A signing ceremony between the Novaland Group and Khôi Nguyên Education Group. — Photo courtesy Novaland Group

HCM CITY — Novaland Group has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Khôi Nguyên Education Group (KNE) in which the latter will provide consultancy and develop education modules and programmes at Novaland’s projects.

According to the partnership, the first school will be developed at Aqua City, the satellite city project on more than 600-hectare area. Aqua City has reserved more than 70 per cent for greenery, transport infrastructure and internal utilities, of which 25 ha is planned for high standard inter-level schools. 

Under the agreement, the consultancy will be implemented in different levels following international standards on management structure; recruitment and training of teachers as well as management level associates; and partnerships with international education partners for the international school system at Novaland’s projects. 

The two groups have agreed on special offers for Novaland customers who have children studying at KNE’s school system. KNE’s customers and staff will enjoy special offers when buying real estate or using any products and services of Novaland Group. 

Bùi Xuân Huy, general manager of Novaland, said: “We truly believe in KNE’s capability with more than 10 years of experience, and highly appreciate the group’s dedication to education development of Việt Nam. This partnership with KNE in consulting to develop an international school system at Novaland’s projects and Aqua City is a strategic and effective step helping Novaland to complete facilities, bringing better lives to the residents in our projects and surroundings.”

KNE was established in 2010 with the purpose of bringing the best foreign education programs to students in Việt Nam. It uses the well-known Canadian International School System (CISS) for students from kindergarten to grade 12, including the Canadian International School (CIS), Bilingual Canadian International School (BCIS), Albert Einstein Vietnam (AES) and Canadian Vietnam Kindergarten (CVK). With five schools and more than 3,000 students in KNE’s school system, CISS has become a prestigious education choice for many parents. 

The Novaland Group is a prominent real estate investment and development company in Việt Nam. Novaland currently owns a diversified portfolio of more than 40 housing projects and valuable land holdings in strategic locations in HCM City and other provinces in Việt Nam. — VNS