Launch of Network of Vietnamese Experts in Ireland: Connecting knowledge, mobilizing resources, accompanying the Nation
WVR - On September 9, in Dublin (Ireland), the Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland organized the launch ceremony of the Network of Vietnamese Experts in Ireland, marking a new development in gathering, connecting, and leveraging the intellectual resources of Vietnamese people in Ireland. This initiative aims at making practical contributions to the development of the country and Vietnam-Ireland relations.
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| The launch ceremony of the Network of Vietnamese Experts in Ireland. (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland) |
Attending the ceremony from Hanoi was Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien, Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese. The event also gathered a large number of intellectuals, experts, scientists, and Vietnamese entrepreneurs living, researching, and working in various localities in Ireland, participating both in person and online.
In his opening remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to Ireland Pham Toan Thang expressed his delight at the establishment of a common organization for the team of Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in Ireland.
The Ambassador emphasised that the Network serves as a gathering and connecting point for the community, a starting step towards forming an effective mechanism to leverage the intellectual resources of Vietnamese people in Ireland. Through this, the knowledge, experience, and initiatives of overseas Vietnamese can be channeled into specific activities, contributing to the country and deepening bilateral relations.
According to Ambassador Pham Toan Thang, the Network's establishment comes at a time of dual significance. Domestically, it contributes to concretizing the spirit of Resolution No. 23-NQ/TW dated August 2 by the Politburo on the work of overseas Vietnamese, while also aligning with the major orientations of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024, by the Politburo on breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation.
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Ireland Pham Toan Thang speaking. (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland) |
The establishment of the Network opens up new avenues for cooperation in science and technology, education, and research, contributing to deepening bilateral relations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations (1996 - 2026).
With a team of Vietnamese experts possessing professional qualifications and international experience, understanding the environment of both countries as well as Vietnam's development needs, the Ambassador suggested that the Network gradually play a bridging role between universities, research institutes, businesses, and organizations in Ireland with Vietnamese partners. It should participate in consulting, sharing experiences, connecting partners, supporting the formation of cooperative projects, and bringing scientific-technological and innovative initiatives into practice to serve the country. At the same time, it should contribute to building a more connected and developed Vietnamese community in Ireland.
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| Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Trung Kien speaking. (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland) |
Speaking from Hanoi, Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Trung Kien assessed the establishment of the Network as a practical step, demonstrating the spirit of solidarity, companionship, and the aspiration to contribute of the Vietnamese intellectual community living, studying, and working in Ireland towards their homeland and country.
Chairman Nguyen Trung Kien stated that, alongside Resolution 57 and Resolution 23, Vietnam has identified strategic technology groups and technology products, including many fields such as digital technology, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, quantum technology, biotechnology, biomedical, and energy. These are also areas where the overseas Vietnamese intellectual community, including the expert community in Ireland, has many strengths and the ability to contribute.
In this spirit, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese is ready to act as a bridge between the Network and other Vietnamese intellectual networks worldwide, ministries, sectors, localities, and domestic agencies, thereby creating conditions for the enthusiasm, initiatives, and desire to contribute of overseas Vietnamese to be transformed into specific programs, products, and results.
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| Ambassador Pham Toan Thang presenting flowers of congratulations. (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland) |
At the ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duy Hoang, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Director of the Master of Computer Science Program at University College Cork (UCC), was announced as the President of the Network of Vietnamese Experts in Ireland.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duy Hoang stated that Vietnam-Ireland cooperation has been continuously expanding, especially in higher education, research, and training. Agreements between major educational institutions of the two countries, including University College Dublin (UCD), UCC, and Vietnam National University, Hanoi, have created a favorable foundation to promote more extensive cooperation programs.
According to him, the need for cooperation is evident, opportunities are wide open, and what is necessary now is to build effective connecting mechanisms to turn potential into specific programs, projects, and results. This is also one of the important motivations leading to the establishment of the Network.
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| Ambassador Pham Toan Thang and delegates taking a commemorative photo after the ceremony. (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland) |
In the coming time, the Network has identified two key objectives. First is to build a common space for the team of Vietnamese intellectuals, scientists, and experts in Ireland to enhance exchanges, share knowledge, support each other, and form collaborative initiatives.
Simultaneously, the Network aims to become a knowledge bridge between Vietnam and Ireland, leveraging the experience of those who have studied, researched, and worked in Ireland to introduce and transfer suitable models, experiences, and achievements to Vietnam. It also aims to promote the potential, strengths, and cooperation opportunities of Vietnam to Irish and international partners.
Sharing at the ceremony, Associate Professor Dr. Le Khac Nhien An, a lecturer in Computer Science, Director of the Cybersecurity and Computer Forensics Program at University College Dublin (UCD), and a member of the Network, expressed the desire for the Network to promote cooperation between strong research groups in Vietnam and Ireland. This includes aiming for high-quality scientific works, inventions, and coordinating the organization of prestigious international conferences in Vietnam. It also involves enhancing academic exchanges through programs like Erasmus , developing joint training programs, and co-supervising research students between educational institutions of the two countries. Furthermore, it aims to promote research, transfer, and application of technological solutions, with a focus on connecting startups in strategic technology fields of mutual interest to Vietnam and Ireland.
Concluding the ceremony, Ambassador Pham Toan Thang thanked the heartfelt opinions and specific proposals of the experts. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Embassy in Ireland will always accompany, listen, and actively support the Network to soon operate substantively, effectively, and sustainably. The Ambassador expressed hope that from this starting point, many more initiatives, projects, and practical cooperation programs will be formed, thereby leveraging the intellectual resources of Vietnamese people in Ireland and contributing to the development of the country and the friendly, cooperative relations between Vietnam and Ireland.
