The collaboration between Belgian universities and Vietnamese partner institutions is of strategic importance with a wide variety of jointly activities in education and research.

Following the successful Belgian mission to Vietnam, coordinated by Ghent University in 2011, Ghent University and Can Tho University are co-organizing a week-long event in Belgium, starting with a symposium on 19 October, 2015. During the day of symposium, several workshops were organized to discuss past achievements and future challenges of the Belgo-Vietnamese cooperation.

Prof. Guido Van Huylenbroeck, Academic Director for Internationalization, Ghent University delivered the report on cooperative strategies and challenges in the future. The history of Belgo-Vietnamese cooperation was presented by Prof. Dr. Jan Cornelis, Vice Rector of VUB. The delegation from Hue University delivered a speech on the Vietnam’s role in regional cooperation within ASEAN and a report on Hue University’s international cooperation situation, outcomes and proposals.