Dr. Nguyen Hay, President of Ho Chi Minh City Nong Lam University (NLU) in Vietnam led a four-member delegation, including Dean Nguyen Huy Bich of School of Engineering and Technology, Director Le Cong Tru of International Education Center, and Prof. Nguyen Minh Khoa to Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology for a visit, and signed a student exchange contract and an academic cooperation agreement between the two sister schools. The meeting was chaired by President Deng-Maw Lu, accompanied by Dean De-Kuang Chou of the College of Business Administration, Deputy Dean Jun-Chian Chiu of Engineering College, Director Yong-Peng Wang of International and Cross-strait Affairs Office, Director Ming-Chian Wang of Department of Electronic Engineering, and Student Affair Section Chief Ming-Lun Yang of International and Cross-Strait Affairs Office, and Fu Chen from Vietnam, who is currently attending the All-English Doctoral Management Program here.

【President Deng-Maw Lu of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology (left) and President Nguyen Hay of Ho Chi Minh City Nong Lam University in Vietnam signed the contract on behalf of the two sister schools.】

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Ho Chi Minh City Nong Lam University in Vietnam signed a sister school cooperation agreement on April 27, 1994. After that, the two schools exchanged frequently and maintained close and friendly relations. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology has visited the NLU for several times, and President Hay has also been invited several times to participate in the “International Conference on Knowledge Economy and Globalization Management” organized by the College of Business Administration. At the same time, NLU has also sent a lot of students to study at the Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology. All these students have excellent performance during their stay in Taiwan.

【Commemoration of the Academic Cooperation Agreement between Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology and Ho Chi Minh City Nong Lam University in Vietnam as they renewed their student exchange contract and signed a student exchange contract.】

During the meeting, Acting Principal Deng-Maw Lu stated that in recent years, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology has achieved excellent performance in the "Teaching Excellence Project" and "Model University of Science and Technology" sponsored by the Ministry of Education. In 2017, it has also become Taiwan's first AACSB accredited university. The president also reported to President Hay’s group that this year STUST received a subsidy of NT$170.20 million from the “Higher Education Sprout Program” by the Ministry of Education. The result showed that STUST is the No. 1 private university of Science and Technology in Taiwan, better than many national universities of science and technology. As the two sister schools were to sign an student exchange contract for the first time, President Deng-Maw Lu promised that the students of NLU would be allowed to come to STUST to learn Chinese. They can also take the opportunity to experience the quality of internationally certified education. Students of STUST can also take the opportunity to go for an exchange to the NLU. Through this renewal and meeting, it is hoped to create more opportunities for future cooperation and exchange between the two sister schools.