During the meeting, Professor Hoang Anh Tuan introduced the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, a leading institution for training in social sciences and humanities in Vietnam. Throughout its development, the University has placed great emphasis on international cooperation, particularly with educational institutions in the French-speaking community such as the University of Paris II, III, VII, and the University of Toulouse II (France), and the Free University of Brussels (Belgium). Professor Hoang Anh Tuan expressed his hope that in the future, the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam would support and facilitate connections between the University and French-speaking educational institutions.
Professor Hoang Anh Tuan presents a commemorative gift to Mr. Nicolas Dervaux.
Mr. Nicolas Dervaux expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and stated that the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation has established cooperative relations with the Vietnamese government in 27 collaborative projects across various sectors such as health, education, environment, climate change mitigation, tourism, culture, media, and the Francophone community. The Delegation expressed its desire to cooperate with Vietnamese educational institutions, including the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, on projects related to social sciences and humanities, as well as in expanding and promoting the teaching of Francophone studies in Vietnam.
Professor Hoang Anh Tuan acknowledged the insights shared by Mr. Nicolas Dervaux and affirmed that the University is very willing to implement cooperation projects in the aforementioned areas with the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation as well as educational institutions in the French-speaking community. At the same time, through cooperative activities such as publishing and translating French-language publications, the University hopes to contribute to the development of a community within its own institution. To initiate concrete cooperation, the two sides will proceed to sign a formal memorandum of understanding in the near future.
The Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegations hold diplomatic status and represent the institutions of the Government of the French-speaking Belgian Community, the Government of the Wallonie Region, and the French-speaking Community Committee of the Brussels Capital Region (COCOF) before the local authorities of the countries where the Delegations operate. The Representative Office in Vietnam was established in 1996. Over 25 years of developing cooperative partnerships, the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam has become a trusted partner for Vietnamese ministries, research institutes, hospitals, universities, and agencies.
