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International cooperation in education opens up opportunities for global knowledge access and is a lever to improve the quality of training, increase competitiveness for Vietnamese human resources. With tens of thousands of students participating in the exchange every year, Vietnamese education is integrating deeply but still faces challenges of quality, testing and attracting international students. Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc: It is necessary to act fiercely for international cooperation in effective education - Photo: VGP/Nguyen Manh, which is determined to be a factor associated with economic growth and development of the country. This is not only an indispensable trend of integration but also an important resource to develop human resources and contribute directly to the economy. Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc strongly raised this content at the Conference on training in international cooperation and external information in education and training held on the morning of September 11. Deputy Minister said that the focus of international cooperation is improving the quality of human resources, with the actual impact of thousands of students and lecturers, instead of just looking at the budget scale. In fact, thousands of students and lecturers (14-21,000 people) are directly benefiting from these programs. In the context of integration, international cooperation has become the indispensable flow of higher education. According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc, international cooperation is an important resource to promote human resource training and retraining. This reality will contribute to providing high quality human resources to the economy. The scale and results of international cooperation in the period 2023-2025, the Ministry of Education and Training (Education and Training) signed 47 international cooperation documents, including 18 treaties and 29 ministerial agreements. In addition, 8 documents recognized the equivalent of diplomas with other countries and territories such as Austria, Belarus, Russia, France, China and Ukraine were also signed. Vietnam also actively participates in multilateral education forums, assuming the role of ASEAN educational cooperation chairman (2022-2023), Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Southeast Asia Education (2025-2026), and is preparing to preside over the APEC Conference in 2027. According to Assoc. 2021-2025 includes Japan, South Korea and China. FDI investment in education mainly comes from the United States, Singapore and South Korea. By June 30, 2025, the whole country had 423 training programs at university facilities, spread over 67 disciplines; Economic - management group accounts for 51%, science - technology - technology accounts for nearly 20%. In addition, data from 32 colleges is also implementing 77 training programs. International in high school and preschools concentrated in large provinces and cities. The university facilities attracted the most foreign lecturers and students including the National University of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi National University, Hue University and RMIT University of Vietnam. By August 2025, Project 89 sent 204 lecturers to school in 22 countries. In the period of 2020-2024, about 3,500 learners received the agreement scholarship, of which nearly 600 people at the doctorate. In addition to the state budget, there are Japanese scholarships (JDS), Australia (Australia Awards Scholarships/AUS4SKILLS) and some other countries. By 2030, about 20% of educational institutions will be invested modernly, ensuring the facilities according to advanced standards.In 2035, the high school universal system will be completed, the education index contributes to HDI reaches over 0.85. At least two university facilities reached the worlds top 100 university groups, and enhancing the Vietnamese education position on international rankings. Looking at 2045, Vietnams education system belongs to the worlds top 20 countries. Developing scientific talents - technology becomes the driving force and core competitive advantage, contributing to making Vietnam a developed and high -income country. At least 5 university facilities reached the worlds top 100 university group, improving the quality of training, scientific research and technology transfer, meeting the requirements of international integration. According to Decision 1600/QD-TTg, Vietnam is also aiming to join the UNESCO global learning city network, with at least 10 administrative units participating. Assoc. Encourage digital and cross -border education models; Expand bilateral and multilateral cooperation; Improve the quality of training, scientific research, technology transfer; Managers and lecturers are trained and fostered periodically to improve the capacity of international integration, and at the same time enhance propaganda and raise awareness about integration in ivory.In addition, Ms. Thuy also recommends that it is necessary to develop an international student conversion strategy from short to long term, expand FDI investment and upgrade educational institutions, especially in high school and high quality establishments. Therefore, when implementing international cooperation programs, the education sector has reported the status of the situation and achieved many positive results in recent years. He cited, even in China, there were training majors up to 1.5 million students. Therefore, the Ministry of Education and Training must provide adequate information for schools and Departments of Education and Training to proactively develop an effective development program. Information must be clear and timely for schools and departments to plan and implement, he said. The Ministry of Education and Training needs to provide a list of partners to ensure effective cooperation. He emphasized the need to strengthen close coordination among domestic training institutions, and at the same time
