ANNUAL REPORT 2014

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ANNUAL REPORT 2014

ANNUAL REPORT 2014
CONTENTS
6. MESSAGE FROM VNU-HCM PRESIDENT
9. OVERVIEW
19. POWER OF SYNERGY
107. LOOKING AHEAD
111. FINANCE 2012
119. ANNEX
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VNU-HCM: SYNERGY POWER
Vision
VNU-HCM is committed to becoming one of the top ranked universities in Asia, where
science, technology, culture and intellect of Vietnam converge.
Mission
VNU-HCM is home to talented faculty and excellent students, and dedicated to preparing
highly qualified human resources, conducting significant researches and leading innovations
so as to promote national development and social advances.
VNU-HCM is governed, managed and administered as an exemplary university model with
high degree of autonomy, social accountability and self-control. It also creates a favorable
environment for science innovation and academic freedom in a standard university city.
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Message
from VNU-HCM President
The year 2014 is coming to an end.
Under the theme of Education Quality, all
activities of VNU-HCM in 2014 were geared
towards maintaining the quality of education,
academic affairs and research.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Binh
In addition to strengthening high quality
academic programs at an international standard
(e.g. excellent engineer training programs, honors
programs and advanced programs), VNU-HCM
implemented the CDIO approach to fully
develop learners' knowledge, skills, qualifications
and professional competence. Being home to
distinguished faculty and students, the University
also paid close attention to admissions, as it
endeavors to produce talents for the society after
every 4 years of education. In 2014, the proposal
"Higher education admission reform" was
completed, which is scheduled to be implemented
for 3 years (2015-2017) in order to fully evaluate
students' academic competence, problem solving
skills and community involvement.
Committed to standardizing and developing
academic programs and learning environment
at an international standard so as to provide
highly qualified personnel for the sake of
socioeconomic growth, the quality assurance
system of VNU-HCM has been strongly built.
Up to 2014, the University had 16 programs
accredited by ASEAN University Network
(AUN). Besides, the Computer Science and
Computer Engineering programs were accredited
by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology) at level 3, making them the
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first two programs in Vietnamese universities get
the highest level of ABET accreditation. As a
pioneer of the country in international assessment
and accreditation, VNU-HCM has been
gradually integrating into regional and global
higher education.
The deep relationship of VNU-HCM and its
partners in the area of science and technology has
gained increasingly effective and quality
outcomes. Currently, it has closely worked with
many universities and institutes around the world
from Asia, Europe to North America on scientific
research programs.
In 2014, the University focused on technical
improvement by working with reputable
universities in the world such as University of
California Berkeley (UCB), University of
California Los Angeles (UCLA), Singapore
Management University (SMU) on the three
important areas: (1) natural science; (2) education
science; (3) management science/business
administration. Such partnerships have opened
the door for VNU-HCM to integrate into the
world class university system.
The value of a university can be measured by its
inventions and contributions to human
knowledge, as well as by the benefits it brings to
the community. Fully aware of it, for the past
years, a comprehensive community engagement
strategy has been implemented by VNU-HCM,
including specific goals and widespread programs
which closely linked with the localities of the
Southern economic zone for the sake of
socioeconomic and cultural development.
As a large science hub of the country, VNUHCM actively provided inputs for national
policies and schemes, especially those related to
the government resolutions for educational
reform.
For its continued effectiveness, VNU-HCM has
identified the directions for strategic plan 20162020 and the vision 2030. The overall goal was
to fully develop the University system on the
basis of autonomy, social accountability and
corresponding responsibility. VNU-HCM
would provide the guidance and create favorable
conditions for its member institutions to be able
to develop the University into a central hub in
the country for multi-disciplinary quality
education, research and technology transfer,
keeping pace with reputable universities in the
region and the world.
Entering the year 2015.
2015 is when VNU-HCM, in celebration of big
national holidays, will reflect on its 20 years of
construction, development and integration. As
looking back at the past, everyone will feel proud
and at the same time, be aware of his responsibility
in developing the University.
2015 marks the start of the strategic plan for a
new period: the period of development and
acclamation.
2015 presents challenges and opportunities for
VNU-HCM's integration.
Globalization is a vital process of integration
among economies and cultures. Competition
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and
cooperation
are
intertwined.
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES are
two sides of the same coin.
The formation of the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) in 2015 will bring both
challenges and opportunities to Vietnam. Such
opportunities including expanded labor market,
and positive conditions to exchange, collaborate
and mobilize educational and research resources
must be seized. The country needs to implement
reforms for international integration, and vice
versa. Education needs to be a bridge leading the
country to international integration and a good
future.
