- Posted on 28 Nov 2025
UTS welcomed Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà and senior leaders from six Vietnamese ministries to campus this week.
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) welcomed Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà and senior leaders from six Vietnamese ministries to campus this week for the Australia–Vietnam Science and Technology Dialogue, a flagship event of Vietnam–Australia TechFest 2025 hosted by UTS in partnership with the Vietnamese Australian Scholars and Experts Association (VASEA).
This year Australia – Vietnam TechFest brought together government leaders, academic experts, and industry innovators from both countries to deepen collaboration in science, technology, and innovation—areas of strategic importance to both Vietnam and Australia.
Opening the event, Professor Long Nghiem, Research Director at UTS and President of VASEA, highlighted the Australia – Vietnam TechFest as a “meeting point for science, engineering, technology and innovation between Vietnam and Australia” and emphasised the critical role of people-to-people engagement and knowledge exchange.
Professor Eryk Dutkiewicz, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology and Deputy Dean (International), reiterated UTS’s longstanding commitment to Vietnam:
“For UTS, Vietnam is not simply a country of engagement—it is a true strategic partner. Vietnam’s national agenda in science, technology, digital transformation, green growth and workforce development aligns strongly with UTS’s strengths as a leading university of technology and innovation.”
Today, UTS collaborates with more than 15 leading universities, research institutes and government bodies across Vietnam. These partnerships span a wide range of strategic areas, including: artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity and digital government, smart cities and Industry 4.0, water, environment and climate resilience, and health and biomedical innovation
Through these collaborations, UTS supports Vietnam in building a skilled, future-ready workforce and advancing research that addresses shared challenges across the region.
The Dialogue featured presentations from industry partners from both Australia and Vietnam such as AgriS, ARC Ento Tech, ANSCentre, FPT, Viettel, and Calix Global, showcasing two-way innovation in areas such as climate-smart and circular agriculture, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing, precision aquaculture, digital and AI-enabled systems.
Examples of Australian – Vietnam collaboration in tech and science highlight the growing momentum for joint research translation, industry partnerships and commercialisation pathways between the two countries - areas where UTS plays a central coordinating role.
Former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr Andrew Goledzinowski, also addressed the Dialogue. He underscored Vietnam’s rapid advancement in the technology sector and predicted that Vietnam could become “Australia’s second-largest IT partner after India.”
He emphasised the strong demand for Vietnamese software engineers and data specialists across Australian companies, further validating the importance of UTS’s partnerships in Vietnam.
A key outcome of the event was the reinforcement of UTS’s leadership in the Australia–Vietnam Strategic Technology Research Centre, a platform designed to accelerate bilateral collaboration in emerging and critical technologies.
The Centre focuses on shared priorities such as green technology and net-zero solutions, digital transformation and AI, sustainable agriculture and food security, water and environmental management, cybersecurity and data resilience, circular economy and critical minerals, and disaster response and relief.
The presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and senior ministry officials underscored the Centre’s importance as a long-term mechanism for scientific cooperation, talent mobility and policy-informed research.
Concluding the event, the Deputy Prime Minister thanked UTS for its strong support in advancing Australia–Vietnam collaboration in science and technology. He also recognised the significant contributions made by Vietnamese students and staff at UTS - and across Australia – to the enduring partnership between the two countries.
With strong support from government, industry, and academic partners across both nations, this week event reaffirmed UTS’s position as a trusted connector and strategic partner in Australia–Vietnam relations.
As Vietnam accelerates technological innovation and green transformation, UTS remains committed to expanding research collaboration, enabling talent development and supporting knowledge exchange that benefits both countries.