The visit slash lecture of the Minister Marten Van den Berg to Foreign Trade University was in the series of his activities with 34 business companies, Research Institution and University of the Netherlands for the purpose of seeking business opportunities in aviation, agro food, renewable energy and water logistics. During the visit, the Minister was also accompanied with Director International Agribusiness at Netherlands, Mr Michiel van Erkel and Ambassador Nienke Trooster.

The Minister and his company were welcomed by Vice President, Assoc Prof, Dr Nguyen Thu Thuy, Head of Department of International Affairs, Assoc Prof, Dr Vu Hoang Nam and a large number of Foreign Trade University professors and students. 

The representatives of Foreign Trade University welcomed the Minister and his company

At the meeting, the Minister acknowleged his thank towards Foreign Trade University leaders for bring him chance to meeting up with students and professors. The Minister also noticed that the Netherlands and Vietnam have become the strategic partners in water-related issue management and climate change adaptation in 2010, then in 2014, the two countries continued that corporation in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security.

The purpose of this visit is to promote the exchange of expertise knowledge and agro creativity, especially in Food Security and other fields, such as water, agriculture, logistics, energy and health
Vice President, Assoc Prof, Dr Nguyen Thu Thuy was giving presents for the Minister.

Vice President, Assoc Prof, Dr Nguyen Thu Thuy hopes that students could accquire better knowledge and awareness about national sustainable development.

Vice President, Assoc Prof, Dr Nguyen Thu Thuy gave speech at the end of the lecture.

The lecture of the Minister was about how Vietnamese could help in the process of achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Vietnam. Sustainable Economic Development is the standard to set goals and necessary factors to develop the economy. According to that, Sustainable Development is not only the increase of GDP but also the sustainability in three factors: Economy, Society and Environment. To maintain the quick development in the long term, the increase in income must go with the increase in living conditions. The development does not necessarily have to increase too fast but in reasonable and sustainable speed. With the current position of Vietnam, to achieve this goal, we do not only need the synchronization of policy and society but also the investment in modern technology. Moreover, the policy makers have to know how to harmonize the domestic business culture with the international standard for accounting, banking and capital.

To conclude the lecture, Mr Van Den Berg hoped that his sharing could help the students understand deeply the position and necessary activities in the future to develop Vietnam