In 2013, the 11th Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Vietnam issued the
Resolution 29 on comprehensive educational
reform. In that context, VNU-HCM officially
registered to be the pilot institution to carry out
the reform, as it was aware that the change was
urgently necessary, not because the government
asked for it, but because the education itself and
the University did need it. The reform would
have a positive impact on the quality of education
and science, leading to the formation of research
oriented universities. Once done at VNU-HCM,
it would facilitate an advanced model of higher
education administration at international
standards, enabling the Vietnamese higher
education to integrate into the regional and
global system.
With that, VNU-HCM identified the theme for
2015 as REFORM - INTEGRATION with
the following core agenda:
- Completing and enhancing articulation and
collaboration in education, research and
academic exchanges among member institutions,
and with local and international partners; thereby,
creating the breakthrough improvement in the
quality of education and research
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- Reforming and developing the quality of
administration; professionalizing all areas of
operation; and standardizing the administration
processes in order to improve the VNU-HCM's
position.
- All activities must be associated with the
development strategy of VNU-HCM. Resources
are allocated based on key performance indicators
and appraisal schemes.
The future is ahead, and the expectation of the
society requires VNU-HCM, with its
commitment and achievements, to pioneer the
reform and the local and international integration
A year is coming to an end. In celebration of
another new year, it is confident that VNUHCM will achieve a sustainable development,
and join other stakeholders in the country to
improve higher education quality for the sake of
regional and international integration.
Wishing the faculty health and happiness in
2015.
OVER VIEW
Master plan of the University of Information Technology
Photo: Nguyen Minh Tan
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ADVISORY BOARD
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chau Ngoc An
University City Planning
and Development Advisor
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh
Higher Education Administration Advisor
(since 8/2013)
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Mr. Dao Trung Giang
Materials Science and
Corporate Relations Advisor
Prof. Dr. Dang Luong Mo
Circuit Design Advisor
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Luu
Higher Education Administration Advisor
Prof. Dr. Ho Tan Nhut
Education Technology Advisor
PRESIDENTIAL BOARD
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1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Binh,
President
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Thanh Dat,
Standing Vice President
3. Dr. Nguyen Duc Nghia,
Vice President
4. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoi Nghia,
Vice President
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LEADERSHIP
OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Dinh Thanh
Rector, University of Technology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Van Sen,
Rector, University of Social
Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Dr. Tran Linh Thuoc,
Rector, University of Science
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Thanh Phong,
Rector, International University
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duong Anh Duc,
Rector, University of Information
Technology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung,
Rector, University of Economics and Laws
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc,
Director, Institute for Environment and Resources
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
VNU - HCM COUNCIL
PRESIDENTIAL
BOARD
STRATEGY COMMITTEE
SCIENCE & ACADEMIC COMMITTEE
FUNCTIONAL DEPARTMENTS
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
PLANNING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
STUDENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
MEMBER UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE
HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED
UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES
JOHN VON NEUMANN INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW
INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION GOVERNANCE
IC DESIGN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER
CENTER OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
VIETNAM MANAR CENTER
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTER
CENTER FOR POLITICAL THEORY
NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION CENTER
LABORATORY FOR NANO TECHNOLOGY
JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL LIBRARY
VNU-HCM PUBLISHING HOUSE
CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL TESTING AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT
CENTER FOR VNU-HCM CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
DORMITORY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
CENTER FOR DORMITORY MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARK
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE
CENTER FOR FRENCH UNIVERSITIES
CENTER FOR FRENCH UNIVERSITIES
VNU-HCM DEVELOPMENT FUND
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUND
ENGLISH TESTING CENTER
CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITATION
PRE-DOCTORAL EDUCATION CENTER
VNU-HCM NEWSLETTER
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1. VNU-HCM's 20th anniversary events were held.
2. National forum "Summary of theoretical and practical issues over
30 years' reform" was organized.
Top 10
Events
3. The Decree 186 and the Decision 26/2014/Q?-TTg regarding
the organization and operation of Vietnam National Universities
were issued by the government.
4. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam visited and delivered a
speech in the 2014 Opening Ceremony of VNU-HCM.
5. Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan visited VNUHCM.
6. The revised construction plan of VNU-HCM was announced.
7. The book "Vietnam's sovereignty over the East Sea and Hoang
Sa - Truong Sa" was released, and the historical map asserting
sovereignty exhibited by the scholar Nguyen Dinh Dau.
8. UCLA Chancellor, CSUF President and SMU President visited
and signed agreements with VNU-HCM.
9. VNU-HCM was ranked No. 1 in the sector of Science, Culture
and Society in 2013, and shortlisted to receive the Honorary Flag by
the government.
10. 2014 Labor Union Conference of national and regional
universities was organized.
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1. The Computer Science and Computer Engineering programs at
the University of Technology were the first two programs of
Vietnamese higher education institutions receiving the ABET
accreditation.
