ENHANCE PROJECT - STRENGTHENING NATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CAPACITIES IN VIETNAM

Project leader: University of Alicante, Spain

Fund: Erasmus+, EU

Website: http://www.project-enhance.eu/

ENHANCE operates at a macro level targeting the Vietnamese Higher Education system (Research & Innovation Management and Implementation). Thanks to a complementary consortium involving 6 of the most relevant Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions with geographical balance, 3 European Higher Education Institutions with large experience in Research & Innovation and international cooperation and the participation of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The project is in line with national priorities that give a predominant role to Research & Innovation in the mid/long term and its activities have been designed as a response to Vietnam real needs.

ENHANCE will strengthen capacities by promoting effective Research and Innovation (R&I) management and implementation via:

• Building human capacities in R&I Management and Implementation (targeted training programme with relevant topics selected on the basis of the in-depth SWOT analysis of the national R&I system).

• Strengthening institutional capacity and enhancing national networking with the creation of a Network of Research and Innovation Offices in Vietnam that will be a national level reference for R&I in service of the academic/research community & HEI management, as well as for continuous dialogue with HE and S&T authorities.

Capacity Building will be multimodal with a tailor made approach for the different targets (R&I Units, academic/researchers & HE authorities). R&I Units will be in charge of their replication for generating impact and benefit at national level. Networking events will be organised to bring together HE & authorities to foster mutual dialogue and the improvement of R&I at policy level. This will be possible thanks to the drafting of the ENHANCE White Paper with recommendations for VIET R&I improvement. Dissemination of the action will be multimodal and intensive for increasing exploitation and long-term impact. Excellence of the main outputs will be ensured by a well-defined internal Quality Monitoring & the contribution of 2 top level external Quality Assurance experts who will provide recommendations on most relevant outputs.

Main objective
To strengthen capacities of the Vietnamese Higher Education system by promoting effective R&I management and implementation. 
 

Specific objectives
1. To build the human capacities in R&I Management and Implementation by means of a targeted training programme.
2. To strengthen the institutional capacity and enhance national networking by means of setting up a Network of R&I Offices in Vietnam.

How the ENHANCE project addresses these aims and objectives:
EU-PC COLLABORATION: EUs will guide VIETs and transfer their know-how/provide recommendations for an effective R&I improvement at institutional level (HEI). VIET will visit the 3 EU R&I Units and will bring back to VIET EU's concrete practice & adapt it to their context. EUs will deliver trainings for Vietnamese targets
MANAGEMENT& GOVERNENCE CAPACITIES: The White Paper will provide recommendations for the improvement of R&I management in Vietnam and management & implementation HEI level.

Partners:

University of Alicante (Spain)

Glasgow Caledoninan University (United Kingdom)

SlovenkÁ TechinickÁ Univerzita V Bratislave (Slovakia)

Thai Nguyen University (Vietnam)

VNU Hanoi - University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam)

Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (Vietnam)

VNU Ho Chi Minh - University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam)

An Giang University (Vietnam)

Can Tho University (Vietnam)

Ministry of Education and Training - MOET (Vietnam)

Ministry of Science and Technology - NISTPASS - MOST (Vietnam)

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