VeDial

Vietnam Education Dialogue:

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
8:10am – 8:25am	Opening Speech Ngo Bao Chau, University of Chicago
8:25am – 8:35am	Remarks Bui Van Ga, Deputy Minister of Education and Training
8:35am – 8:45am	Remarks Nguyen Quan, Minister of Science and Technology
Fulltext of papers and speeches can be viewed at http://hocthenao.vn/category/giao-duc-dai-hoc/ved-2014/GOVERNANCE
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
9:00am – 9:15am	Presentation 2: University Governance in Vietnam: Cans and Cannots Bui Tran Phuong, Hoa Sen University
9:15am – 9:30am	Presentation 3: Hanoi University: Some Management Experiences Nguyen Xuan Vang, Ministry of Education and Training
9:30am – 9:45am	Presentation 4: Accountability Tran Ngoc Anh, Indiana University Bloomington Do Quoc Anh, Science Po Paris
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
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