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The agreement has been drafted by the Ministry of Education and Science. The purpose of the agreement is to restore and expand cooperation between Russia and Vietnam in the field of education.
Under the agreement, from 2013 Vietnamese citizens will be able to take higher educational courses in federal state-owned higher education institutions of the Russian Federation. The Vietnamese side will pay for their education fees.
Under the agreement, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation will annually inform the Ministry of Education and Training of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the list of higher education courses for Vietnamese citizens studying in Russia, the number of students and the list of federal state-owned higher education institutions of the Russian Federation that admit Vietnamese nationals.
The implementation of the provisions of the agreement will help to improve the legal base, strengthen relations between Russia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the field of education and promote Russian education in Southeast Asia.