Malaysian Higher Education Institutions Urged To Form Strategic Partnerships In Vietnam

DA NANG, Sept 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysian public and private higher education institutions have been encouraged to establish small consortia in Vietnam focusing on their respective strategic fields.

Malaysian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Firdauz Othman said Malaysia and Vietnam have strong and close ties, including in education, which could be further strengthened through institutional cooperation.

“The bilateral relationship has continued to grow stronger following both countries entering a new and dynamic era through the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November 2024.

“Such cooperation is important to strengthen the higher education ecosystem through the sharing of expertise, student mobility and collaboration between institutions,” he said after the symbolic presentation of the Ibnu Sabil contribution from the Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs), handed over by Perlis Raja Muda Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail here.

The ceremony was held in conjunction with the Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) International Leadership Mobility (ILM) programme, led by Tuanku Syed Faizuddin, who is the university’s Chancellor, and Raja Puan Muda of Perlis Tuanku Dr Hajah Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil, UniMAP Pro-Chancellor 1.

Also present were their daughters, Hajah Sharifah Khatreena Nuraniah Jamalullail, UniMAP Pro-Chancellor 2, and Hajah Sharifah Farah Adriana Jamalullail.

Firdauz said UniMAP’s strategic areas that could be promoted included semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), automation, smart agriculture, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and educational tourism.

He said the positive developments reflected significant potential to expand educational cooperation between the two countries, particularly through institutional networks and mobility programmes.

-- BERNAMA