The delegation of Miyazaki province, Japan visited and worked at VNUA

On the afternoon of July 11, 2023, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) had a meeting event with a delegation from Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. This event aimed to promote the program of sending agricultural workers to work and study in developed agricultural countries.

Delegates discuss cooperation programs between Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, and VNUA

Attending the event were Mr. Kohno Sunji, Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture; Ms. Vu Chi Mai, Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Secretary of the Party Committee, VNUA’s President; Prof. Dr. Tran Duc Vien, Chairman of VNUA’s Science and Training Council; Dr. Vu Ngoc Huyen, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the University Council, VNUA’s Vice President; and leaders of different departments of Miyazaki Prefecture and leaders of VNUA’s faculties and functional departments.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Secretary of the Party Committee, VNUA’s President delivers a speech

Chairing the event to welcome the delegation of Miyazaki province, Japan which was led by Governor Kohno Sunji to visit and work at VNUA, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan, Secretary of the Party Committee, VNUA’s President said: "In order to promote the signed cooperation between the two sides, the VNUA has made great efforts and successfully applied for a License to send Vietnamese workers to work abroad under license No. 899/LDTBXH-GP dated December 23, 2022 issued by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. This is one of the first permits granted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to a university in Vietnam. Right after the visit and work of the Deputy Director of Japanese Agriculture and Fisheries Department (Kashino Toshihiro) to VNUA in February 2023, with the support of JICA expert, Mr. Okuda Yoshiki, we have quickly started to carry out the selection of candidates who want to come to Miyazaki Prefecture to work. In the first recruitment round, there were 37 candidates participating in the recruitment, and 13 candidates were officially selected. In the coming time, selected candidates will be able to participate in the process of foreign language and professional training at VNUA which is directly taught by JICA's long-term and short-term experts and VNUA’s lecturers".

Mr. Kohno Sunji, Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, delivers a speech at the event

At the event, Mr. Kohno Sunji, Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture shared that, "In October 2022, Miyazaki Prefecture signed a "cooperation agreement on ensuring and training human resources"; hence, we are planning to receive the first batch of trainees from VNUA to come to our agricultural facilities starting from December. This is highly expected and attracts a lot of attention, especially in vocational training institutions related to agriculture. After this meeting, I am also very excited to interact with students in general or students who will come to Miyazaki in particular. In addition, Japan is considering improving working skills for foreign workers, and a skill training system for interns as well. The shortage of human resources is becoming a serious problem in the professions in our province. Therefore, we put our faith on the talented young people from Vietnam.”

The delegates take a photo at the event

The cooperation event between Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan and VNUA was the practical and meaningful activity in order to promote the program of sending agricultural workers and members of agricultural cooperatives to work and study in countries with developed agriculture. This activity was stated in Resolution No. 26/NQ-CP dated February 27, 2023 on the Government's action plan to implement Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW dated June 16, 2022 of the Central Party Committee (term XIII) on agriculture, farmers and rural areas to 2030, with a vision to 2045.