Vietnam - Singapore Prime Minister inspires students to study

At the exchange, students of VNU-Hanoi expressed their interest in Singapore's policies on education, science, technology and innovation; the digital economic - green economic partnership between the two countries; valuable experiences and lessons on the path of learning and training for success of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; policies to promote cooperation between Singaporean universities and Vietnam, especially in some areas of research, innovation, artificial intelligence; the expectations of leaders for the younger generation... Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong frankly shared and answered students' questions.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that Singapore is trying to make people use public transport and reduce personal vehicles. That is one way to reduce environmental pollution. But what is more important is how people behave towards the environment.
Mr. Lee Hsien Loong shared that in Singapore, there are many communication campaigns to encourage people to respect the principles of protecting the living environment. This is also taught to students in schools. Preserving the environment is reflected in specific activities of young people, such as planting trees, taking care of and watering plants daily, or designing a green and clean living environment with their families... However, there are global issues, such as global warming and climate change. Singapore is trying to contribute to these through concrete activities and promoting cooperation with other countries.
Student Vu Thu Hang (University of Foreign Languages, VNU Hanoi) asked: "What standards of knowledge and skills do we need to meet current human resource requirements in the context of artificial intelligence development?"
Mr. Lee Hsien Loong believes that the first and most important thing is that young people need to study well, master the expertise of their chosen fields of study and never stop learning, because the world will always change. What is also important is knowledge and skills, perseverance, resilience, and mental preparation to welcome the developments and changes of the future.
Opportunity for young people of both countries to exchange, study and work
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the visit of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to VNU Hanoi is of great significance, creating momentum to promote educational and training cooperation between the two countries, while creating opportunities for students to exchange, interact and enhance understanding of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Singapore. Mr. Lee Hsien Loong reminded students that resources come from thinking, motivation comes from innovation, innovation comes from culture and strength comes from the people. He hopes that young people will continue to contribute, continue to study, cultivate ethics, knowledge, as well as passion and responsibility towards the Fatherland and the people. Among them, there is responsibility for peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
Speaking to students at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam is paying more attention to the fields of digital transformation and green transformation. In particular, the solution to combating climate change is a global issue that the entire population must be concerned about. This also requires global cooperation and deeper cooperation in relations with Singapore - a country with a lot of experience in digital transformation and green transformation. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that during his visit to Singapore, the two governments signed a cooperation agreement on digital transformation and green transformation. Specifically, cooperation related to database infrastructure and Singapore's experience in digital management. Regarding green transformation, the two countries will cooperate in exploiting green energy and renewable energy, such as from sunlight and wind, which are Vietnam's advantages. However, to exploit it well, technology, financial resources, human resources, and management capacity are needed. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that this is a strategic cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore in the coming time.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that the cooperation agreement between Singaporean higher education institutions and Vietnam National University, Hanoi is a condition for implementing education, training, research projects, staff and student exchanges, along with developing the digital economy - green economy.
Mr. Lee Hsien Loong said that cooperation between the two countries is mutual support in a public manner. This is the legal basis, creating favorable conditions for the youth of the two countries to study and work together, encouraging talents, entrepreneurs, and scientists to participate to achieve the goals of cooperation that the two countries have agreed upon.   On this occasion, under the witness of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, VNU Hanoi, VNU Ho Chi Minh City and Nanyang Technological University (NTU - Singapore) signed a cooperation agreement between the universities in the fields of exchange of staff, lecturers, students and scientific research.
Next, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had a friendly lunch with students of VNU Hanoi at the canteen of the University of Foreign Languages ​​(VNU Hanoi). Here, the two Prime Ministers enjoyed famous traditional Vietnamese dishes, such as banh cuon cha, bun thang, nem Hanoi, com, etc. Students of VNU Hanoi introduced to Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong the beauty of Vietnamese cuisine and cultural values ​​through dishes.
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