Vietnam has joined other nine Asian and seven European countries in anAsia-Europe university education cooperation programme called “ManHealth Environment Biodiversity in Asia” (MAHEVA).

Adelegation from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST)led by Prof. Nguyen Canh Luong and Prof. Ha Manh Thu, the MAHEVAcoordinators, paid a working visit to France’s Monpellier city to kickoff the project.

Through the exchange of students andmanagers, the MAHEVA aims to step up cooperation in science andtechnology, economics, culture and education between Europe and Asia,strengthen high-quality graduate and post-graduate education and conductjoint researches into environmental and social protection.

The project also consolidates multilateral cooperation among Europeanand Asian universities, thus strengthening mutual understanding betweennations.

It encourages graduates and post-graduates tostudy at European laboratories and develop new teaching programmes andapplied researches.

Through the Asia-Europecooperation, partners will have an opportunity to cooperate in suchareas as biology, environmental protection and health.

The project also encourages the recognition of equivalent teachingprogrammes and degrees using the European Train Control System (ETCS) inorder to increase occupational opportunities for Asia students and helpAsian universities implement tertiary education reforms through theexchange of teaching and researching experiences taken from Europeanuniversities.

Other MAHEVA participants includeCambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, India, SriLanka, the Phillipines, France, Finland, Belgium, Sweden, Italy, Polandand Spain./.