On July 13th, 2018, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of Center of Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, took part in discussion with other lecturers, researchers and experts at Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) on “Economic reform and Sustainable Development in Vietnam.”

On June, 26, 2018, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of the Center of Vietnam and Southeast Asian Studies, had a brief discussion on the development of E-commerce in Vietnam with Ms Fumi Nishi - Executive Officer and Oversea Business Office Manager of OZVision Inc, and Mr. Segawa So - CEO of the Pascalia Asian Vietnam company.

On June 14, 2018, “Formalised Procedures: Intellectual Property, Contractual Framework, Internal Approval Process” workshop was held by Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian studies (CVSEAS) – University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) and Thu Dau Mot University (TDMU).

On June 13, 2018, Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian studies (CVSEAS) – University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) cooperated with Thu Dau Mot University (TDMU) to hold a workshop themed “Research Methodology; Peer Review; Commercial Appraisal” in order to enhance research capacities of lecturers, students as well as specialized staff working at the university. 

School Council President from Thu Dau Mot University (TDMU), Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Hiep, paid a visit to University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) and was warmly greeted by USSH's representatives on May 22, 2018.

On June 26th, 2018, a representative of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) at Ho Chi Minh City branch has come to University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) to prepare for the launching of Work Package 5 (WP5) in V2WORK project funded by European Union (EU).

On June 29th, 2018, “Exploitation and Commercialization: Research Evaluation, Spin-off Creation” workshop was held with a guest speaker Tran Van Lieng, Chairman/President of Vinacacao Corporation. 

On June 28th, 2018 “Research management: Creating a research portfolio; structure of a knowledge transfer office, strategies for business engagement” workshop was held with attendance of a prestigious guest speaker – Prof. Dr. Nguyen Danh Thao, Head of International Relations Department of University of Technology, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City.

On June 1st and 13th, in a visit to Tra Vinh University and Thu Dau Mot University respectively, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam - Director of Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies - had a meeting with the two schools’ professors and staffs as he donated books to the libraries of these schools. 

On June 1 and 2, lecturers from Tra Vinh University attended workshop themed “Strengthening national research and innovation capacities and other goals of the project”.