UST Partners with KRIBB, KIMM, KFRI, and Hanoi University of Science and Technology to Jointly Foster Outstanding Talent

by Jeong Ilwoong

Published 14 Apr.2026 16:48(KST)

On April 14, the University of Science and Technology (UST) announced that it had signed a multilateral agreement at its main office with the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), the Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI), and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (USTH) in Vietnam to mutually cooperate in fostering talent in science and technology.

(From left) Seokhyun Ryu, Director of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials; Dinh Thi Mai Than, President of Hanoi University of Science and Technology; Daeeim Kang, President of the University of Science and Technology; Seokyoon Kwon, Director of the Korea Institute of Life Science and Technology; and Hyundong Baek, Director of the Korea Food Research Institute, are taking a commemorative photo after signing the agreement. University of Science and Technology

The agreement aims to attract local Vietnamese students to UST’s national research institute schools, nurture them into world-class professionals, and strengthen long-term bilateral cooperation between the two countries by utilizing the alumni network after graduation.

Over 30 people attended the signing ceremony, including Daeim Kang, President of UST; Seokyoon Kwon, Director of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; Sukhyun Ryu, Director of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials; Hyundong Baek, Director of the Korea Food Research Institute; and Dinh Thi Mai Thanh, President of USTH.

At the event, participants discussed operational directions such as: selecting and managing master’s and doctoral students from USTH for KRIBB, KIMM, and KFRI schools under the agreement; operating global internships for USTH students; exchanging faculty, researchers, and staff; and organizing academic and research exchanges and symposia.

After the signing ceremony, the participants moved to the KRIBB school for a laboratory tour of the Overseas Bio-Resource Research Center.

President Kang stated, “We hope to attract outstanding local Vietnamese students to national research institute schools and nurture them into global talent, and that after graduation, they will form an alumni network to help advance research and development cooperation between the two countries.”

Meanwhile, USTH is a national university in Vietnam established in 2009 through an agreement between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the French Ministry of Higher Education. In 2026, it ranked sixth in the Vietnamese university rankings.

UST plans to expand talent recruitment through further agreements, building networks with leading universities in Vietnam and other promising countries to allow outstanding students from each country to participate in national research institute schools.