President of Hanoi Medical University - Professor Dr. Nguyen Huu Tu and Rector of the Medical University of Sofia - Professor Boycho Landjov signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). (Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in Bulgaria)

To promote cooperation between Vietnam and Bulgaria in education, scientific research and healthcare, a delegation from Hanoi Medical University, led by Professor Dr. Nguyen Huu Tu, President of the university, paid a working visit to Bulgaria from July 20 to 25.

As part of the visit, the delegation held working sessions with leading universities, hospitals and pharmaceutical enterprises in Bulgaria. These activities opened up many practical opportunities for cooperation, contributing to strengthening connectivity between partners of the two countries and implementing cooperation activities within the framework of the Vietnam-Bulgaria Strategic Partnership.

On this occasion, Professor Dr. Nguyen Huu Tu, President of Hanoi Medical University, and Professor Boycho Landjov, Rector of the Medical University of Sofia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU), establishing a long-term framework for cooperation in education, scientific research and academic exchange between the two leading medical universities of Vietnam and Bulgaria.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet emphasized that education and training have always been one of the most successful areas of cooperation between Vietnam and Bulgaria over the past several decades.

Ambassador Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet said that many generations of Vietnamese students had studied in Bulgaria, including doctors, scientists, medical experts and administrators, who, after returning home, made significant contributions to the development of Vietnam's healthcare sector. At the same time, they have become bridges fostering friendship between the peoples of the two countries.

“The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Hanoi Medical University and the Medical University of Sofia will create favourable conditions for promoting exchanges of lecturers and students, research cooperation and the sharing of experience between the two universities, thereby contributing to strengthening cooperation between Vietnam and Bulgaria in education, science, technology and healthcare,” Ambassador Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet stressed.

Under the agreement, the two universities will promote exchanges of lecturers and students, carry out joint research projects, jointly organize scientific conferences, share experience in curriculum innovation, and develop high-quality healthcare human resources.

The delegation visits the pharmaceutical production line of DANHSON, a Bulgarian pharmaceutical company. (Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in Bulgaria)

The Medical University of Sofia also expressed its readiness to receive doctoral candidates from Hanoi Medical University in its areas of strength, while coordinating the development and registration of education and research projects under European Union programmes.

During their stay in Bulgaria, the delegation also visited and worked with the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Medical University of Sofia, the Bulgarian Military Hospital, and several major hospitals in Sofia to learn about hospital management models, medical training, and the application of technology in medical examination and treatment, while discussing the possibility of cooperation in specialist training, clinical research and expert exchanges.

The delegation also worked with DANHSON, a major pharmaceutical company in Bulgaria, to discuss the potential for cooperation in research, technology transfer, training, and connections with pharmaceutical enterprises in Vietnam.

The delegation visits DANHSON and takes a group photo with the company's leadership. (Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in Bulgaria)

Stefan Bojinov, a member of DANHSON's Board of Directors, expressed the company's willingness to consider offering scholarships for Vietnamese students to study pharmacy in Bulgaria.

Through its diverse and effective activities, the working visit by the delegation of Hanoi Medical University to Bulgaria has contributed to expanding cooperation among educational institutions, hospitals and enterprises of the two countries in education, scientific research, technology transfer and the development of high-quality healthcare human resources.

At the same time, the visit was also one of the practical activities contributing to the effective implementation of cooperation within the framework of the Vietnam-Bulgaria Strategic Partnership, particularly in the fields of education, science and technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.

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