On behalf of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, there were Associate Professor, Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Rector of the school, MSc. Nguyen Minh Nguyet - Deputy Head of Development Cooperation Department, representatives of the Department of Scientific Research Management, Center for Communication and Information Technology.
The PHER project representatives were represented by Professor Tran Ngoc Anh - Chairman of USAID Projects of Indiana University (USA) in Vietnam, Mr. Rchard Hopper - Director of PHER Project and experts of the Project.
Representatives of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the PHER Project discussed many cooperation issues in enhancing the research capacity and international publication of the school's lecturers.
At the meeting, representatives of the two units discussed cooperation opportunities, connecting universities with businesses such as: Career guidance, Alumni Association; Innovation and creativity; Business connection...
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities said that the school is very eager to develop cooperative activities with the PHER Project. The Vice Rector of the school discussed and had many similar views with the PHER representative in building a model of a Research Support Center with the function of supporting the implementation of research projects, prestigious international publications, establishing a unit equivalent to an Ethics Council, training to improve the capacity of researchers, etc.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong - Vice Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities agreed on many ideas to implement activities to support lecturers within the framework of cooperation with PHER.
Professor Tran Ngoc Anh and Mr. Richard Hopper discussed at the working session with representatives of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU According to Professor Tran Ngoc Anh, with the desire to promote cooperation in the fields of social sciences and humanities, especially in the field of Anthropology, the PHER Project has selected the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - a prestigious university in Vietnam in this field. Following the cooperation activities between PHER and Hanoi National University, the project will have activities to support lecturers in improving their research capacity and international publication in ISI, SCOPUS.
With the position of a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research university, a team of excellent and leading experts, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has developed a number of new training majors and specialties, pioneering a core role in training and researching basic sciences of the country to reach regional and international levels. USSH scientists have many important studies in the fields of social sciences and humanities with valuable domestic and international scientific publications. Therefore, PHER's cooperation activities will contribute to exploiting the strengths of the University, strongly promoting the international research capacity of USSH scientists in the coming time.
Representatives of the two units took a souvenir photo after the meeting.
The PHER project is part of the Higher Education Development Assistance Program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a 5-year initiative from 2022 to 2026 to enhance the capacity of 3 key higher education institutions in Vietnam (Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang University) to develop sustainably and become more autonomous in the fields of administration, training, research, and connection with businesses, meeting the human resource needs for the industrialization, modernization, and international integration of Vietnam. The project is funded by USAID in the form of non-refundable technical assistance and assigned to Indiana University, USA as the implementing unit.
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