EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN VIETNAM AND LAOS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MEKONG SUBREGION’S DEVELOPMENT
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This research attempts to explain the cooperation between Vietnam and Laos from the viewpoint of theories of international relations. The scope of this research is the field of education of Vietnam and Laosfrom 2011 to 2020. By combining two research methods, including qualitative and historical-logical method, the article clarifies obtained outcomes in two main aspects of the cooperation, namely education, training of personnel and development of education infrastructure, and shows limitations of the cooperation at the same time. Thereby, the article proposes some suitable policies for Vietnam, with a view to improving the efficiency of the cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, in the context of Vietnam’s international cooperation for the development of the Mekong Subregion.
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