University of Social Sciences and Humanities hosts training course on Theory and Practice of Innovation

The project involves 6 Vietnamese universities, including: University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU), University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Thai Nguyen University, University of Agriculture and Forestry (Hue), Can Tho University, An Giang University, together with the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Training. Foreign partners participating in this project are University of Alicante (Spain), Glasgow Caledonian University (Scotland), Technical University of Slovakia (Slovakia). The project lasts for 36 months with 07 specific activity packages with activities to research and evaluate the current status of research and innovation activities in Vietnam, propose solutions to support Vietnamese universities to improve their capacity for innovation, research and transfer of science, technology and knowledge.

On the morning of October 3, the training content was “Theory and practice of innovation”. Participants in the training course were scientists and managers from universities and units participating in the Project.

The speakers of the training session were Dr. Roberto Escarré and Ms. Noelia López (University of Alicante). The training content included: Basic knowledge of industrial cooperation, innovation models; Regional innovation strategies - the case of the Valencian community; Contribution of university research units to regional innovation systems...

The objective of this training is to help participants:

• Enhance knowledge of key topics in the management and implementation of research and innovation activities.
• Understand the mechanisms, basic concepts and potential of regional innovation systems.
• Identify the stakeholders in each country's innovation system.
• Generate ideas for effective collaboration in research and innovation.
• Understand the importance of collaborating with stakeholders in the regional innovation system to improve innovation capacity and performance.
• Develop fundraising strategies within the facility for financial stability.
• Develop project proposals for international cooperation programs.

Tomorrow (October 4), the next training session will be on fundraising solutions for research activities. The activity on October 5 will be a roundtable on the importance of higher education for economic development.