Hanoi: The number of international students studying in Vietnam averagely increased by 8% – 10% per year in the 2018 – 2023 period, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported.
So far, about 22,000 international students have studied in educational institutions across Vietnam through scholarship programmes under agreements, other scholarship channels, and self-financing arrangements, excluding those joining short-term training and research courses.
Vietnamese educational institutions hosting international students regularly organise cultural, artistic, and sports exchange activities, providing opportunities for international students to get insights into Vietnam’s cultural traditions and its people, while helping Vietnamese students understand more about the culture of other nations.
According to the ministry, upon completing their studies in Vietnam, many foreign students have actively engaged in developing cultural, educational, diplomatic, economic, and political relations between their countrie
s with Vietnam.
This contributes to not only promoting Vietnam’s culture and education globally but also intensifying educational cooperation between the country and other nations, the ministry said./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency
Sakon Nakhon, A ten-wheel truck drives in reverse and collides with a passenger tour bus. Outbound area Nittayo Sakon Nakhon-Nakhon Phanom Road, Kusuman Subdistrict, Kusuman District, Sakon Nakhon Province, 1 monk died and more than 30 people were injured.
Police at Kusuman Police Station, Sakon Nakhon Province received a report of an accident involving a truck colliding with a passenger tour bus. More than 30 people were injured and 1 person died on the outbound side. Nittayo Sakon Nakhon-Nakhon Phanom Road, Niramai Village, Kusumal Subdistrict, Kusumal District, therefore coordinated with rescue workers. Inspect the scene
At the scene of the incident, a ten-wheel truck was found parked on the outbound side from Kusuman, Sakon Nakhon Province, towards Nakhon Phanom Province. The window was broken and the passenger side was broken. The fuel tank was leaking. Mr. Seksan, 47 years old, was the driver of the ten-wheel truck. without injury Examination found no alcohol content in the body. along with admitting
that he actually drove in reverse
In the same lane, more than 400 meters away, a bus from an unknown company was found. Running on the Udon Thani-Sakon Nakhon-Nakhon Phanom route, Mr. Supachai, 44 years old, was the driver, who was slightly injured. The condition of the left hand side of the driver’s side was damaged from a collision with the passenger seat. Until the seat on the tour bus was thrown out of the bus. There were broken glass at the scene of the incident. Parts of the tour bus were scattered all over the road. Rescue workers rushed to transport the injured to Kusuman Hospital.
One monk, aged 50 years old, was found to have died. It is believed that during the accident his body slammed into the body of a ten-wheeled truck that crashed into him and fell from the tour bus. and 5 people were seriously injured, 32 people were moderately and slightly injured.
From the preliminary investigation, a ten-wheel truck was driving towards Nakhon Phanom Province, heading towards Kusuman District, Sakon Nakh
on Province. When it arrived at the U-turn point, Instead, he cut the lane in reverse to take the car into a repair shop near the scene of the accident. Until a collision occurred with a passenger tour bus. Officials will investigate in detail in order to prosecute according to the law.
Source: Thai News Agency