Daejeon Metropolitan Council delegates visit EIU

Eastern International University (EIU) welcomed visitors from the Daejeon Metropolitan Council to EIU in the Vietnamese southern province of Binh Duong on February 15, 2023.

Welcoming the delegation were Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao Nguyen – Deputy Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Department, Mr. Dau Duc Cuong – Deputy Head of the Legal Department, and Ms. Pham Thi Nghia – Deputy Chief of the Binh Duong provincial National Assembly Delegation. They are all under the Binh Duong People’s Council.

The Korean visitors was led by Mr. Lee Sang Rae, Chairman, Daejeon Metropolitan Council. They also included members of his council, Daejeon officials and reporters.

As for Becamex IDC Group, the corporate founder of EIU, the executives welcoming the Korean delegation were Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh Huy, Becamex Deputy CEO, Mr. Le Phu Hoa, Former Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and advisor to Becamex, EIU Council Chairman Nguyen Tan Loi, and EIU President Dr. Ngo Minh Duc.

Mr. Lee expressed his happiness for this welcoming. He hoped the working trip will create many good results to serve as a foundation for cooperation, exchange and development of long-term relationships with Binh Duong province, Becamex, and EIU.

At the event, Mr. Loi, EIU Council Chairman, said the university was established and invested by Becamex to perfect the leading corporation’s ecosystem. Therefore, the university is focused on training in health, management, engineering and technology to provide high quality human resources for the development of the business community and for Binh Duong province. EIU has developed an innovation ecosystem right at the university to meet the learning and research need of students and lecturers, to serve businesses, as well as bring new sources of knowledge and technology to startups.

In addition, the university is currently investing in developing the Vietnam – Singapore 4.0 Technology Development Center to support the transformation of labor-intensive production into knowledge-intensive and automated production. This aims to make more substantial contributions to the development of the province and surrounding areas, increasing added value.

In its development process, EIU also pays special attention to international cooperation activities to access to advanced achievements from reputable businesses and educational institutions for sustainable development. Over the years, the university has set up close connections with many partners from Korea, especially Chungnam National University and Daejeon University, welcomed many students in exchange and study programs.

The Daejeon Metropolitan Council delegation came to visit EIU faculties and units in the EIU Innovation Ecosystem such as the Becamex Business Incubator (BBI), EIU Fablab, Library, Vietnam – Singapore 4.0 Technology Development Center.

Mr. Lee appreciated the digital technology transformation activities and models that EIU applied for its learning and working environment to support students and faculties. He expected further cooperation opportunities between EIU and his council and universities in Daejeon.