How We Shape Vietnam Future Through German Education? | EP 381

About this episode

Prof.Dr. René Thiele discusses the impact of German education on Vietnam's future workforce and the role of research universities.

Higher education, especially the research university model, plays an increasingly important role in developing Vietnam’s skilled workforce. It also gives students greater access to international academic and research environments.One of the most notable education partnerships between Vietnam and Germany is led by Prof.Dr. René Thiele, President of Vietnamese-German University (VGU). Before taking on this role, he was Professor of Geoinformatics and Vice President for Studies and Teaching at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Germany).In Episode 381 of the Vietnam Innovators podcast (English edition), Prof.Dr. René Thiele joins host Hao Tran to discuss the forces shaping the future of higher education. During the conversation, he also highlights the role of research universities such as VGU in addressing pressing energy challenges while preparing the next generation of talent for Vietnam’s emerging industries. — Listen to this episode on Youtube And explore many amazing articles about the pioneers at: https://vietcetera.com/vn/bo-suu-tap/vietnam-innovator Feel free to leave any questions or invitations for business cooperation at hello@vni-digest.com

People in this episode

Host: Hao Tran

Guest: Prof.Dr. René Thiele

Topics covered

• higher education
• Vietnam
• German education
• research universities
• skilled workforce
• energy challenges
• emerging industries

Keywords

• higher education
• Vietnamese-German University
• skilled workforce
• research universities
• energy challenges
• emerging industries
• international academic environments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vietnamese-German University, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Places: Vietnam, Germany

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