Proposal to establish cooperative relationship with the Office of the National Assembly

At the meeting, the representative of the Office of the National Assembly (OA) proposed establishing an official cooperative relationship with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in the field of research and training on issues related to policy making, public policy, etc.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh highly appreciated the above proposal and affirmed: The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is ready to coordinate with the Office of the National Assembly in related activities to help improve the effectiveness of the activities of National Assembly deputies, as well as promote the University's strengths in providing policy advice to Government agencies.

The Rector emphasized: The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is the leading university in Vietnam in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities, has a strong team of scientists, and has open cooperative relations with more than 180 international partners. The field of Public Policy Management is of interest to the University, based on close international cooperation with many international partners such as the Singapore Institute of Public Policy, the University of Naples (Italy), the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (Germany)... The University is currently assigned by VNU to carry out the Annual Report on economic and social issues; participate in research programs, consulting on the development of the Northwest region... The School has a Policy Advisory Council consisting of former politicians, senior government management experts, and leading scientists, who regularly propose valuable recommendations to government agencies on many issues related to social sciences and humanities, socio-cultural development... Currently, the two key focal points of the School in cooperation activities related to management science and policy are the Faculty of Management Science and the Institute of Policy and Management.

GS.Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh (Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities), Ms. Hoang Thi Kim Yen (Director of Department of Organization and Personnel, Office of the National Assembly)and representatives of leaders of some research institutes, faculties and functional departments in the School at the working session

Initially, the two sides mentioned a number of potential future cooperation activities between the Office of the National Assembly and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU. The University of Social Sciences and Humanities will conduct research and rapid assessments on policies to serve the information needs of National Assembly deputies; coordinate the implementation of annual research on policies; organize short-term training courses on analytical skills and policy planning for National Assembly deputies, civil servants of the Office of the National Assembly, the Office of the Party Central Committee, the Office of the President, etc.; conduct research to provide documents and practical arguments to serve the information needs of National Assembly deputies; coordinate postgraduate training in Public Policy for National Assembly deputies of the Lao PDR within the framework of the cooperation program between the Offices of the National Assembly of the two countries.