On 13rd September 2016, H.E. Mr. Rudy Demotte - Minister, President of Government of the French Community of Belgium (Wallonie-Brussels) visits and talks with students of National Economics University. He was accompanied by Ms. Anne Lange – Chief Representative of Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam, Mrs. Jehanne Roccas – Ambassador of Belgian Embassy in Vietnam, Ms. Duciella Tabbara – Deputy Chief of Minister-President Office, Mr. Philippe Detheux – Consultant of Minister-President Office, Ms. Do Thi Minh Giang – Consultant of Minister-President Office, Mr. Laurent Piérart – Economic and Trade Counsellor –Wallonie Export and Investment Agency in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Luc Moitroux – Program Manager of Association for the Promotion of Education and Training Abroad. From the National Economics University, there were Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat – President, Dr. Dong Xuan Dam – Dean of International School of Management and Economics, MA. Pham Sy Long - Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department.
Accepting the invitation of Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, and on the occasion of 20th anniversary of establishment of Wallonie-Brussels in Vietnam, H.E. Mr. Rudy Demotte took an official visit to Vietnam from 13rd to 17th September 2016.
At the meeting, Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat was pleased to inform the delegation that the year 2016 marked the 60th anniversary of establishment and development of the National Economics University – the leading university in the field of economics, management and business administration in Vietnam. On behalf of NEU staff and students in general, students and alumni of Vietnam-Belgium Master Program in particular, Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat expressed the pleasure to welcome Mr. Rudy Demotte and Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation to visit NEU. The President said that 20 years ago, NEU received support of Wallonie-Bruxelles for Vietnam-Belgium Master Program which was the cooperation between NEU and Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. There were more than 2000 graduates from the Program who held the important position in society and businesses. Prof. Dr. Dat believed that the Program would increasingly develop, exploit the strengths and potentials of the two universities, and enhance the collaboration between two institutes and two countries.
Mr. Rudy Demotte expressed his thank to NEU Board of Management, staff and students for the warm welcome. He thought that the cooperation between NEU and Wallonie-Bruxelles was the traditional relationship and highly appreciated the achievements of NEU in education and research. His visit to NEU was also the chance to review and evaluate the fruitful results in collaborative between two sides. He hoped that the alumni of Vietnam-Belgium Master Program would become the representatives of Wallonie.be, connecting businesses in Wallonie and Vietnam, opening more new cooperative opportunities.
After the meeting, Mr. Rudy Demotte had a talk with students of the National Economics University, especially the students of Vietnam-Belgium Master Programs. At the talk, Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat appreciated the success of Vietnam-Belgium Master Program, and thanked to Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam for its support for the ddeveloment of the Program during the past years.
Thanks to support of Wallonie-Bruxelles in the past 21 years, Vietnam-Belgium Master Program had reached the remarkable achievements. The visit of H.E. Mr. Rudy Demotte and Wallonie-Bruxelles in Vietnam would opened opportunities to connect the businesses of Wallonie and businesses in Vietnam.