Background
The Ministry of Tourism coordinates national efforts in tourism human resource development through partnerships, vocational training programs, and international capacity-building exchanges with education institutions and vocational schools. H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, visited Hanoi Tourism College on 9 June 2026 during an official Cambodian delegation trip to Vietnam to discuss cooperative mechanisms for training, exchanges, and joint research initiatives.
Hanoi Tourism College provides vocational training across nine tourism disciplines and enrolls approximately 2,000 students each year. Representatives from both sides agreed to assign technical working groups to prepare an action plan and draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize cooperation on training, trainer exchanges, and seminar programs.
Key Developments
During the visit, Cambodian ministry officials inspected practical training facilities at Hanoi Tourism College, including hands-on training kitchens used for culinary and hospitality instruction. Hanoi Tourism College committed to provide trainers and experts for seminars and training programs in Cambodia, and to explore student exchange and joint research programming with the National Institute of Tourism and vocational tourism schools.
Institutional Role
The Ministry of Tourism acts as the national focal point for coordinating external training partnerships and delegating technical working groups to negotiate cooperation agreements. Hanoi Tourism College functions as a vocational training provider and partner institution that can deliver short-term technical assistance, trainer deployment, and curriculum exchange in hospitality and tourism skills.
Operational Implications
Planned cooperation is focused on practical skills transfer, trainer-led seminars, and structured student exchanges aimed at strengthening vocational capacity in Cambodia’s hospitality sector. The immediate next steps reported by both parties include formation of bilateral technical teams to draft the MoU and to prepare an implementation plan for training activities.
Source: Ministry of Tourism (Facebook post), Hanoi, 09 June 2026. Original source: https://www.facebook.com/cambodia.tourism.ministry/posts/pfbid0CKvA19yazRZh77eYrZ9HjVkPaYyTK2FURqWdEWvG76FgNogPjMt8vJDaUA2wcvSul
