WORKSHOP: RESEARCH MANAGEMENT – CREATING A RESEARCH PORTFOLIO; STRUCTURE OF A KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER OFFICE, STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

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.

The workshop was held at University of Social Sciences and Humanities by Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, with the coordination from Alicante University in Spain and funded by Erasmus+. The event is a part of ENHANCE – Strengthening National Research and Innovation Capacities in Vietnam project that aims at improving Vietnam’s higher education system as well as R&I capabilities. There are six modules in total, each aiming at improving, strengthening and developing a certain skill necessary for lecturers. For each module, there was a workshop conducted to deliver the content of the module. While only two were held at University of Social Sciences and Humanities on 28^th and 29^th of June, the other four were held at Thu Dau Mot University and Tra Vinh University.

The workshop attracted many lecturers, researchers, students as well as representatives from different units. Attendees’ backgrounds were rather diverse, which contributed to the workshop’s success, practicality and relatability.

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam warmed up the atmosphere with a speech introducing ENHANCE project, its objectives as well as goals of each workshop. Moreover, the professor introduced and expressed his heartfelt appreciation for Prof. Dr. Nguyen Danh Thao – workshop’s guest speaker, together with all the participants.

After introducing himself, Professor Danh Thao handed microphone to each participant so that they had a chance to introduce themselves, and for everyone to get to know each other.

Having had hands-on experience, professor was able to give an informative, yet easy-to-follow lecture, on steps needed to take to create a portfolio, structure of a typical knowledge transfer office of a unit, as well as strategies to engage and attract businesses.

Following up on the topic, Prof. Danh Thao shared his experience and advices regarding how he reached out to businesses, had his researches funded and how he was able to give his research an applicable purpose to attract businesses. More importantly, as Professor was working for a university, the knowledge and information provided were significantly practical for attendees, which was also what distinguished the workshop and attracted audience.

For each section, our guest speaker made sure everyone understood and was clear about the steps and objectives before he moved on to the following section. His experience provided participants with a better understanding of both possible difficulties and some of the solutions, which is a valuable knowledge needed for participants to be able to implement it into their practice.

Having attended the workshop, participants had the opportunity to improve their understanding of the scientific R&I (Research and Innovation) management and implementation; objectives, models and structure of a Technology Transfer Office; different Technology Transfer Schemes and the impact of Technology Transfer activities; define the mission and list of services for the ENHANCE R&I Units to be officially certified by each institution; how to create a research portfolio and develop marketing strategies within their institutions and understand the importance of developing strategies for business engagement. 

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