Towards the 4th Congress of Delegates of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations (HUFO) for the term 2022 - 2027, contributing to strengthening the friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding between the Vietnamese people in general, the people of Ho Chi Minh City in particular, and the people of the United Kingdom, the HUFO and the VUFA in Ho Chi Minh City cooperated with Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) to celebrate the Birthday and Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, combined with awarding the decision to establish and launch the VUFA’s Chapter at TDTU.
Representatives from the Vietnamese side were Ms. Pham Tran Thanh Thao - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations, Ms. Tran Hoang Khanh Van - Vice Chairwoman and Secretary General of the HUFO, Mr. Tran Hung Viet - Chairman of the VUFA in Ho Chi Minh City, Ms. Tran Thi Nguyet Sa - Secretary General of the VUFA in Ho Chi Minh City, and Dr. Tran Trong Dao - Acting President of Ton Duc Thang University.
On the UK side, there were Mr. Sam Wood - Deputy Consul General of the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Matt Ryland - Executive Director of BritCham Vietnam, Mr. Andrew Burlton - General Director of British Council, Mr. Joseph Michael Woolf - General Director of Atlas Industries (Vietnam) Ltd, Mr. Damien Roberts - Managing Director of Saigon Children’s Charity, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nha - Director of Strategic Partnerships of Christina Noble Children’s Foundation, along with staff of the British Consulate General, and members of the British Council, British Business Group, UK NGOs and the British community living and working in Ho Chi Minh City.
TDTU is one of the major universities in Vietnam, playing an important role in training academic languages and promoting British culture to the student community, contributing to the development and integration of Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general. The establishment of the VUFA at TDTU will help to better develop the friendship between the two countries, especially in the field of education.
Speaking at the launching ceremony of the Executive Committee of VUFA’s Chapter, Dr. Dinh Hoang Bach - Chairman said: “The Chapter will try to become a bridge to tighten the cooperation relationship between the two countries in all fields, especially in the education, as well as being a trusted training partner for UK universities, organizations and professional associations in Vietnam. At the same time, it will spread the image of Vietnamese culture to the UK to develop solidarity, friendship and cooperation between the people of the two countries."
Pictures of the Celebration of the Birthday and Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
