Celebrating 25 years of cooperation in training with partners in the Republic of Austria

Leaders and delegates of the two universities (HUST and BOKU) took souvenir photos with the Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and Slovenia.

The ceremony was attended by leaders of the two universities, lecturers, scientists specializing in the field of Life Sciences, Vietnamese undergraduate and graduate students studying and researching at BOKU University. In particular, the ceremony was honored with the presence of the Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Dr. Vu Le Thai Hoang.

The ceremony marked an important milestone in the 25-year history of cooperation between Hanoi University of Science and Technology and BOKU with proud achievements and figures such as training more than 10 masters and doctoral students, conducting hundreds of exchanges of lecturers, scientists and students, successfully implementing many EU-funded training and research cooperation projects, publishing more than 30 publications and scientific works in ISI/Scopus journals, more than 20 co-authored conference papers, and successfully organizing many international scientific forums.

At the ceremony, Professor Eva Schulev-Steindl, President of BOKU University, expressed her joy and pride in the quarter-century of cooperation between the two universities. The success lies not only in the achievements in training and research, but also in the building of close relationships between lecturers and scientists, in the trust in cooperation and contribution to the scientific and technological development of the two countries.

Phó Giáo sư Huỳnh Quyết Thắng phát biểu tại buổi lễ. — Associate Professor Huynh Quyet Thang spoke at the ceremony.

Associate Professor Huynh Quyet Thang, Director of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, shared at the ceremony that the results of the cooperation have contributed significantly to professional development, especially the students and staff trained and researched at BOKU University, the advanced academic environment has become excellent scientists and lecturers, holding key positions at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. They have affirmed their expertise, brought their own knowledge and experience to continue training talented students of the school, continued to build and foster strong relationships with BOKU lecturers, developed sustainable expertise and academics, and this is the most meaningful thing in the cooperation between the two universities.

Associate Professor Huynh Quyet Thang also highly appreciated the support of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Austria. The Embassy of the Republic of Austria in Vietnam has always paid attention to and supported the training and scientific research cooperation programs of universities in Vietnam and the Republic of Austria.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Dr. Vu Le Thai Hoang, congratulated the achievements over 25 years of cooperation between the two universities, not only successful in terms of academics and science and technology but also making important contributions to promoting multi-faceted cooperation in training, research, innovation and technology transfer, contributing to promoting digital transformation, green transformation, and sustainable development in the era of national development.

Ambassador Vu Le Thai Hoang and the delegation of Hanoi University of Science and Technology at the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Austria and Slovenia

Looking back at a journey of cooperation starting from the main research on Enzyme technology in 2001 with the participation of a group of staff and lecturers, over the years, the cooperation has been increasingly expanded, developed in many new research directions, built a training cooperation model closely combined with scientific research, attracted many professional groups, many students of the two universities, built and developed a network between universities and businesses of the two countries. This has built the right direction and created sustainable development in cooperation.

Following the successes achieved, at the ceremony, lecturers, scientists and students enthusiastically discussed new directions to create breakthroughs in science and technology, train talented people, good experts and solve common challenges in the fields of food technology, biotechnology, chemistry and environmental science.

Ideas for developing training and research programs in the fields of climate change response, food safety, green transition, and emission reduction have been put forward to further promote academic exchanges between lecturers and students, seek new funding opportunities, and exploit the research potential of both sides.

Director Huynh Quyet Thang (HUST) and Rector Eva Schulev-Steindl (BOKU) performed the ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of cooperation between the two universities.

Through the ceremony, both universities affirmed that based on the achievements they have made, they will continue to cultivate, further tighten and promote sustainable cooperation, build a typical cooperation model to be able to spread academic values and contribute more to the development of science and technology, economy and society of the country.