UST Expands Recruitment of Top Vietnamese Talent... Korea-Vietnam R&D Collaboration Through National Research Institute Schools

UST, KRIBB, KIMM, and KFRI Sign Multilateral MOU with USTH
From Graduate Student Recruitment to Joint Research Collaboration

A talent strategy aimed at recruiting Vietnam’s top science and engineering students to graduate programs based at Korea’s national research institutes and nurturing them into a mid- to long-term Korea-Vietnam research and development (R&D) collaboration network has entered full swing. The University of Science and Technology (UST), in partnership with national research institute schools, has signed a multilateral agreement with leading Vietnamese universities. This initiative aims not only to secure outstanding international students but also to build a joint research ecosystem based on a robust alumni network.

On April 14, UST announced that it had signed a multilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), together with the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), and the Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) schools, for the joint training of science and technology talents.

From the left, Seokhyun Ryu, Director of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials; Dinh Thi Mai Thanh, President of the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi; Daelim Kang, President of UST; Seokyun Kwon, Director of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; and Hyundong Baek, Director of the Korea Food Research Institute, along with other attendees, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Joint Training of Science and Technology Talents. Provided by UST

This agreement focuses on selecting outstanding Vietnamese students for master’s and doctoral programs at UST’s national research institute schools to foster them as research-oriented talents who produce tangible research achievements. After graduation, the goal is to leverage the alumni network to expand into a long-term joint research foundation between the two countries.

About 30 stakeholders, including President Da-eim Kang and President Ting Thi Mai Than, attended the signing ceremony.

Under the agreement, each institution will pursue: ▲ recruiting and operating special master’s and doctoral degree programs for USTH students; ▲ global internships; ▲ faculty and researcher exchanges; and ▲ joint symposiums and academic exchanges. After the signing ceremony, participants also took part in a laboratory tour of the Overseas Biological Resources Research Center at the KRIBB school.

USTH, the partner institution, is a national university established in 2009 through an agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the French Ministry of Higher Education. Recently, it has emerged as a top-ranked, research-focused university in Vietnam. Building on this, UST plans to expand its special admissions programs through agreements with Vietnam’s key universities, thereby broadening its system for recruiting the best talent from each country.

In fact, last November, UST, the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology schools signed a multilateral agreement and introduced special admissions programs with VNU University of Science, Hanoi, and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). The latest agreement is significant in that it further extends the network of outstanding local universities in Vietnam.

President Da-eim Kang stated, "We will nurture Vietnam’s outstanding students into world-class talents at our national research institute schools, and after graduation, we will ensure that the two countries continue to advance collaborative R&D by leveraging our alumni network."

Going forward, UST plans to expand special admissions programs through agreements with key universities in Vietnam and other major promising countries. The aim is to continuously attract the best talent from each country and connect them to a global joint research network centered on national research institutes.

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