On the morning of January 4, 2023, Mr. Frits Veltkamp, International Project Director of Lentiz Education Group, the Netherlands, visited and worked at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) to discuss specific contents of the cooperation agreement signed by the two parties. Welcoming and working with Mr. Frits Veltkamp, there were Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Secretary of the Party Committee, VNUA’s President; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Long, Director of International Cooperation Office; and Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hai, Director of Training Management Office.

 

VNUA and Lentiz Education Group, the Netherlands, signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation during a business trip to the Netherlands

During the official visit to the Netherlands by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, at the Vietnam - Netherlands Business Forum, VNUA and Lentiz Education Group, the Netherlands, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on smart agricultural practice training for cooperatives, businesses and farmers.

Discussing at the meeting at VNUA, on the basis of the agreements in the MOU, the two sides agreed to implement specific contents such as Lentiz supporting the development of training programs on sustainable agricultural production for crops grown in the greenhouses, short-term practical courses for students from VNUA and other Vietnamese universities in the agricultural sector, and ToT courses for lecturers, etc.; cooperation in providing training in smart agricultural practices for cooperatives, enterprises and farmers; promoting research into circular agriculture, high-tech agriculture, seed technology, post-harvest technology, and livestock diseases, etc.

 

Mr. Frits Veltkamp, International Project Director of the Lentiz Education Group, the Netherlands, speaks at the meeting

At the end of the meeting, the two parties agreed to promote the implementation of specific cooperation contents according to the MOU, continue to improve and tighten the cooperation relationship between VNUA and the Lentiz Education Group, the Netherlands. The two parties would assign focal units and staff to develop and propose funding sources from the Government of the Netherlands and Vietnam to develop training programs and training courses that contribute to improving the capacity of the agricultural products of Vietnam.

 

Delegates take a photo

Lentiz is an education group in the Netherlands that specializes in the education and training of agriculture/horticulture and related fields. Lentiz Education Group is comprised of 14 schools that have built up worldwide experience and expertise as well as an extensive network. Over the past decades, Lentiz has accumulated international experience and knowledge in the fields of horticulture, floriculture, food processing and food supply, and cold chain management, and shares its knowledge with the other countries.

Lentiz is also a partner of VNUA in implementing the project "Strengthening the capacity of the fruit and vegetable industry in the North and Central Vietnam" (OKP) on building a vocational training program for the vegetable industry, wishing to build new training programs to meet practical needs.

Over the years, VNUA has close, long-term and effective relationships with Dutch partners such as Wageningen University, universities of science and applications such as HAS, Van Hall Larenstein, Agriterra Cooperative Development Support Organization, Agribusiness Association and Lentiz Education Group, etc. The Netherlands has been training for VNUA about 20 masters and doctorates and hundreds of short training sessions in biotechnology, fruit and vegetable industry, smart agriculture and climate change response.