The discussions focused on expanding cooperation in personel training, policy consultancy and development governance as the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership enters a new growth phase. Beyond training, the centre has carried out research, knowledge sharing and policy advice, focusing on the review of Vietnam’s 40-year Doi Moi (Renewal) process, new governance models and industrial development policy. At the ANZSOG, Thang noted that the HCMA and the school share similar missions in public-sector leadership training and policy research. At the ANU, Thang and his delegation discussed emerging sci-tech trends, AI policy, development governance and ways to partner with Vietnamese research bodies. The working sessions reaffirmed that cooperation in quality workforce development and policy research and advice is becoming ever more substantive, deepening the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership./.