25 Years of Cooperation between and New Development Prospects with Partners in Vietnam and Austria

On September 5, 2025, BOKU University, represented by Rector Prof. Dr. Eva Schulev-Steindl, held a ceremony to celebrate and honour a quarter century of cooperation with Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), and ten years of cooperation with Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) in a solemn and warm atmosphere of friendship. Delegations of HUST, headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huỳnh Quyết Thắng, President of the University, and VNUA, represented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyễn Hoàng Anh, Dean of the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, took part in this event. The ceremony was also honoured by the presence of Dr. Vũ Lê Thái Hoàng, the Ambassador of Vietnam to the Republic of Austria and Slovenia and the Ambassador of Austria to Vietnam, Mag. Philipp Agathonos.

Ideas for developing training and research programmes in areas such as climate change mitigation, food safety, green transition, and emissions reduction were proposed to further promote academic exchange between faculty and students, seek new funding opportunities, and leverage the research potential of the Vietnamese and Austrian institutions.

Source: HUST