Top 10
Professional
Activities
2. The commercial microchip, SG-8V1 made by ICDREC of
VNU-HCM won the first prize in the 2014 Vietnamese Talent
Awards, and became one of the top 8 science and technology events
of Vietnam in 2014.
3. The Center for Educational Accreditation was established.
4. Agreement to develop biotechnology and education science was
signed with UCLA (U.S)
5. Agreement on science, technology and education was signed with
the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).
6. The seminar "Building academic bridges - Borderless knowledge"
was jointly organized by VNU-HCM and SMU (Singapore).
7. The international conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks
(MOFs) "150 Years of Beautiful Structures and Defects" was held.
8. The project "Management capacity development for community
colleges and universities" (in collaboration with Canada) was
implemented.
9. Pham Tuan Huy, the student of the High School for the Gifted,
won the gold medal in the international mathematics contest for the
second time.
10. The Laboratory for Nano Technology celebrated its 10th
birthday.
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POWER OF
SYNERGY
Learning horizon
Photo: Tran Thanh Thong
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THE IC DESIGN
RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION CENTER
(ICDREC) WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 2005.
AFTER 10 YEARS, IT
SUCCESSFULLY
LAUNCHED THE FIRST
COMMERCIAL
MICROCHIP OF
VIETNAM, SG8V1.
ICDREC - FROM
LABORATORY TO MARKET
SG8V1- the first commercial microchip
The first Made-In-Vietnam 8-bit chip named
SigmaK3, a product from the key project of
VNU-HCM, by ICDREC made its debut in
early 2008, and was then becoming a big event
nationally and internationally. In the following
year, ICDREC continued to launch the
processing chip VN801, a new version of
SigmaK3 with better functions and performance.
The VN801 won the second prize of promising
products in the 2009 Vietnamese Talent Awards.
Recognizing the big potential application of 8bit chips, ICDREC implemented pilot
production of the microchip SG8V1 in order to
create the first commercial microchip in Vietnam.
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In the market economy, ICDREC has to
maintain strong linkages with businesses. A
majority of enterprises choose available
technology packages abroad for easy application,
which considerably inhibits technology transfer
of local organizations. In response to such a
problem, ICDREC has made investments and
done research to create complete products and
packaging solutions before introducing them to
enterprises.
Being recognized by enterprises
One of many products that ICDREC developed
in 2009 was the car journey camera or car black
box. ICDREC then used chips abroad (e.g.
Talent Awards, and made its debut in 2014.
More importantly, although it has higher
functions and specifications, the price is just 2/
3 of the similar chip of Microchip. It can be seen
that the microchip made by Vietnam has been
accepted by the technology community and the
market.
Market expansion
In the coming time, ICREC will concentrate on
developing and selling 8-bit chips in potential
areas of Vietnam.
SG8V1 chip. Photo: ICDREC
Microchip).
A technology product only survives and grows
when achieving market acceptance. Sharing that
viewpoint, ICDREC's slogan is "Product in
mind".
In the electricity sector, there will be digital cable
modems (DCM), single phase and 3-phase
galvanometers, and handheld galvanometers,
etc. Currently, there are nearly 2 million
galvanometers in Ho Chi Minh City, and over
19 million ones in the nation, which need
accrediting (every two years for 3-phase
galvanometers and every five years for single
phase ones).
Under the contract of pilot production of SG8V1
chip, ICDREC found out necessary technical
specifications of an 8-bit commercial microchip
and steadily improved it. Now it is the
strict requirement of the market
that measures the success of
SG8V1 chip.
The success of SG8V1 chip
facilitated the establishment of two
joint ventures between VNU-HCM and
Saigon Industry Corporation: Saigon Track
Joint Stock Company (2012) and Saigon
Solution Joint Stock Company (2013). 100%
of its stocks at the two companies came from the
technologies produced by ICDREC.
The SG8V1 won the first prize of the Vietnamese
Digital cable modem DCM
Photo: ICDREC
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SG8V1 chip won the first prize in 2014 Vietnamese Talent Awards
On 20 November, at the Vietnam-Soviet Union Cultural Friendship Palace, Hanoi, the 2014 Vietnamese Talent
Award Ceremony took place to honor talents in the field of information technology, science, medicine and
environment.
It was the first year that the first prize was granted to all three types of the information technology awards, and SG8V1
of ICDREC won the highest prize for a successful IT product.
The SG8V1 successfully convinced the jury board not only because of its effectiveness and wide applications, but
also thanks to its competitive price: 50% lower than imported products.
According to ICDREC, each SG8V1 chip is sold at VND 45,000
(for a 1,000+ chip purchase), and the price will vary depending
on each order. ICDREC will also have discount schemes for
those who use SG8V1 for education, national defense and social
security, etc.
ICDREC team won the first prize
of the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2014
Photo: ICDREC
In the transportation sector, there will be car
journey cameras, motorcycle black boxes,
and RFID-embedded electronic locks for
containers etc. Currently, there are over 2
million cars and 37 million motorcycles
nationwide.
