(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) on March 17 signed an agreement on training, scientific research, and technology transfer cooperation for the 2021 - 2025 period.

 Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Ngo Van Tuan, member of the Party Central Committee and head of the National Assembly deputies’ delegation of Hoa Binh,and other delegates witness the agreement signing between the provincial People’s Committee and the VNU.

The two sides identified three focuses of their cooperation, namely human resources training and development, scientific research and technology transfer, and socio-economic development policy consulting.

Witnessing the signing, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Ngo Van Tuan stressed that Hoa Binh is applying itself to making four strategic breakthroughs (planning, administrative reform, infrastructure development, and human resources quality improvement) while setting up targets and devising strong measures relevant to the four main pillars of clean agriculture, high-value support industries, capitalisation of its close proximity to Hanoi capital, and the abundant workforce. It is also working to make use of local natural resources, beautiful landscapes, and the culture deeply imbued with ethnic groups’ identities to develop tourism.

He expressed his hope the cooperation will generate sustainable and long-term benefits for both sides, and that the VNU will substantially assist Hoa Binh in the three important areas of human resources training and development, science - technology, and policy consulting.

VNU Director Prof. and Dr. Le Quan pledged to provide high-level training courses to the province's order; create favourable conditions for local cadres to engage in training and researches; coordinate to transfer scientific - technological advances in terms of planning, tourism, and environmental protection; and carry out other activities requested by the provincial People’s Committee and match the VNU’s functions.

At the event, participants also discussed cooperation orientations and activities for 2022 and 2023. Concluding the meeting, Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, voiced his hope that this partnership will contribute to socio-economic development of Hoa Binh./.

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