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President receives UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education
Translated by Thu Minh 11:49, 2016/12/23
President Tran Dai Quang has proposed that UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education, Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres, will continue helping connect Vietnam and the UNESCO in general and the US in particular in enhancing human capacity and awareness of sustainable development.
President Tran Dai Quang received UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education, Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres, who is a professor of the US’s California university, in Hanoi on December 21 during his working visit to Vietnam.
President Tran Dai Quang meets with UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education, Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres.
President Tran Dai Quang (R) meets with UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education, Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres.
At the meeting, the State leader affirmed that Vietnam sees the development of high quality human resources as key for sustainable growth.
Enhancing human resources is also part of measures to increase the national competitiveness and an important foundation for Vietnam’s international integration, he said.
The President noted that optimising people’s capacity through education and training is one of three key priorities in Vietnam’s growth policies.
President Quang highlighted that Vietnam has implemented synchronous measures and policies for human resources development, while raising public awareness of issues related to human rights, gender equality, culture and climate change, which also contributes to improving the country’s ability in dealing with global matters.
Hailing the UNESCO’s global citizenship education programme, the President expressed his hope that the programme will succeed thanks to the common perspective in sustainable development of UN member countries.
In 2016, Vietnam has introduced a candidate to the position of UNESCO Director General for the 2017-2021 tenure, the State leader said, and hoping that the Vietnamese candidate will receive support from international friends.
President Quang also proposed that Prof. Carlos Alberto Torres will continue helping connect Vietnam and the UNESCO in general and the US in particular in boosting human capacity and awareness of sustainable development as well as in coping with global issues.
He suggested that Prof. Torres consider the launching of the UNESCO global citizenship education programme in Vietnam in combination with cultural and knowledge exchanges between Vietnam and the world.
For his part, Prof. Torres said that one of the goals of his visit to Vietnam is to study the possibility of introducing the UNESCO global citizenship programme to the country.
He added that the programme is expected to help 5 million people in Vietnam meet the international citizen standards in 2019.
Prof. Torres also asked for support and cooperation from the President, ministries and sectors in the implementation of the programme.
He proposed President Quang to write an article for the global citizenship network on the vision and future of Vietnam’s education as well as the country’s viewpoints on peace for humankind.
He also pledged to support the Vietnamese candidate for the UNESCO Director General position for the 2017-2021 tenure.
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