Vietnam Education Dialogue:
Higher Education Reforms
Time: July 31 – August 1, 2014.
Venue: American Center, 8th floor, Diamond Plaza, 34 Le Duan, Ben Nghe, Ho Chi Minh City.
Final agenda. Bios of speakers and panelists can be downloaded here (pdf file).
Thursday, July 31, 2014 – Morning
OPENING | |||
7:30am – 8:00am | Registration | ||
8:00am – 8:10am | Welcome Speech Rena Bitter, Consul General of the United States |
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8:10am – 8:25am | Opening Speech Ngo Bao Chau, University of Chicago |
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8:25am – 8:35am | Remarks Bui Van Ga, Deputy Minister of Education and Training |
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8:35am – 8:45am | Remarks Nguyen Quan, Minister of Science and Technology |
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Fulltext of papers and speeches can be viewed at http://hocthenao.vn/category/giao-duc-dai-hoc/ved-2014/GOVERNANCE |
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8:45am – 9:00am | Presentation 1: Developing Lecturers and Researchers in Vietnam’s Universities Ngo Bao Chau, University of Chicago Ngo Quang Hung, State University of New York at Buffalo |
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9:00am – 9:15am | Presentation 2: University Governance in Vietnam: Cans and Cannots Bui Tran Phuong, Hoa Sen University |
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9:15am – 9:30am | Presentation 3: Hanoi University: Some Management Experiences Nguyen Xuan Vang, Ministry of Education and Training |
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9:30am – 9:45am | Presentation 4: Accountability Tran Ngoc Anh, Indiana University Bloomington Do Quoc Anh, Science Po Paris |
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9:45am – 10:15am | Coffee Break | ||
10:15am – 10:30am | US. Government’s View on Education Reforms Terry White, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Hanoi |
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10:30am – 11:30am | Panel and Open discussion | ||
11:30am – 1:30pm | Lunch Break |
Thursday, July 31, 2014 – Afternoon
AUTONOMY | |
1:30pm – 1:45pm | Presentation 5: University Autonomy: Realities and Solutions for Vietnam Nguyen Minh Thuyet, Formerly National Assembly Member |
1:45pm – 2:00pm | Presentation 6: Autonomy and the New Law of Higher Education Vu Thi Phuong Anh, University of Economics & Finance HCMC |
2:00pm – 2:15pm | Presentation 7: An Appropriate System of Governance and Management for Vietnam’s Higher Education Lam Quang Thiep, Thang Long University |
2:15pm – 2:35pm | Panel Discussion |
2:35pm – 3:00pm | Open Discussion |
3:00pm – 3:30pm | Coffee Break |
FINANCE, QUALITY AND DIGITALIZATION | |
3:30pm – 3:45pm | Presentation 8: Financial Reforms to Enhance Quality, Equality and Effectiveness in Higher Education Nguyen Truong Giang, Ministry of Finance |
3:45pm – 4:00pm | Presentation 9: Is Cost sharing policy Supporting Or Obstructing The Development of Vietnamese Higher Education Pham Hung Hiep, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan and Vietnam National University, Hanoi |
4:00pm – 4:15pm | Presentation 10: Quality Assurance and Accreditation In Higher Education: Global Trends and ImplicationsFor Vietnam Do Ngoc Quyen, University of Melbourne |
4:15pm – 4:30pm | Presentation 11: Digital Education – A Reform Opportunity for Higher Education Giap Van Duong, Giap School |
4:30pm – 4:45pm | Panel Discussion |
4:45pm – 5:00pm | Open Discussion |
5:00pm | End of Day 1 |
Friday, August 1, 2014 – Morning
FACULTY AND RESEARCH | |
8:00 am – 8:15am | Presentation 12: Developing Faculty Members Vu Ha Van, Yale University |
8:15am – 8:30am | Presentation 13: Research and Development in Universities Ngo Quang Hung, State University of New York at Buffalo |
8:30am – 8:45am | Presentation 14: FIRST Project: Connecting Knowledge and Spreading Innovation Luong Van Thang, Ministry of Science and Technology |
8:45am – 9:15am | Panel Discussion Luong Hoai Nam, Hoang Gia Tourism and Aviation Services Duong Nguyen Vu, John von Neumann Institute, VNU HCMC |
9:15am – 9:45am | Open Discussion |
9:45am – 10:00am | Coffee Break |
PRIVATE AND INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTS | |
10:00am – 10:15am | Presentation 15: Viet – Phap University’s Experience Luong Chi Mai, University of Science and Technology of Ha Noi |
10:15am – 10:30am | Presentation 16: Identities Formation of Offshore International Vietnamese Students in the Transnational Education Market in Vietnam: an Inside-out Perspective Nguyen Thi Nhai, RMIT Vietnam |
10:30am – 10:45am | Presentation 17: How To Operate A Private Education Institution In Vietnam? Dam Quang Minh, Institute of American Education |
10:45am – 11:15am | Panel Discussion Dennis F. Berg, Emeritus Professor from California State University – Fullerton Nguyen Xuan Thanh, Fulbright Economic Teaching Program |
11:15am – 12:00pm | Open Discussion |
12:00pm | End of Conference |