Vietnam and South Korea to Promote Educational Cooperation
According to a Vietnamese newspaper, over 100 delegates, including policy makers and researchers from both Vietnam and South Korea, gathered on March 26th at a seminar on educational cooperation, which was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training, South Korean Embassy in Vietnam, and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Focussing on a range of topics, such as contributions of education to economic development, education and information technology, and vocational training, the participants discussed priorities and policies aimed at creating positive impacts on the development of Vietnam’s education system and improving Vietnam’s national competitiveness in the next decade.
This is one interesting example of other developing countries trying to learn from Korea’s example. Although distant from each other within the vast Asian region, both Korea and Vietnam have been heavily influenced by Confucian culture, which places great emphasis on education.