After the February 2024 event, more than 10 Vien Dong College students received scholarships and officially enrolled in high schools in Gyeongsangbuk Do province – Korea. On July 9, 2024, within the framework of a business trip to Korea led by the Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Tran Thanh Hai – Principal of Vien Dong College – had a visit and signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOU) with MyungIn High School – a girls’ school in Korea. This event opens up many new opportunities for cooperation in the field of education and training between the two schools.

Signing a cooperation agreement between Ho Chi Minh City Vien Dong College and Myunging High School – Korea

Not stopping there, this morning, July 10, 2024, Director of the Department of Education of Gyeongsangbuk Do province welcomed the delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training at the Career Orientation Day of 55 High Schools. (high school) in the province. This special event emphasizes that career guidance and vocational training have been included in the curriculum of both public and private high schools in Korea.

Image of students from Vien Dong College studying in Korea taking souvenir photos with the delegation.

The festival brings together 45 businesses from many different fields. One of the highlights is the diversity of recruitment occupations, from information technology, engineering, services to creative industries. In particular, recruitment companies are ready to expand opportunities for foreign students studying at high schools in Korea, including Vietnam.
Notably, JAHWA company, with a factory in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, needs a lot of workers graduating from high schools in Gyeongsangbuk Do province, with a starting salary of 3.2 million Won before tax deduction. If candidates have a college degree, they will have the opportunity to work in maintenance with a higher salary.
In addition to educational and career guidance activities, South Korea’s Gyeongsangbuk-do province signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ho Chi Minh City to promote cooperative relationships in the fields of culture, tourism and business. economic relationship between the two localities. One of the outstanding activities within this cooperation framework is the Ho Chi Minh City Culture and Tourism Festival – Gyeongsangbuk-do, scheduled to take place at the end of November 2023 at September 23 park in Ho Chi Minh City. The festival includes many cultural and artistic exchange and tourism promotion activities, giving Ho Chi Minh City people the opportunity to experience and understand more about Korean culture.

Working session between the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City and the Department of Education and Training of Gyeongsangbuk – Do province on the afternoon of July 10, 2024

Educational cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of Korea has affirmed a meaningful step, opening up learning opportunities and valuable experiences for post-secondary school graduates enrolled in the Study program. Scholarship to study abroad in Korea at Vien Dong College. This business trip opens up many opportunities and strengthens students studying abroad in Korea in February 2025.

Some business trip photos.