{"id":76587,"date":"2024-05-06T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/prof-dr-pham-hong-chuong-welcomes-and-meets-with-the-swiss-state-secretariat-for-economic-affairs-seco-the-swiss-association-for-international-cooperation-helvetas-and-the-sustainable-tourism\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:07:00","slug":"prof-dr-pham-hong-chuong-welcomes-and-meets-with-the-swiss-state-secretariat-for-economic-affairs-seco-the-swiss-association-for-international-cooperation-helvetas-and-the-sustainable-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/prof-dr-pham-hong-chuong-welcomes-and-meets-with-the-swiss-state-secretariat-for-economic-affairs-seco-the-swiss-association-for-international-cooperation-helvetas-and-the-sustainable-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong Welcomes and Meets with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Swiss Association for International Cooperation (HELVETAS), and the Sustainable Tourism Development in Vietnam (ST4SD) Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the afternoon of May 2, 2024, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, welcomed and met with a delegation from the <\/em>Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Swiss Association for International Cooperation (HELVETAS) during their working visit to National Economics University (NEU) to promote cooperation and development opportunities within the framework of the Sustainable Tourism Development in Vietnam (ST4SD) project.<\/em><\/p>\n

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An overview of the meeting<\/em><\/p>\n

The visiting delegation included Do Quang Huy, Country Representative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs; Pham Van Luong, Country Director of Helvetas Vietnam; Adrien Rebord, Senior Advisor for Vocational Skills Development at HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation; Ken Wood, ST4SD Project Director; and Dang Phuong Anh, Manager of the Hotel Management Training Program (Component 2).<\/p>\n

Also representing NEU were Dr. Dao Thanh Tung, Head of the Department of International Cooperation; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Truong Hoang, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality; Dr. Tran Huy Duc, Head of the Hospitality Division, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality; and faculty and staff from both units.<\/p>\n

On behalf of the University\u2019s leadership, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, welcomed the delegation representing the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Swiss Association for International Cooperation (HELVETAS), and the ST4SD project on their working visit to NEU. The President expressed his sincere gratitude and confidence in the opportunity for long-term cooperation between NEU\u2019s Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality and the \u201cSwiss Project for Sustainable Development in Vietnam (ST4SD),\u201d funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).<\/p>\n

During the meeting, the President also discussed the current state of Vietnam\u2019s tourism sector and expressed confidence that the development of hotel management academic programs in Vietnam would be both a growing trend and a necessity in the coming years.<\/p>\n

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Delegates attending the meeting pose for a commemorative group photo<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanking the University\u2019s leadership for their warm welcome, Ken Wood, ST4SD Project Director, congratulated NEU on becoming the only university in northern Vietnam to serve as a strategic partner of the project. He also affirmed the standing of the University and its Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality and their potential to contribute to sustainable tourism development in Vietnam. The Faculty was the first unit in Vietnam to offer training in tourism economics management and tourism business.<\/p>\n

Also at the meeting, Pham Van Luong, Country Director of Helvetas Vietnam, expressed his wish to establish connections and develop international cooperation activities among the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Swiss Association for International Cooperation (HELVETAS), and NEU to jointly design and develop hotel management academic programs in Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Article and photos: Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality and Department of Communications<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This is an automated translation. If you notice any errors, please contact the Department of Communications, National Economics University at phongtruyenthong@neu.edu.vn<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the afternoon of May 2, 2024, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, welcomed and met with a delegation from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Swiss Association for International Cooperation (HELVETAS) during their working visit to National Economics University (NEU) to promote cooperation and development opportunities within the framework of the Sustainable Tourism Development in Vietnam (ST4SD) project. An overview of the meeting The visiting delegation included Do Quang Huy, Country Representative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs; Pham Van Luong, Country Director of Helvetas Vietnam; Adrien Rebord, Senior Advisor for Vocational Skills Development at HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation; Ken Wood, ST4SD Project Director; and Dang Phuong Anh, Manager of the Hotel Management Training Program (Component 2). Also representing NEU were Dr. Dao Thanh Tung, Head of the Department of International Cooperation; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Truong Hoang, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality; Dr. Tran Huy Duc, Head of the Hospitality Division, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality; and faculty and staff from both units. On behalf of the University\u2019s leadership, Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, President of NEU, welcomed the delegation representing the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Swiss Association for International Cooperation (HELVETAS), and the ST4SD project on their working visit to NEU. The President expressed his sincere gratitude and confidence in the opportunity for long-term cooperation between NEU\u2019s Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality and the \u201cSwiss Project for Sustainable Development in Vietnam (ST4SD),\u201d funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). During the meeting, the President also discussed the current state of Vietnam\u2019s tourism sector and expressed confidence that the development of hotel management academic programs in Vietnam would be both a growing trend and a necessity in the coming years. Delegates attending the meeting pose for a commemorative group photo Thanking the University\u2019s leadership for their warm welcome, Ken Wood, ST4SD Project Director, congratulated NEU on becoming the only university in northern Vietnam to serve as a strategic partner of the project. He also affirmed the standing of the University and its Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality and their potential to contribute to sustainable tourism development in Vietnam. The Faculty was the first unit in Vietnam to offer training in tourism economics management and tourism business. Also at the meeting, Pham Van Luong, Country Director of Helvetas Vietnam, expressed his wish to establish connections and develop international cooperation activities among the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), the Swiss Association for International Cooperation (HELVETAS), and NEU to jointly design and develop hotel management academic programs in Vietnam. Article and photos: Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality and Department of Communications This is an automated translation. If you notice any errors, please contact the Department of Communications, National Economics University at phongtruyenthong@neu.edu.vn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":35832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neu.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}