Long An province delegation visited and worked at the Urban Management Agency and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia

Date Submitted: 28-09-2022
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Continuing the visit and work of the Long An Provincial Delegation in Australia, on the morning of September 26, 2022, the Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council - Nguyen Van Duoc, Consul General of Vietnam in Sydney, Australia - Nguyen Dang Thang and members of the Long An Provincial Delegation had a working session with the Sydney Urban and Investment Management Agency - Sydney City Council. Receiving the delegation were Mr. Andrew Parker, Member of the Asian Trade and Investment Council (Sydney City), Mr. James Fairley, Deputy Head of Sydney’s Global International Trade Market

Long An province delegation works with Sydney Urban and Investment Authority, Australia

At the meeting, members of the Sydney Urban Management and Investment Authority - Sydney City Council shared experiences in planning future urban projects, focusing on planning and design that are harmonious, convenient and take into account housing areas for low-income people, which are mandatory conditions in planning an urban project.

Members of the Long An provincial delegation were very interested in management issues, project implementation, and environmental protection. The Sydney Urban Management and Investment Authority - Sydney City Council also informed about the implementation and compliance with the Construction Law and the Environmental Law, all organizations and individuals must strictly comply and have sanctions.

Long An province delegation is interested in building and managing modern urban areas and protecting the environment for sustainable development.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa thanked the members of the Sydney Urban Management and Investment Agency - Sydney City Council for providing the delegation with useful information on planning, planning management and urban management. He hoped that through the Consulate in Sydney, Long An would receive more complete information for application in urban planning and management, and hoped that Long An businesses would cooperate with Australian investors in the near future./.

Long An province delegation visited and worked with the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Continuing the visit and work of the Long An province delegation in Australia, on the afternoon of September 26, 2022, Provincial Party Secretary, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Van Duoc and members of the delegation visited and worked with the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Receiving the delegation was Professor Chris Pettit - Director of Science, Urban, Future City Research Center.

Long An province delegation visited and worked with the University of New South Wales, Sydney

Professor Chris Pettit said that the University of New South Wales (UNSW) was established in 1949 and is one of the leading research universities in Australia. Located in Sydney, Australia's largest city, the university has 9 faculties offering undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs including: Painting and Design, Fine Arts and Social Sciences, Environmental Management, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, Commerce, Campus in Canberra.

The highlight is that the school currently has topics on building future cities and forecasting climate change.

UNSM's outstanding achievements are its 44th ranking according to the 2021 University Rankings and 27th in the world for graduate employment rate according to the 2020 University Rankings. The University of Sydney is proud to be the first university in the world to achieve the maximum QS Five Star Plus rating according to the 2019 University Rankings. In terms of innovation, UNSW is the leading institute for Australian business founders to participate in (according to Startup Muster 2018), ranked in the Top 50 in the world.

The highlight is that the school currently has topics on building Future Cities and forecasting climate change. During the visit and work, the members of the Long An provincial delegation were also very interested in building smart cities, Big data, and artificial intelligence because these are the goals of the government and businesses of Long An province in the future.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Duoc exchanged information with professors from the University of Sydney about cooperation opportunities in education and training.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Duoc respectfully thanked Professor Chris Pettit for sharing information about the university's achievements and scientific topics that will be applied in the future. Through this, Long An province also hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate between the University of New South Wales and Long An province's businesses in the Future City projects in the coming time./.