The ceremony was attended by Prof. John Macalister – Vice Dean of International Cooperation of Social Science and Humanity Faculty, Mr. Haike Manning – Former Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam/Adviser of VUW and others. From ULIS, there were Dr. Do Tuan Minh – ULIS’s President, Dr. Do Minh Hoang – Director of Cooperation and Development Office, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Le Kim Anh – Director of Academic Affairs Office, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lam Quang Dong – Director of Science and Technology Office and Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quynh – Director of Center for Language Testing and Assessment.

At the ceremony, President Minh and Mr. John Macalister represented the two universities to sign the Memorandum of Cooperation. Both sides decided to cooperate in 9 domains: student and lecturer exchange, short-course organization, teaching partnership, research, etc.

In the meeting, representatives of both sides discussed to specify collaborative activities such as organizing internship, short courses, university management course, partnership training programs, etc. in the upcoming time. The discussion ushered in initial success for a long-term cooperation with great hope in a positive relationship between the two sides.