Vietnam and Thailand ramp up cooperation in training skilled workforce

The event attracted the participation of several well-known universities from Thailand, including Southeast Bangkok University, Sripatum University, Bangkok University, North Chiang Mai University, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Siam University, Raffle International College Bangkok, Mahanakorn University of Technology, and Dhurakij Pundit University.

Addressing the event, Dr. Somsak Rungruang, former president of the Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand, emphasised the need to promote collaboration between domestic and foreign higher education institutions to develop a skilled workforce for the labour market and relevant businesses.

The event has also created favourable conditions for Vietnamese students to obtain scholarships at Thai universities and colleges, he added.

For her part, Wiraka Moodhitaporn, the consul general of Thailand in Ho Chi Minh City, stressed that both Thailand and Vietnam stand ready to elevate the enhanced strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership, and that education plays a crucial role in training human resources and bringing about benefits to the business communities of the two countries.

She went on to express her hope that more Vietnamese students will consider Thailand to be a destination for studying abroad and improving their skills in a bid to meet the rising demand in the labour market.