On May 27, President Emmanuel Macron, his wife and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan visited Hanoi University of Science and Technology (USTH), which was established and developed under the agreements between the governments of Vietnam and France signed on November 12, 2009 and November 2, 2018.
Here, French President Emmanuel Macron had a talk with young Vietnamese students and intellectuals.
The French president emphasized that the education sector is one of the important pillars in bilateral relations between the two countries. The pillar of this relationship is USTH; at the same time, there are many cooperation in science and technology with leading French institutes and research schools.
The French President emphasized that up to now, more than 15,000 engineers, more than 3,000 doctors, and thousands of legal experts from Vietnam have been trained in France. With the success of the USTH cooperation model based on trust and mutual understanding, education will continue to be an important pillar of cooperation between the two countries to promote human values and humanity.
French President Emmanuel Macron also happily announced that the two countries will sign a new agreement on education to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in this field.
According to French President Emmanuel Macron, Vietnam is a large economy, among middle-income countries. To promote development, the French President said that the younger generation, Vietnamese scientists and researchers need to address challenges in the changing period.
We must do things that both ensure the economy and protect the ecosystem, have a clean, green and sustainable economic development model to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050; towards cleaner, greener consumption and production for the environment. This is also the focus of cooperation between Vietnam and France - President Emmanuel Macron stated.
The French President also mentioned the field of applying high technology and artificial intelligence; emphasizing that artificial intelligence can help people go faster and stronger but cannot replace humans. France wants to cooperate with Vietnam in the fields of artificial intelligence, renewable energy, digital technology, robots, and automation. Vietnam and France need to share a common vision on these areas. France will continue to support talent training for Vietnam. From now until 2030, France will double the number of students exchanged between the two countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron openly shared and answered questions from Vietnamese students and intellectuals about technology transformation, development skills for young people, support for students studying abroad in France, and cooperation in the field of architecture between Vietnam and France.
Giving advice to Vietnamese students and intellectuals, the French President emphasized the process of self-study, cultivation, and skill training; enhancing prestige and integrity in scientific research, increasing critical thinking ability but needing to rely on core human values.
On this occasion, French President Emmanuel Macron, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and the high-ranking delegations of the two countries performed the button pressing ceremony to start construction of the VNVC vaccine and product factory - the largest and most modern vaccine factory in Vietnam today.
