Attending the meeting were Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, representatives of the Department of Cooperation and Development, Faculty of International Studies.
On behalf of the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSF - Germany), there were Mr. Stefan Burkhardt, Regional Manager of South Asia/Southeast Asia of the Hanns-Seidel- Foundation eV (HSF); Mr. Michael Siegner, Resident Representative of HSF in Vietnam; and Ms. Trinh Ngoc Mai, Program Director of HSF Vietnam.
At the meeting, Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong emphasized the success of the cooperation between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) and the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation. Since the end of 2020, the two host units have joined hands to compile and successfully publish 05 Vietnam National Reports and are in the process of researching, implementing and completing report No. 06 this year. Vice President Dao Thanh Truong shared: USSH is one of the core members of Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), always leading in the field of research and training in social sciences and humanities. The school has 01 key research center and 04 strong research groups at VNU level, these are core research units that contribute significantly to affirming the position of the school in scientific and technological research activities and high-quality human resources. The Institute of Policy and Management (IPAM) of the University is a key research center at VNU level - a place to train many policy makers, implement many research and policy development programs for the National Assembly of Vietnam, aiming at the combination of training and research subsystems. This will be a typical Think tank model in the field of policy and management.
During the working session, Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang - Faculty of International Studies, coordinator of the projects to compile and publish the National Report on Vietnam shared: The National Report on Vietnam is a synthesis of comprehensive and in-depth research on social issues of concern in Vietnam, aiming to analyze, identify limitations and make recommendations to agencies that develop and implement policies. The focus of the publications revolves around topical issues in Vietnam such as population aging, environmental policies, digital transformation, women in Vietnamese society, overcoming the consequences of war... The next issue of the report will focus on labor market issues in Vietnam, promising to bring updated research results and useful recommendations, contributing to the process of building and perfecting policies in Vietnam.
Representatives of Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (Germany), Mr. Stefan Burkhardt and Mr. Michael Siegner highly appreciated the results achieved in the cooperation program between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and HSF, and expressed the desire that both sides will strengthen and expand cooperation activities in the coming time. The working session was conducted based on the consensus in the development direction from both sides, including some new ideas proposed such as compiling a Summary of the main results of the National Report, aiming at the ability to access information from a wide range of readers such as students, students and postgraduates, as well as the desire to develop many scholarship opportunities for students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the near future.
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