Under the document, the two countries will consider conditions to recognise each other's diplomas, academic degrees and titles. Both will support direct cooperation between their nation's universities and scientific research institutes, including the exchange of professors, lecturers, and students between these establishments. They will also facilitate the operations of the Austria-South East Asia University (ASEA - UNINET) network.

The Austrian side proposed that Viet Nam creates opportunities for teachers and linguists specialised in the German language to participate in seminars on Austrian studies and culture.

At the talks, the delegation from the Austrian Ministry of Education, Culture and Science also proposed the establishment of a one-year committee to draft an agreement that will recognise each other's academic degrees and titles. Austria will send experts to Viet Nam to lecture on culture, linguistics and music three months a year in the 2006-2007 period. Currently, Austria is providing two scholarships to Vietnamese students a year and will double the number in the coming period.

The Vietnamese delegation asked Austria to reduce interest rates on official development assistance (ODA) for Viet Nam's educational sector. It called on the Austrian Ministry of Technology to create a scholarship fund for young Vietnamese scientists to study in Austria, and promote scientific and technological exchanges between the two countries. They said the cooperation should focus on vocational training, higher education, and post-graduate training.

Earlier, the Austrian delegation worked with and admitted the Hue University to the ASEA-UNINET. The delegation also visited and presented gifts to a primary school in Ha Noi and the German Department of the Ha Noi Foreign Languages University./.