As part of the State visit to China by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, a delegation from Nha Trang University attended the Viet Nam - China Forum on Higher Education Cooperation, Science, Technology and Innovation held in Beijing on the afternoon of April 14, 2026.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and delegates of the two countries posed for a group photo.
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The event brought together the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation; Mr. Yin Li, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee; leaders from the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and Viet Nam’s Ministry of Education and Training; and a large number of professors, lecturers and students from Tsinghua University.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam delivered a policy speech at Tsinghua University.
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The Nha Trang University delegation was headed by Dr. Quach Hoai Nam, President of the University, along with Prof. Dr. Trang Si Trung, Dean of the School of Fisheries and Life Sciences, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen The Han, Head of External Cooperation Office. The forum was a large-scale education event co-organised by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and Viet Nam’s Ministry of Education and Training.
Delegates attended the policy speech delivered by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam at Tsinghua University.
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At the forum, the delegation had the honour to attend the policy speech delivered by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam. Addressing the audience of professors, lecturers and students, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam underlined that Viet Nam always regards the development of relations with China as a strategic choice and a top priority. The Party and State leader stressed that science, technology and innovation must become a “new pillar” of bilateral ties, and called on universities to step up exchanges of students, scholars and to establish joint research groups in such key areas as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, green technology and green agriculture.
Within the framework of the event, 17 Vietnamese higher education institutions and 19 Chinese institutions signed a total of 35 cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding, covering a wide range of areas including human resource training, joint scientific research, and faculty and student exchanges. This marked a new milestone in higher education cooperation between the two countries.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Nha Trang University and China Agricultural University (CAU) was among the key documents signed at the forum.
Through this MoU on training and scientific research, Nha Trang University officially established cooperative relations with China Agricultural University (CAU), as part of a strategic step to concretise development goals in areas where the two universities share complementary strengths. In addition to the official signing ceremony, the Nha Trang University leadership also held direct meetings and discussions with several Chinese partners to expand its cooperation network and promote academic exchanges.
As part of the forum’s programme, the delegation visited the campus of Tsinghua University - one of China’s and the world’s leading institutions for education, research and innovation, and a major hub of knowledge with strong influence across Asia and globally, especially in science, engineering, digital technology and artificial intelligence. During the visit, the delegation learned about Tsinghua’s educational environment, its development history and the university’s motto “Self-discipline and Social Commitment”, values that have helped build Tsinghua’s prestigious brand. The visit provided practical insights into the model of a world-class university and offered inspiration for future directions in developing educational spaces at Nha Trang University.
A working delegation from Nha Trang University at Tsinghua University.
Nha Trang University’s participation in the forum and the signing of cooperation agreements reaffirmed its position within Viet Nam’s higher education system and its proactive approach to international integration. The outcomes of the forum are expected not only to further tighten existing partnerships but also to open up new prospects for substantive cooperation, thereby contributing to improving the university’s training quality and scientific research in the new period.
