(BNP) - On the morning of July 23, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Mai Son worked with Mr. Richard Bernhard, Chief Representative of Kenan Foundation Asia in Vietnam.
Standing Vice Chairman Mai Son (4th from right) presents Dong Ho folk paintings to the Chief Representative of Kenan Organization.
Speaking at the meeting, Standing Vice Chairman Mai Son expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Richard Bernhard for visiting Bac Ninh province. Kenan Foundation Asia has recently financed a variety of education and training projects in the province.
Son stated that Bac Ninh presently has 13 aid programs, including projects and non-projects, from foreign organizations. Kenan's project "Narrowing the gap in knowledge and vocational skills for Vietnamese students" has finished soft skills training and granted diplomas to instructors and students at Bac Ninh Industrial College. In the period 2025-2026, the project will continue to focus on surveying training needs and developing training programs on skills and techniques for high technology and semiconductor lecturers.
Overview of the meeting.
Kenan organization is working on implementing a survey on the need to train source lecturers in AI applications for the Project "For a Green Planet and AI Education - Building the Future" approved by the Provincial People's Committee in Decision No. 708/QD-UBND dated April 24, 2025.
At the meeting, Son hoped that Kenan Organization would continue to learn and visit vocational training facilities in Bac Ninh province (after the merger), thereby having more facilities to support the implementation and expansion of projects.
Following the completion of the "For a Green Planet and AI Education - Creating the Future" project, Kenan continues to research and develop high-tech training projects for students in the province, utilizing artificial intelligence; conduct research and implementation of new aid projects, promote educational exchange programs, and train high-quality technical human resources for green and sustainable development...
Mr. Richard Bernhard exchanges information with Standing Vice Chairman Mai Son.
For his part, Mr. Richard Bernhard expressed his joy and excitement about visiting Bac Ninh province. As a province with a comprehensive vision for socioeconomic development strategy, it consistently ranks in the top ten in the country for attracting FDI investment.
Kenan is a Thai non-governmental organization, operating since 1999 and officially licensed to operate in Vietnam since 2014. Kenan Foundation Asia has implemented projects in the provinces and cities: Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Ho Chi Minh, Dong Thap.... This is a non-profit organization operating in the fields of: Supporting businesses to improve their knowledge about social responsibility, improving women's capacity, improving youth's capacity, education and training.
Deputy Chief of Office of the Provincial People's Committee Le Huu Nam (2nd from left) and the delegation of Kenan Organization visit the facilities at the Vietnam – Korea College of Technology, Bac Giang.
For ongoing projects, Kenan Organization continues to coordinate with provincial agencies to implement projects; research and study the province's education systems, focusing on supporting technical training related to the garment industry, semiconductor technology... to ensure effectiveness and suitability with the practical development needs of the locality.
On the same afternoon, Deputy Chief of Office of the Provincial People's Committee Le Huu Nam and the delegation of Kenan Foundation Asia visited and worked at the Vietnam – Korea College of Technology, Bac Giang.
