Dmitry Chernyshenko: Russia to create Russian-language centre for Southeast Asian countries

As part of his visit to Vietnam, Dmitry Chernyshenko met with students and Russian language teachers from two universities

As part of his visit to Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko
met with students and Russian language teachers from two universities. One of
them, the Hanoi branch of the Pushkin State Institute of the Russian Language, is
to be transformed into a regional centre to promote Russian in Southeast Asia.

Taking part in the meeting were Deputy Minister
of Science and Higher Education of Russia Konstantin Mogilevsky, Deputy
Minister of Education and Training of Vietnam Nguyen Van Phuc and Director of
the Hanoi branch of the Pushkin State Institute of the Russian Language Nguyen
Thi Thu Dat.

Russia and Vietnam have longstanding close ties in various areas of cultural
cooperation, primarily in the field of education. In this regard, the Hanoi
branch of the Pushkin Institute plays an important role in the cooperation between
the countries, training highly qualified Russian-speaking personnel.

“The Russian language has been a bond between our countries’ cultures for
many decades. Today, more than 3,000 Vietnamese students are studying at
Russian universities in various specialties, from education to oil and gas
exploration. The Russian Government has allocated one of the largest quotas for
the current academic year: 1,000 places for Vietnamese students. And here, in
Vietnam, the Hanoi branch of the Pushkin State Institute of the Russian
Language has been around for more than 30 years, serving the noble mission of
preserving and passing on the traditions of studying Russian. We plan to bring
this work to a qualitatively new level and transform this branch into the
Russian language centre for Southeast Asia,” Dmitry Chernyshenko said.

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