To strengthen and expand international cooperation in education and training between Viet Nam and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, from 25 August 2026 a delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training of Viet Nam carried out a programme of visits, surveys and working sessions in Laos. Tay Bac University was represented in the delegation by Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Rector, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Viet Hung, Head of the Office of Academic Affairs.
The delegation works with the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports at the Embassy of Viet Nam
On the afternoon of 25 August 2026, in the meeting room of the Embassy of Viet Nam in Vientiane, the Ministry’s delegation and leaders of Vietnamese universities held an important working session with representatives of the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports, the Lao–Viet Nam Cooperation Committee, the Embassy of Viet Nam in Laos and local higher education and college institutions. Before the session, the delegation solemnly offered incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh in the Embassy grounds.
At the official session, delegates heard speeches by Mr. Nguyen Minh Tam, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Viet Nam to Laos, and representatives of the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports and the Lao–Viet Nam Cooperation Committee. Discussions focused on an overview of the Lao education system; the Lao Government’s priority policies and incentives for investment in education; and orientations for joint training and high-quality human resource development between the two countries. Tay Bac University and other Vietnamese institutions actively exchanged information and conducted surveys to understand training needs and opportunities for cooperation in teaching and research with Lao institutions.
Continuing the programme, on 26 August 2026 the delegation travelled to Champasak Province and held a working session with Champasack University.
Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Rector, works with the delegation at Champasack University
At the session, representatives of Champasack University introduced the university, which covers more than 1,000 hectares and has 2,000 students, 6 undergraduate faculties and 2 master’s programmes, as well as its organisational structure, training scale, strengths and international cooperation needs. The two sides held open discussions on potential areas of cooperation, including lecturer and student exchanges, professional upgrading, joint research projects and joint training of human resources for the socio-economic development of southern Laos. Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh introduced Tay Bac University, its training strengths – especially its experience in training Lao students – and areas in which the two universities could cooperate in the future.
The delegation works with Champasack University
After the discussions, the delegation exchanged souvenirs, took commemorative photos and toured the facilities, lecture halls and laboratories of Champasack University.
The delegation visits the campus of Champasack University
The visit was a meaningful occasion for Tay Bac University to reaffirm its role and standing as a reputable centre for training, human resource development and international cooperation, and in particular as an effective bridge for educational cooperation with Lao universities and research institutes, contributing to nurturing the great friendship and special solidarity between the peoples of Viet Nam and Laos.
