At the founding congress of the Vietnam Germany Innovation Network (VGI Network)

According to Professor Nguyen Xuan Thinh, headof the network’s representative board, the VGI Network aims to create afoundation for cooperation between Vietnamese and German

scientists and researchers ,while supporting Vietnamese scientists in Germany in their life, research andwork. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vusaid the network will help strengthen solidarity, connections and supportbetween members to implement practical activities contributing to Vietnam’ssocio-economic development.

He hoped the network will expand to increase itsoperational efficiency.

The network will serve as a forum for scientiststo exchange ideas to create new technologies and innovations in various fieldssuch as culture, society, economy, health care, and the environment.

It will also connect experts and scientists fromVietnam, Germany and Europe to share experience and information about thedemands of their respective markets as well as programmes and projects topromote science-technology development.

One of the important goals of the network issupporting Vietnamese scientists and young intellectuals in Germany to studyand conduct research.

The congress elected a 21-member executive boardof the VGI Network with Professor Nguyen Xuan Thinh voted in as chairman./.VNA