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Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on September 16 toured a number of universities in Moscow to examine the possibility of increasing cooperation in various areas, especially education, science and technology.

At the State Finance University, Nhan briefed university leaders on Vietnam’s requirements for developing high-quality human resources for the financial sector.

The university has trained more than 400 Vietnamese experts, many of whom are holding senior positions in ministries, agencies and conglomerates.

The university is establishing close links with the Banking Academy of Vietnam.

Rector Mikhail Eskindarov shared Russian experience in managing pension and social insurance funds and restructuring the banking system, as well as in other macroeconomic issues.

Visiting the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT), Nhan acknowledged the effective cooperation between the Russian institution and the Vietnam Transport University over the years.

Both universities have developed a number of cooperation programmes, including receiving Vietnamese students for training courses, sending Russian professors to help with curriculum compilation, and organising joint international workshops on rail transport.

Nhan proposed the Moscow University re-train Vietnamese rail experts capable of mastering advanced technology after Vietnam completes the restructuring of its rail transport system.

He also asked the Russian university to support Vietnam in researching and applying new materials and technologies to public works, effectively managing transport infrastructure, and developing a metro system.

The same day, Deputy PM Nhan attended a workshop on strategic cooperation in education-training and science-technology.

In his keynote speech, he said the Vietnamese government has identified eight priority areas, namely bio-technology, new material technology, aerospace industry, renewable energy, pharmacy, marine science and marine-borne economy, maths and physics development, and economic development studies in Asia.

He revealed Vietnam plans to send approximately 4,000 students to Russia from now till 2020 to study in these key areas to meet the country’s future development requirements.

He asked for strong cooperation with Russia in researching and using nuclear power for peaceful purposes, increasing the teaching of Russian in Vietnam, and initiating joint research projects on social and natural sciences, especially in maths and physics.

Vietnamese institutions will work closely with their Russian counterparts to realise these cooperation programmes to create co-shared, high valued products, Nhan said.

He proposed the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and Russian scientists to engage in in-depth research projects on the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin, coastal areas, and demography in Vietnam.