The training program is implemented under terms outlined in the agreement signed on June 06, 2006 between Hue University and University of Applied Sciences ICM Krems- Austria, for the collaboration in carrying out the VATP (Vietnamese – Austrian Tourism Program).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen van Toan, President of Hue University; Ms. Katharina Park, Austrian Embassy Counsellor in Vietnam; Mr. Berndt Tilp, on behalf of Krems University- Austria, attended the ceremony.

This program is aimed at establishing and transferring advanced higher education training framework, which facilitates students through on-site study and foreign degrees. The program is implemented following the credit model. Students learn foreign languages and specialties for 3 years and a half at Hue University ( 1 introductory year + 2.5 years for specialties). After a three-and-a-half-year section in Hue University, students will fulfill their (at least) 22-week practicum in Austria. English is used as a medium of instructions and also for writing and defending dissertations. Teachers taking part in teaching this class include outstanding lecturers of Hue University and KREM University- Austria.  

Evaluation on the success of this pilot program will help extend other new co-operation programs in the fields of interest for both parties.

Reported by Hong Sam - Translated by Xuan Dung