On April 11, the VNUHCM-University of Science (VNUHCM-US or US) had a meeting with North Carolina State University, USA (NCSU) at the Nguyen Van Cu campus, District 5.

NC State University is a top-ranking Research 1 public university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, halfway down the East Coast of the United States. As a land-grant institution, NC State provides access to education for all students and is renowned globally for its innovative and impactful ideas.

At the meeting, VNUHCM-US and NCSU decided to work together on several activities that would benefit both parties and contribute to their growth. VNUHCM-US proposed to refer to their master’s and doctoral education programme frameworks designed to collaborate with European universities (e.g., Denmark). These frameworks meet international standards, have been recognised, and have brought significant value and achievements to all participating parties.

In addition, representatives of the US also emphasised ensuring and appropriately allocating job positions at the school for Vietnamese students after completing their studies abroad under the cooperation programmes between the US and NCSU, thereby strengthening the development of the university’s personnel and contributing to the country’s educational system.

Aside from collaborative training programmes, both universities are also keen on joint research. This includes exchanging lecturers and researchers to achieve scientific research goals and supporting researchers on both sides. NCSU promises to provide partial or full financial support for these initiatives. In order to identify shared traits for potential future collaboration, the two Universities also talked about the unique distinctions of each Faculty or Discipline.

The working session was successful, and both US and NCSU committed to developing the required procedures to collaborate.