World Bank funds US$155 million to support autonomous higher education in Việt Nam

vietnamnews – Update: May, 16/2017 – 18:00

A World Bank project will support the financing of new facilities and equipment for teaching and research.—VNA/VNS Photo

WASHINGTON — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today US$155 million in financing to strengthen the research, teaching, and institutional capacity of three universities and improve the management of Việt Nam’s higher education system.

More than 150,000 students and 3,900 members of faculty will benefit from the investments for Việt Nam’s National University of Agriculture, the University of Science and Technology in Hà Nội, and the Industry University of Hồ Chí Minh City. Some 600,000 students and 27,000 lecturers from other higher education institutions will also gain access to a digital library at the National Economics University.

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