Hanoi: During a meeting with the UAE Government Leaders Programme delegation from the Prime Minister’s Office, Ho Duc Phoc, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, highlighted the importance of promoting bilateral ties between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.
According to Emirates News Agency, he praised the UAE’s leading experience in government innovation and its achievements in key sectors such as education, information technology, infrastructure, and investment. The meeting was part of the delegation’s knowledge visit to Vietnam, organized in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The delegation was accompanied by Dr. Bader Al Matrooshi, UAE Ambassador to Vietnam; Khaled Sharaf, Director of the UAE Government Leaders Programme; and senior Vietnamese officials.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized Vietnam’s aspiration to elevate collaboration with the UAE to new horizons through shared experiences and by encouraging Emirati youth to seize strategic investment opportunities in Vietnam. He stressed the importance of joint efforts to embed sustainable development goals that reflect the ambitions of both nations.
Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, and Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office, stated that the UAE government is committed to enhancing global partnerships and exchanging successful models with other governments. This approach is guided by the UAE’s leadership vision to deepen international cooperation and stay ahead of future challenges. He added that the strong ties between the UAE and Vietnam offer fertile ground for broader strategic collaboration and bilateral partnerships across multiple sectors.
He underlined that the UAE Government Leaders Programme 2025 showcases the UAE’s vision to empower national leaders with future foresight and world-class skills. The programme reflects the UAE’s commitment to upskilling its national workforce by enhancing skills, expanding knowledge, and aligning capabilities with global leadership standards. It provides participants with access to global experts, best practices, and disruptive ideas.
Dr. Bader Al Matrooshi commended Vietnam’s progress across various fields and highlighted the surge in bilateral trade in recent years as a testament to a shared outlook for expanding cooperation and forging new strategic relations. The visit to Vietnam is part of the UAE Government Leaders Program’s extensive training agenda, designed to introduce participants to impactful international models.
The visit covered main cities including Hanoi, Dien Bien, and Ba Vi, offering an opportunity to develop leadership principles and explore social impact strategies. Participants gained first-hand exposure to Vietnam’s transformational journey and its model of inclusive development, positioning the country as an emerging economy and pivotal regional hub in the Asia-Pacific.
The visit enabled participants to engage with pressing challenges related to water, sustainability, and community development. Programme participants explored Vietnam’s success stories in human capital development, economic transformation, and investment, and held key meetings with representatives of UNICEF and Vietnamese government entities.
The programme featured immersive educational tracks, starting with ‘Purpose-Driven Leadership,’ addressing a real-world challenge related to clean water access in collaboration with UNICEF. ‘Discovering Inner Leadership’, held in Ba Vi, focused on cultivating self-awareness and leadership resilience. The ‘Strategic Insight’ track centered on decoding Vietnam’s transformational path and its relevance to policy and regional economic innovation. ‘Expanding Global Perspectives’ examined shifting global dynamics and their impact on future governance. The last track explored leveraging community engagement to solve societal issues.
In Dien Bien province, participants developed practical solutions to scale climate-resilient water systems benefiting over 20,000 residents. The field experience also strengthened participants’ cultural adaptability, emotional resilience, and cross-cultural collaboration skills. Final presentations to UNICEF officials featured proposals informed by field experiences.
The delegation visited Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private-sector enterprise, to learn about its expansive portfolio. This included a tour of the modern VinUniversity and VinFast, the country’s flagship electric vehicle manufacturer, a success story in Vietnam’s industrial development.
As part of the programme’s development-focused partnerships, participants collaborated with UNICEF and Vietnamese authorities to co-design actionable solutions for clean water scarcity, a key challenge affecting children’s health in underserved areas, aiming for lasting community impact.
In Ba Vi, participants undertook a transformative leadership journey, designed to uncover personal strengths, areas for growth, and adaptive leadership approaches. The retreat offered insights and practical, future-focused ideas.
The latest edition of the UAE Government Leaders Programme 2.0 introduces a leadership development methodology emphasizing self-learning, global benchmarking, and transformational leadership tools for managing future challenges. Participants learn to lead change initiatives, implement national projects, and build capabilities through theoretical knowledge and applied training.
The programme is distinguished by its integrated approach to developing leaders, offering a cohesive track for Emirati leaders by combining global case studies, transformation project design, and experiential learning. It equips participants with skills through a methodology focused on designing and executing transformative projects, learning from global success models, and promoting self-directed learning capabilities. The programme introduces a cohesive track tailored to building the leadership capabilities of UAE talents.