RMIT University to foster growth and partnerships in Vietnam

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RMIT University to foster growth and partnerships in Vietnam

RMIT leaders affirmed the University’s ongoing commitment to Vietnam’s development at recent high-level meetings with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and senior leaders of several ministries and People’s Committees in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received RMIT University Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alec Cameron on 7 April 2022 in Hanoi. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac)

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received RMIT Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alec Cameron and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Ms Robyn Mudie on 7 April 2022 in Hanoi.

As reported by the Vietnam News Agency, the Vietnamese Prime Minister said that the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership has been thriving across all fields, including education-training.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh appreciated RMIT University as the leading foreign investor in education in Vietnam. He congratulated the university for its over 20 years of effective operation in Vietnam, thus becoming a vivid symbol of Vietnam-Australia cooperation in education-training and people-to-people exchange.

Professor Cameron pledged that RMIT University will continue working with Vietnam and shared RMIT's growth strategy to support Vietnam’s economic and social development.

Professor Cameron said: “As a university, RMIT always aims to be embedded in the communities we serve. We believe in forming deep relationships that foster inclusion, connection and the exchange of knowledge.”

“This has been absolutely central to the exceptional story of RMIT in Vietnam. It’s been a partnership from the beginning and our focus has been on supporting, in practical and pragmatic ways, the extraordinary growth story of this country.”

Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vice Chairman Vo Van Hoan (pictured second from right) received RMIT University Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Alec Cameron (pictured second from left) on 5 April 2022.

RMIT’s commitment to furthering collaboration was reaffirmed in meetings with senior leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and Hanoi People’s Committee over several days.

Professor Cameron said that RMIT is assessing investment in new world-class facilities and expanding programs in STEM and digital transformation, design and creativity, and sustainable development.

Throughout the meetings, Professor Alec Cameron reiterated RMIT University’s eagerness to expand partnerships to improve the all-important connection between education and industry.

He could see “how quickly the demand on Vietnam’s workforce is shifting as automation scales up, and that Vietnam’s connectivity with the international environment creates new possibilities if the skills are available to meet them”.

“We can work with Vietnam to bring knowledge and experience to bear in preparation for these changing workforce demands and expanding opportunities on your country’s horizon. We can do this in many different ways depending on the workforce needs – from credentials to top up skills through to degrees and new qualifications in the most in-demand industries,” Professor Cameron said.

“As a university of technology, design and enterprise, we are uniquely positioned to address the multiple demands of progress, of innovation and of commercialisation.”

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Campus and community

08 April 2022