The third forum of rectors of Russian and Vietnamese universities takes place from 22 to 23 May 2026 in Hanoi on the basis of the Hanoi University of Transport and Communications. It is attended by 62 Russian and 68 Vietnamese universities.
The forum is a key event of the Year of Russian-Vietnamese cooperation in the field of science and education, announced by the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin and the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam.
The event acts as a platform for dialogue in the field of education, research and technological interaction.
A total of 50 agreements were signed, three of them were signed by Oleg Gribunov, rector of Baikal University: with Nha Trang University, Danang University - University of Science and Education, Halong University.
These partnerships began a year ago after the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Baikal Russian-Vietnamese Friendship Society. Since then, the interaction of the university with Vietnamese colleagues has continued, a delegation of students and employees of the University of Baikal visited Vietnamese partners in November, and experience is being exchanged in accordance with the plans.
On the sidelines of the forum, meetings of the rector are planned on the promotion of educational programs in linguistics and intercultural communication.