of Science and Technology (VKIST) is currently engaging in various cooperative activities with Hanoi and the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park. He expressed his expectation that, in the future, a trilateral cooperation model among VNU, KIST, and VKIST would be established to create a large-scale research and innovation ecosystem.
The signing of the comprehensive cooperation agreement between VNU – a Vietnam’s leading university and KIST – a South Korea’s top research institute, not only affirms the stature and influence of both institutions within the science and technology ecosystem but also contributes to advancing Vietnam–Korea scientific collaboration and realizing the shared goal of sustainable development based on knowledge, technology, and innovation.
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