As part of the visit, the Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association organized a meeting and seminar with Vietnamese intellectuals, scientists, and young professionals who are living, studying, and working in Austria.

The seminar brought together Vietnamese doctoral candidates, international students, and experts working at Austrian universities, research institutes, and technology companies. Participants shared their experiences in study and research while discussing prospects for cooperation among research institutions, universities, and businesses of the two countries.

The Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association delegation meets with Vietnamese intellectuals, scientists, and young professionals living, studying, and working in Austria. (Photo: Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association)

Discussions focused on several key fields, including artificial intelligence, robotics, information technology, mechanical engineering, quantum technology, and nuclear technology. These are areas in which Austria has recognized strengths and which are also among Vietnam's priority sectors for development.

Speaking at the seminar, Professor Dr. Tran Tuan Anh commended the achievements of the Vietnamese intellectual community in Austria. He emphasized that Vietnamese experts and scientists overseas constitute an important resource for the country's scientific and technological development as well as its international integration.

The President of the Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association expressed his hope that young intellectuals and scientists would continue serving as bridges to strengthen academic exchanges, research collaboration, and technology transfer between Vietnam and Austria.

Ambassador of Vietnam to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang and embassy officials receive and meet with the Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association delegation. (Photo: Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association)

The delegation also held a working session with the Embassy of Vietnam in Austria to discuss measures for promoting scientific and technological cooperation and strengthening coordination in people-to-people diplomacy.

During the meeting, Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang introduced Vietnam's multilateral diplomatic activities in Vienna, which hosts numerous international organizations, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).

The Ambassador also briefed participants on initiatives undertaken by the Embassy to connect research institutes, universities, and businesses of the two countries. Several forums on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, humanoid robotics, and digital transformation held in Vienna have attracted the participation of Vietnamese and Austrian scientists, experts, and technology enterprises.

Participants noted that Austria's strengths in science and technology, innovation, and high-quality human resource development provide favorable conditions for expanding bilateral cooperation in research, technology transfer, human resource development, and networking among scientific institutions, universities, and businesses.

Dr. Alfred Gerstl, President of the Austria-Vietnam Association, receives the Friendship Order on behalf of the Association, awarded by the President of Vietnam. (Photo: Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association)

During the visit, the Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association, in coordination with the Embassy of Vietnam in Austria, organized a ceremony to present the Friendship Order, conferred by the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to Dr. Peter Jankowitsch, former Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of the Austria-Vietnam Association from 1998 to 2022, and its current Honorary President. The Friendship Order was also presented to the Austria-Vietnam Association as a collective.

The awards recognize the enduring contributions of Dr. Peter Jankowitsch and the Austria-Vietnam Association to fostering friendship between the peoples of Vietnam and Austria.

On this occasion, the delegation also visited and held working sessions with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Austrian Academy of Sciences, TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology), and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). During these meetings, the two sides exchanged information on research, education, and policy advisory activities, while exploring opportunities to establish additional cooperation links between Vietnamese scientific institutions and their Austrian partners.

Vietnam-Austria Promote Partnership and Expand Cooperation Between Localities Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang paid a courtesy visit and held working discussions with the Premier of Lower Austria to promote comprehensive cooperation and explore the possibility of establishing a sister relationship between the localities.

Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association and Austria-Vietnam Society Sign Memorandum of Understanding On May 8, at the headquarters of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), the Vietnam-Austria Friendship Association and the Austria-Vietnam Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening bilateral friendship, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and expanding multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Austria in the new period.