In February 2020, prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, I attended a conference on the role of ASEAN-UK relationship in the change of the regional architecture held at the new ASEAN Secretariat Building in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Conference brought together an audience of researchers from the United Kingdom and representatives of various research institutes of universities within the region.
On March 3rd & 4th, 2021, the research team of the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies (CVSEAS), University of Social Sciences and Humanities had a meeting with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in their field trip to Hau Giang Province. The research team members were Dr. Tran Dinh Lam - Director of CVSEAS, Mr. Pham Thanh Thoi - Vice Director of CVSEAS, and Mr. Truong Dang Khoa - Union President of Phuc Khang Corporation. The research field trip was to identify and facilitate research activities, which help the local farmers to adapt to the climate change and thereby build a sustainable life for the local people in Hau Giang province in particular and the people in the Mekong Delta region in general.
As part of No.4 work package of V2WORK project, CVSEAS- VNUHCM USSH organized the service “Nurturing the Entrepreneurship Spirit and Star-up Coaching”, hosted by Tran Van Lieng - General Director of Vinacacao Vietnam. Dr Tran Dinh Lam-Director of CVSEAS, students and postgraduates from different faculties also participated in the service.
On January, 14th 2021, at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), within the framework of work package No.4 of V2WORK project, Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies hosted a training course on: “ Sharpening presentation and public speaking skills'”, presented by Dr. Duong Ngoc Dung. The course had the participation of CVSEAS’s representatives and USSH’s students.
On January 7th, 2020, at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, the executive committee of TOURIST project had a workshop with Assoc.Prof.Dr. Thanh Phan - Lecturer of Faculty of Anthropology - University of Social Sciences and Humanities on the topic: “A different perspective on eco-cultural tourism of lotus village in Ninh Thuan province”. The workshop had the participation of Dr. Tran Dinh Lam - Director of CVSEAS and the students from the Faculty of Tourism. The workshop was within the framework of work package No.4 implementing the Center for Development of Sustainable Tourism.
On December 26th, 2020, the executive committee of project V2WORK had a business brunch with the business representatives and the faculty heads on discussing the operational assessment of the Center for Career Orientation and planning further cooperation between the higher education institutions and business units in order to improve graduates’ employability.