(CPV) – As many as 100 researchers from the UK and Vietnam are gathering in Ho Chi Minh city from February 17-20 in the Researcher links program, the latest initiative by the British Council to connect international researchers in their early career.
The project aims at equipping early-career researchers with important tools to source funding for their research and to enhance international collaboration activities.
The Vietnam program kicked off with two workshops on enhancing vaccine design and delivery strategies and on recent advances and developments in communications system. These were followed by a policy dialogue in which participants were invited to join a discussion on developing a tripartite link between government, research institutes and industries for sustainable development.
Chairing the dialogue was David Baghurst, Head of ISIS Enterprise Asia, which belongs to ISIS Innovation Limited, fully owned by the Oxford University.
Photo: Hai Dang
The dialogue agenda touched on the role of industry and IP issues in research commercialisation, different science and innovation funding sources that support science and innovation, and the broad picture of the science and technology landscape in the nation.
“International research collaboration is essential for the global knowledge economy, and it has been shown that internationally mobile researchers tend to be more productive. Furthermore, a shared research interest can help to build trust and relationships between people from very different backgrounds and cultures”, said Chris Brown, Country Director British Council Vietnam.
Submitting a proposal for a workshop on communications systems, the University of Leeds and the Da Nang University of Science and Technology were selected by the global Researcher Links program to be Vietnam coordinators. Similarly the proposal by Aston University and the Biotechnology Centre of Ho Chi Minh city was awarded funding for it touches on one of the hottest areas of strategic development in Vietnam, which is biotechnology with a focus on vaccine development.
The workshops in Vietnam attracted academics from world renowned institutions such as the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, UCL, the University of Strathclyde, the University of Leeds, Aston University, among others./.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
