Among the guests were Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Senior Specialist, Department of Non-Governmental Organizations, Ministry of Interior; Ms. Tran Thi Thu Hien - JIFF Fund Manager; and program management staff.
In his opening remarks, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong shared: As one of the key members of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is proud to be a pioneering training and research institution in social sciences and humanities in Vietnam. Over the past period, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has been implementing many research and community service projects with support from more than 40 international partners. Among them, 21 partners are from the Federal Republic of Germany. One of the major German partners supporting the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, a long-standing and sustainable partner with over 20 years of cooperation, since the first project on the theme "Vietnam-Rosa Luxemburg Project on Policies Studies" in 2002.
In 2023, the scientific research and innovation activities of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities were comprehensive, aimed at serving the community, enhancing the research capacity of staff and students, and publishing internationally. In particular, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dao Thanh Truong emphasized that the function of serving the community is a concrete manifestation of research and policy advice for the Vietnamese government and agencies from the central to local levels, based on the results of in-depth research by lecturers at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Research conducted on practical topics such as labor migration, gender equality, sustainable growth, green growth, domestic violence, etc., will be included in national reports in 2024, contributing to the improvement and development of social security policies.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Senior Specialist, Department of Non-Governmental Organizations, Ministry of Interior, stated that the meeting aimed to review the project's implementation progress, provide timely technical and management support to project partners to ensure the project stays on track and is effective. Accordingly, the parties will jointly explore the advantages, difficulties, and obstacles, discuss solutions to overcome them, and exchange plans for future project implementation.
Accordingly, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai expressed her hope that by the project's completion, it would bring about positive changes through policies that support and serve the community, ensuring the sustainability of the achieved results for many years to come.
Ms. Tran Thi Thu Hien, JIFF Fund Manager, shared some information about the EU JULE project.
EU JULE is a project supported by the European Union to the Vietnamese Government to strengthen judicial services for citizens. The EU-funded project, “Strengthening Law and Justice in Vietnam,” aims to enhance the socialist rule of law through a more reliable and accessible judicial system, targeting vulnerable groups, especially women, children, ethnic minorities, and the poor, to help address difficulties in accessing public services within the judicial system to exercise their legal rights.
The collaborative project is not simply about disseminating knowledge about waterway safety to children and parents in remote areas, but also about guiding them in practical skills for real-life situations. Ms. Tran Thi Thu Hien believes that, with many years of experience in implementing community service projects, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities will be able to connect academic knowledge in social science research with community service work in Vietnam.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa reported on the project's progress.
Initiative
Raising awareness and understanding of the law among parents and children of ethnic minorities who travel to school by boat regarding the right to education and inland waterway safety in Hoa Binh province." Have
3 objectives:
- Conduct training to raise awareness and understanding of the law on students' right to education for parents and teachers, and the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic Safety. Develop a handbook on "Legal Regulations on Children's Right to Education and Inland Waterway Traffic Safety".
- Providing legal advice to parents and teachers on legal regulations regarding the right to education, the right to safety for children participating in waterway traffic safety and preventing drowning.
- Organize a media event in the form of a theatrical performance on "Water Safety Skills". Compile a "Handbook on Water Safety for Students". Establish a "School Counseling and Water Safety Center". Propose policies for ethnic minority students in riverside areas.
Over the past period, the Initiative has successfully supported the development of the handbook "Legal Regulations on Children's Right to Education and Inland Waterway Safety" and the "Handbook on Drowning Prevention and Inland Waterway Safety Skills". Accordingly, the Initiative has also established school counseling and drowning prevention centers at three schools, disseminated knowledge and enhanced water safety capacity for parents, staff, and children at many schools.
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