On December 4th, 2019, within the framework of project TOURIST, the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Tourism was held in Hanoi. Representatives from FH Joanneum University (Austria), Ms. Claudia Linditsch, and Prof. Harald A. Friedl had a working visit with Dr. Ha Van Sieu - Deputy Director General of Tourism Administration. The meeting was attended by Mr. Tran Phu Cuong - Director General of International Cooperation, Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - Director of the Institute for Tourism Development, and Dr. Tran Dinh Lam - Director of the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies.
On 22 December 2017, through the introduction by Dr. Tadashi Kikuchi, Teikyo University, Japan, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam had a working day with Prof. Toshio Ogata - Honorary Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan. He is also the Environmental Consultant for the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment of Hanoi.
On 26-28 March, 2017, the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, attended the opening ceremony to launch a project on “strengthening climate change REsearch And innovation CapaciTies in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam – REACT” at the University of Alicante, Spain. During the meeting, the project’s members had discussions and reached agreements on the project-related issues.
On October 3-5, 2016, all partners of the ENHANCE Project attended the first round table, project coordination meeting and training workshop hosted by the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities. After 3 days of working together, the project members reviewed the relevant activities of the past 6 months and proposed an agenda for the next 6 months. Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, and Dr. Bui Anh Tien, Deputy Head of the Office of Scientific Research and Project Management, represented the HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities at this important conference.
From February 22 to 24, 2016, Prof.Dr. Vo Van Sen, President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Ho Chi Minh City and two representatives of the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies had attended the kick-off meeting of the ENHANCE Project in University of Alicante, Spain. During the meetings, many issues related to the dissemination and implementation of the project had been addressed and discussed in detail by project partners, including HCM-University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The University of Hawaiii – Mānoa (UH- Mānoa) are soliciting applications for entry into our 2016 graduate program. We encourage students to begin applying now, as the application deadline for funding via the East-West Center is November 1st.