The Forum was held on 09th Nov, 2015 in London by the Ministry of Education, the Embassy of Vietnam and British Council with the support of the Board of Higher Education and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (ACCA). It was held in celebration of 5 years of strategic partnerships between Vietnam and the UK.

The MoUs were signed at the forum with the Academy of Finance, Foreign Trade University and the University of Economics - Da Nang University along with the attendance of Mr. Bui Van Ga, Deputy Minister of Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training, senior representatives from Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam and more than 80 universities from Vietnam and the UK.

Representatives from Vietnam Universities at the Forum

The agreement between ACCA and the universities will help graduates to be equipped with necessary skills to work as well as to provide them an opportunity to experience and rub with actual working environment.

Ms. Helen Brand, OBE, General Director of ACCA, said: "This is a turning-point agreement for ACCA in Vietnam, where ACCA and the universities will jointly develop the training programs in finance and accounting with high quality because the demand for experts in finance and accounting with professional qualifications is on the rise in Vietnam and more broadly, the ASEAN economic region ".

AOF’s delegates with representatives from ACCA UK and ACCA Vietnam

Assoc., PhD. Nguyen Trong Co, Chancellor of Academy of Finance, said: "This collaboration not only supports students to have the opportunity to own prestigious occupational qualifications but also improve their skills to meet the needs of expertise knowledge globally. It also opens the way to career development and greater employment opportunities not only in Vietnam but also in other countries. In current context, businesses are often looking for graduate students who are "ready to work". The graduates today work not only to compete with students from other schools, but also from other countries, especially in the ASEAN region".

Assoc.Prof., PhD. Nguyen Trong Co received souvenir from ACCA UK representative

Dr. Dao Thi Thu Giang, Vice Chancellor of Foreign Trade University, said: "Through this training program, students will be equipped with adequate knowledge and practical skills as a basis for finance - accounting - audit sector to become specialists operating in the global environment.

Assoc., PhD. Vo Thi Thuy Anh, Vice-Chancellor of University of Economics - Da Nang University adds: "This is a step forward from the University of Economics in improving professional qualifications".

"Through this agreement, ACCA will help equip graduates with the knowledge and specialized skills in areas such as business management, leadership skills, strategic management, risk management, business law, financial reporting, tax, audit, and above all professionalism and ethics to be ready to contribute to the development of the business "- Ms. Le Thi Hong Len, Director of ACCA Mekong Region shared.

Reportedly, ACCA is the largest professional association and the world's fastest growing organization in Accounting - Auditing sector with nearly 455,000 students and 178,000 members in 183 countries around the world. ACCA Vietnam was established in 2002.

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Some more pictures from the business trip to the UK:

Assoc. Prof., PhD. Nguyen Trong Co with Deputy Minister of Education and Training and representative of ACCA

Delegates of Vietnam universities at ACCA’s head-office in UK

Assoc. Prof., PhD. Nguyen Trong Co handed a souvenir to the representative of Oxford Brookes University

AOF’ delegates with representatives of Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Manchester

Delegates of Vietnam universities at Manchester Metropolitan University