Vietnam and Japan should make meticulous preparations to set up the Vietnam-Japan Science and Technology Centre under Le Quy Don Technical University, which helps enhance teaching and studying quality, as well as open up research opportunities for both nations.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, made the call during a reception for Japanese former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku in Hanoi on July 20.

Le Quy Don Technical University, one of the key national universities in Vietnam, is under the management of the Defence Ministry.

Senior Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan spoke highly of Yoshito Sengoku’s significant contributions to promoting Vietnam-Japan relations and establishing co-operation between Le Quy Don Technical University and Media Gain Limited Company in training, scientific research and technology transfer.

The Japanese guest underlined the two countries’ collaboration potential in the fields of defence, natural calamity prevention, environmental issue settling as well as high-quality training in electronics, and information and technology.

He expressed his hope that the Vietnam-Japan Science and Technology Centre would play a part in deepening the sound friendship between two countries.

Le Quy Don university inked a Memorandum of Understanding on education, scientific research and technology transfer co-operation with Media Gain Limited Company in February, 2016.

Source: Nhandan