On 20 October, the St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering hosted a delegation from Vietnam. A delegation from the Hanoi Architectural University (HAU), led by Rector Le Quan, DSc of Architecture, paid an official visit to the university.

First Vice-Rector Svetlana Golovina reported that SPbGASU had been collaborating with Vietnamese universities since 2008. Representatives from the Hanoi Architectural University first visited our university in July 2017. In March 2025, during a visit by a SPbGASU delegation to the Hanoi Architectural University, a memorandum of understanding was signed. Three students from Vietnam are studying at our university in the 2025–2026 academic year, two of whom are in the Faculty of Architecture.

During a working meeting with the SPbGASU top managers, the parties discussed possible areas of cooperation. The idea of ​​teaching Russian in Vietnam generated considerable interest. Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Sergey Mikhailov informed that SPbGASU had a preparatory department for foreign citizens. This department teaches Russian as a foreign language. Furthermore, the university has a Department of Intercultural Communication, whose academic staff are fully qualified to bring the Russian language and culture to other countries.

The discussion focused on joint projects, academic mobility programs, and the participation of SPbGASU students in an international workshop in Vietnam. The best SPbGASU students participating in this event will have the opportunity to study at HAU for a year.

After completing the official part, the delegation took a tour of the Faculty of Architecture and became acquainted with its departments, studios, and workshops.

SPbGASU is confident that the visit opens up opportunities for partnership between the universities.

"There's ample scope for cooperation. We'll soon draw up a roadmap, present it to the Vietnamese side for discussion and signature, and begin implementing it in 2026," concluded Sergey Mikhailov.

Bottom row, left to right: Vice-Rector for Continuing Education Viktoria Vinogradova, First Vice-Rector Svetlana Golovina, Rector of HAU Le Quan, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Sergey Mikhailov. Top row, left to right: Acting Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Andrey Surovenkov, Lecturer at the HAU Institute of International Education and Cooperation Ha Duy Anh, Vice-Rector for Research Evgeny Korolev, Director of the HAU Institute of International Education and Cooperation Le Chien Thang.