IMC AG expands activities in Asia

“Memorandum of Understanding” signed to promote learning technologies at universities in Vietnam – QuocAnh IEC is partner company on Vietnamese side

Saarbruecken/Frankfurt, 19th March 2008 – At the beginning of March the “German-Asian Business Community” and the “Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce” invited representatives to a forum entitled “Discover Vietnam – Business opportunities in the 21st century”. In the presence of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, and the Hessian Minister for Arts and Sciences, Mr. Udo Corts, several agreements were signed between selected German and Vietnamese companies. Hereby, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IMC AG, Dr. Wolfgang Kraemer, signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” with the Vietnamese company QuocAnh IEC, presented by CEO Hannah Dao. The Memorandum is aimed at deepening the cooperation in the field of learning technologies.

Both companies have committed themselves to making a contribution to the further development of Vietnam, especially by systematically fostering learning technologies at universities in Vietnam. Furthermore, they agreed to support the exchange of know-how and knowledge between German and Vietnamese universities. Within this cooperation, IMC AG will animate German universities for a deeper cooperation with their Vietnamese counterparts and serve as a promoter for innovative role models at universities. Products of IMC AG, such as the learning management system CLIX and the rapid authoring tool LECTURNITY, will be used as effective means of managing the exchange of knowledge and content.

The Prime Minister of Vietnam was accompanied by three of his ministers, namely the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Pham Gia Khiem, the Minister for Planning and Investment, Mr. Vo Hong Phuc, and the Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Hanel Vu Huy Hoang. They were accompanied by a delegation of 70 business representatives from Vietnam. “With this engagement in Vietnam, we will expand the internationalisation of IMC in Asia”, explains CEO Dr. Wolfgang Kraemer. In Europe, more than 150 universities are already using the products of IMC AG.

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