On September 25, 2025, a delegation of universities from the Russian Federation paid a visit to the University of Danang (UD), aiming to foster cooperation and partnership. The meeting was chaired by Associate Professor Dr. Le Thanh Bac, Vice President of UD. 

The visiting delegation included prominent leaders and scholars from renowned Russian universities: Associate Professor Dr. Tyumentseva Elena Vladimirovna and Associate Professor Dr. Iokina Elena Sergeevna from Volgograd State Technical University; Associate Professor Dr. Kopshukova Ekaterina Valerievna from Samara Korolev University; Associate Professor Dr. Lukyanova Natalia Aleksandrovna from Tomsk Polytechnic University; Dr. Gladkova Olga Dmitrievna from Tula State University; and Mr. Baryshev Albert Alekseevich from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

Representing UD were leaders from relevant departments including Science and International Cooperation; Student Affairs, Business Relations and Communications, as well as heads of the Science and International Cooperation Offices from UD’s member universities: University of Science and Technology (DUT), University of Economics (DUE), University of Science and Education (UED), and University of Foreign Language Studies (UFLS).

During the meeting, Associate Professor Dr. Le Thanh Bac warmly welcomed the delegation, highly valuing the visit as a precious opportunity for both sides to showcase their strengths and explore potential areas for collaboration in fields of mutual interest.

Presenting an overview of UD, its six member universities, six affiliated and subordinate training units, offering 151 undergraduate programs, 49 master's programs, and 32 doctoral programs, with a tradition of over 30 years of development—building upon 50 years of history from its member universities—UD’s leadership emphasized the university’s continuous efforts to enhance the quality of education, scientific research, and international cooperation, with the strategic goal of becoming a National University.

The UD leadership highly appreciated the academic reputation, tradition, and expertise of the Russian universities, particularly in strategic technological fields that Vietnam is focusing on, such as energy, nuclear technology, semiconductor microchips, artificial intelligence, data science, cybersecurity, medicine, high-speed rail engineering, petrochemical technology, unmanned aerial vehicles, and digital economy.

Leaders from the Russian universities expressed their pleasure at visiting UD, considering it an opportunity to learn and develop cooperation in education and research. The partners shared their vision for sustainable development cooperation, expressing hope that the visit would result in agreements and mechanisms for promoting long-term, comprehensive cooperation in science, technology, culture, and language—laying the foundation for mutually beneficial, effective partnerships.

In an atmosphere of openness and mutual understanding, both parties discussed and proposed key areas of cooperation, including: training high-quality human resources in fields of mutual interest and potential; advocating for the Russian government to increase scholarships for students and trainees to access advanced education; jointly organizing academic and cultural exchange seminars; and establishing joint research groups in priority areas.

UD expressed its desire to invite distinguished professors from Russian universities to teach and collaborate on research at UD. The Russian partners proposed leveraging the Russian Science and Culture Center and the Embassy to facilitate sustainable partnership networks.

UD Media

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