Int’l students in Viet Nam reach 9-year high
VGP - Nearly 22,000 foreign students are studying in Viet Nam, the highest figure recorded over the last nine years, reported the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).
Of the above figure, around 4,000 are studying under agreements between Viet Nam and other countries while others are self-funded or under bilateral agreements between schools and local levels.
Vietnamese universities are creating the best learning conditions for foreign students. The exchange of students helps promote cultural and academic exchanges and contributes to enhancing international integration and strengthening solidarity and friendship with other countries, a representative of the MoET said.
However, the number of international students studying in Viet Nam remains modest, with 80 percent coming from Laos and Cambodia.
Vietnamese educational institutions hosting international students regularly organize cultural, artistic, and sports exchange activities, providing opportunities for international students to get insights into Viet Nam's cultural traditions and its people, while helping Vietnamese students understand more about the culture of other nations.
According to the ministry, upon completing their studies in Viet Nam, many foreign students have actively engaged in developing cultural, educational, diplomatic, economic, and political relations between their countries with Viet Nam.
This contributes to not only promoting Viet Nam's culture and education globally but also intensifying educational cooperation between the country and other nations, the ministry said./.
