On March 2, 2025, in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of National Economics University (NEU), and Prof. Dr. Qiu Yong, Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, signed and exchanged a cooperation agreement between the two universities.

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, and Prof. Dr. Qiu Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, sign and exchange the cooperation agreement

At the reception, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed Prof. Dr. Qiu Yong and the Tsinghua University delegation on their visit to Vietnam to work with relevant ministries, sectors, localities and universities to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in education, training and scientific research.

The Prime Minister emphasized that Vietnam and China are neighboring socialist countries connected by mountains and rivers, with a long-standing tradition of friendship. President Ho Chi Minh, Chairman Mao Zedong and earlier generations of revolutionary leaders of the two Parties and countries established and nurtured the “deep Vietnam–China friendship, as both comrades and brothers.”

Congratulating and commending Tsinghua University and its Vietnamese partners on the positive outcomes of their cooperation in recent years, the Prime Minister emphasized that the signing of cooperation documents on this occasion by Tsinghua University and three leading Vietnamese universities—Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City; and NEU—not only helps promote exchanges and cooperation between the two sides but also opens up valuable opportunities for Vietnamese students, lecturers and PhD candidates to gain greater access to advanced knowledge, particularly Tsinghua University’s outstanding scientific achievements.

The Prime Minister emphasized that, guided by the traditional belief that “talented and virtuous people are the lifeblood of the nation,” Vietnam’s Party and State attach great importance to education and have consistently identified it as a “top national priority.” The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam identified human resource development, particularly the development of high-quality human resources, as one of three strategic breakthroughs for the country’s rapid and sustainable development.

The Prime Minister called on Tsinghua University to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Vietnamese educational institutions and research agencies in the coming period, and to offer more scholarships and opportunities for Vietnamese lecturers, students, scientists and experts to study, conduct research and enhance their qualifications at Tsinghua University.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Prof. Dr. Qiu Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, China

Prof. Dr. Qiu Yong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University, said he was deeply moved and expressed his sincere thanks to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the leaders of Vietnam’s Party, State, ministries, sectors and localities for the respectful, thoughtful and warm welcome extended to the delegation.

Secretary Qiu Yong emphasized that he attached great importance to and had thoroughly and fully taken on board the Prime Minister’s important guidance on further promoting cooperation between Tsinghua University and Vietnamese agencies, universities and research institutes, thereby actively contributing to enriching and deepening the China–Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and the China–Vietnam Community with a Shared Future that carries strategic significance.

Prof. Dr. Qiu Yong offered congratulations and commended the positive progress and important achievements of Vietnam’s education and training sector in recent years under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the decisive direction and administration of the Vietnamese Government. He also affirmed that he would continue to prioritize and vigorously promote cooperation in education and training, academic exchanges and scientific research between Tsinghua University and Vietnamese agencies, universities and research institutes in the coming period.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh witnesses the signing of an educational cooperation document between NEU and Tsinghua University

Accordingly, to promote mutually beneficial cooperation in education and research between NEU and Tsinghua University, the two sides agreed to focus on joint research in areas of shared interest; exchanges of lecturers and researchers; student exchanges; jointly organizing seminars; and exchanges of educational and research materials, publications and academic information… The two universities will also provide students with opportunities during their studies to participate in international exchanges, expand their connections and experience diverse learning environments.

Prof. Dr. Qiu Yong confers the title of “Honorary Professor” of Tsinghua University on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

On this occasion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), and Vietnam National University, Hanoi, coordinated with Tsinghua University to hold a ceremony conferring the title of “Honorary Professor” of Tsinghua University on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, in recognition of the important contributions of Vietnam’s Party and Government and the Prime Minister personally to the remarkable development of Vietnam’s economy and cooperation between Vietnam and China in recent years.

Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong presents flowers to congratulate Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the ceremony

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates at the signing ceremony for educational cooperation documents between the two countries

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said he was honored to receive the title of “Honorary Professor” of Tsinghua University. He emphasized that this distinguished title was not only an honor bestowed by Tsinghua University, but also reflected the Chinese Party, State and Government’s appreciation of the contributions of Vietnam’s Party and State in steadfastly pursuing renewal and building socialism on the foundations of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought, closely combined with the nation’s culture of more than 4,000 years and creatively applied to Vietnam’s specific conditions and the current global context, thereby bringing about major achievements in Vietnam’s socioeconomic development in recent years. At the same time, it also represented China’s recognition of the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to promote the relationship of “deep Vietnam–China friendship, as both comrades and brothers”…

Article and photos: Department of Communications, Government News, Vietnam News Agency

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