Through bilateral cooperation programmes, in recent times, many universities in Da Nang have sent their students to Japan upon improving their foreign language skills in a systematic and well-prepared way. Along with the connecting role of the Da Nang government, this has created more conditions for students to feel secure in studying and experiencing a professional working environment abroad.

Signing ceremony of memorandums of understanding and cooperation agreements between the Da Nang University of Science and Education and Saga University (Japan) in January 2025.

Connection policy of the Da Nang administration

Recently, the Da Nang government signed a memorandum of understanding to establish friendship and official cooperation with 4 Japanese cities: Kawasaki, Sakai, Yokohama and Kisarazu. Da Nang also has cooperative relations with 15 Japanese provinces/cities such as Nagasaki, Shizuoka, Fukuoka, Mitsuke and Otawara... Japanese localities and Da Nang have implemented a number of cooperation programmes in many fields. Their friendship and cooperation are always strengthened and developed.

Along with the good relationship between the two countries, Da Nang has many trade promotion and cooperation activities with Japan. Up to now, the city has attracted 261 Japanese - invested projects worth more than US$ 1.14 billion. Most of the projects are operating well, contributing positively to promoting the city’s socio-economic development through technology transfer, human resource training and product diversification.

At a recent meeting and working session with the leaders of Da Nang, Mr. Mori Takero, Consul General of Japan in Da Nang highly appreciated the training of high-quality human resources in Da Nang, and wished to carry out activities to promote studying courses in Japan, in order to create conditions for excellent students at typical high schools in Da Nang to study at national universities in Japan, then return to Da Nang to work, thereby contributing to the goal of training high-quality human resources of the city.

The Da Nang government hoped that the Consulate General of Japan in Da Nang would support the introduction of high-quality short-term training programmes to leaders, managers and policy experts in Da Nang; support the city to organise a survey course on the model of decentralization of state management between the national and local levels in some localities of Japan in 2025; invite Japanese experts to participate in major projects of Da Nang, especially in the fields of trade, finance, high technology, microchips and semiconductors.

Focus on foreign language learning from the first year at university

Over recent times, many universities in Da Nang have place a focus on helping their students, even first-year ones, enhance their foreign language proficiency as a practical way to send high-level human resources to the foreign countries, and organizing vocational training in parallel with language cources to increase the number of qualified people working abroad.

The University of Science and Technology under the University of Da Nang has implemented a number of Japanese-oriented training programmes such as the Information Technology training programme for engineers with qualifications equivalent to those trained in Japan, capable of working in Japanese enterprises; courses on the Japanese language for multiple purposes are also included in the training programme with the aim of training 100% of graduates to achieve at least N3 level of Japanese. Japanese is taught by experienced native lecturers, and in the programme there are many specialized subjects taught entirely in Japanese by native experts.

The University of Technology and Education under the UD has sent 10 eligible students to Japan from an speicalised engineering programme. Additional 7 students who have just passed the interview are expected to leave for Japan to work in early 2025, after completing procedures related to immigration documents. In addition, there are 88 undergraduate students participating in the orientation class of the programme.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Le Hung, the Rector of the University of Technology and Education under the UD, in order to continue improving the quality of training, the educational establishment has implemented a cooperation plan with businesses to enhance facilities for teaching activities.

In addition, the university has promoted cooperation with high schools in Da Nang and neighbouring Quang Nam Province to select students with passion and potential in engineering and technology through STEM education activities, thereby improving the quality of incoming students. This is one of the factors that greatly determines the quality of the university’s graduates.

Chairman of the Board of Da Nang-based Dong A University, Luong Minh Sam said strengthening cooperation with large corporations in Japan has been implemented by the university for many years. Aijinkai Healthcare Corporation offers 30 scholarships worth 50,000 yen each year to students majoring in Nursing. Aijinkai has also invested in a Japanese standard practice room (skillslab) right at the university.

Aijinkai has also been a strategic partner of the school for many years, with more than 100 nursing students interning and working in Japan. In addition, Asai Group offers 5 scholarships each year, each worth up to 80,000 yen for students majoring in Construction Engineering Technology, the Dong A University. Other partners such as Kameda Social Medical Group, Musashino Group, RFC, MKO and H.I.S also offer many periodic scholarships to students.

“By the end of 2024, more than 800 students in 20 training majors in the school's 4 blocks of Economics, Engineering, Health and Language had professional experience in Japan through internship and official work programmes. Japanese partners also offer many valuable scholarships to students of the Dong A University right before they participate in internships and work in Japan,” added Mr. Luong Minh Sam.

Reporting by https://nhandan.vn/ - Translating by A.THU