Visit to Vietnam
Delegations of several Polish universities, including the Silesian University of Technology, stayed in Vietnam in November on an educational mission organized by the National Agency for Academic Exchange.
The delegations first visited Hanoi, the capital of the country. There was a meeting at the high school named after Polish-Vietnamese Friendship, where representatives of the university had the opportunity to present the educational offer and answer a number of questions asked by young people.
There was also an opportunity to visit Hanoi University and have a round table meeting with several universities from Hanoi and the surrounding area. Both Vietnamese and Polish universities presented their offers, and then a session of individual interviews began.
Among the Vietnamese universities participating in the meeting, special attention was paid to those that share common research interests with the Silesian University of Technology. They are: University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Hanoi University of Mining-Geology, Hanoi University of Natural Resources & Environment, National University of Civil Engineering and University of Transport and Communications.
The delegations also visited the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, where a ceremonial reception was held to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Poland regaining independence. The host of the meeting was Justyna Pabian, Chargé d'affaires ai Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Hanoi. The ceremony was also attended by dr Tomasz Rzymkowski, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Education and Science, Government Plenipotentiary for the Internationalization of Education and Science, a large group of Vietnamese graduates of Polish universities associated in the Vietnam-Poland Friendship Society, and invited guests. The Polish delegation also visited Cho Hi Minh City, also known as Saigon.