In the management sector, there will be
radiation monitors, cold chain temperature
indicators, production management system,
and RFID asset management system, etc.
The products of ICDREC would help
enterprises significantly save investment costs
compared to the usage of foreign products.
For example, in 2015 when the Ho Chi
Minh City Power Corporation (EVN
HCMC) uses ICREC's products instead of
Chinese ones, VND 62 billion would be
saved.
Electronic galvanometer. Photo: ICDREC
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The long-term strategy of ICDREC is to
develop from a research unit into a model
with business linkages, where income would
come from enterprises, minimizing state funds
and contributing to build the researchoriented VNU-HCM.
MANAR A MENTORING MODEL
THE CENTER FOR MOLECULAR AND NANOARCHITECTURE (MANAR) WAS FORMED
UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN VNU-HCM AND UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
LOS ANGELES (2009-2012), WHICH WAS THEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (2013 TO PRESENT). ITS MAIN PARTNER IS
PROF. OMAR YAGHI'S RESEARCH GROUP. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE COOPERATION
IN MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, LABORATORY CONSTRUCTION, EDUCATION
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The goal of MANAR is to build up an
excellent research center, where state-of-theart researches are conducted, and young
scientists are nurtured at an international
standard. The research focuses on new
crystalline materials with high porosity, which
could be used for clean energy storage, air
pollution removal, energy batteries,
heterogeneous catalysis, chemical sensors and
drug distribution. This research direction
was initiated by Prof. Yaghi to develop the
green technology, which is a high potential,
and catching the world's attention.
MANAR creates close linkages between
research and postgraduate education through
mentoring in order to develop a culture of
innovation from generation to generation by
know-how sharing. At MANAR, a process
for laboratory safety is developed at the
standard of UC Berkeley. The experts from
Prof. Yaghi's group and the global MANAR
system directly provide supervision to
doctoral candidates not only in basic
knowledge and research methodology, but
Working in such an environment, the doctoral
candidates can master MOF and ZIF synthesis
and analysis technology transferred by the partner.
The excellent candidates are sent to Prof. Yaghi's
laboratory to be further trained, and to transmit
knowledge, upon return, to younger generations.
As such, the number of trainees has been
increasing, and a new culture of education and
research been formed.
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also in synthesis and analysis skills, journal
writing, and critical response. The students
can also join other research groups from the
Global Mentoring Network in academic
forums via videoconference twice a week.
The model enables doctoral candidates to be
exposed to new knowledge, and to work with
experts from leading universities around the
world with lower costs, and helps retain
highly qualified personnel in the country.
Besides, the research projects suit the
socioeconomic situation; thus, bringing direct
and practical benefits for the nation. It will
be also able to stop the large-scale brain drain
in Vietnam.
Achievements of MANAR
In 2014, MANAR successfully conducted the research on a new highly porous material,
which can selectively capture CO2 and has a high durability under humid conditions. The
study was much appreciated in the reputable science journal Angewandte Chemie International
Edition with IF = 11,336.
When mixing CO2 and N2 gasses in ZIF-301 for over first 200 seconds, CO2 is captured,
while N2 diffuses. This new material will capture CO2 emitted from factories.
Scientists at the
conference "150 Years of
Beautiful Structures and
Defects"
Photo: MANAR
International conference on MOFs
On 15-16/11/2014, VNU-HCM (via MANAR Center), in conjunction with the University
of California Berkeley (via the Greater Good Science Center), organized the international
conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) namely "150 Years of Beautiful
Structures and Defects". The conference presentations focused on issues related to Green
Technology, which has drawn the world's attention. The event marked a success in the
partnership between VNU-HCM and the University of California Berkeley via MANAR
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VNU-HCM AND
INTERNATIONAL
INTEGRATION
Going to school
Photo: Tran Thanh Thong
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ADDRESSING GLOBALIZATION AND BIG DEMANDS OF THE SOCIETY IN THE
INTELLECTUAL ECONOMY, THE VIETNAMESE EDUCATION IN GENERAL
AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR ARE FACING NEW
CHALLENGES RELATED TO QUALITY ASSURANCE, RESEARCH, AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
The Resolution 29-NQ/TW regarding a
comprehensive reform of education was a
significant event of the education system
nationwide. It was acknowledged as a suitable
strategy to develop education, especially higher
education, making a direct and considerable
impact on socioeconomic transformation, as
well as meeting the need for industrialization,
modernization and international integration.
Approaching state-of-the-art research
As a high quality multi-disciplinary institution
of education, research and technology transfer,
VNU-HCM is assigned by the Vietnam's
Communist Party and the government to play
the key role with high autonomy in the education
system. It has identified its own role and position
for the socioeconomic development of the
country. And such role and position have been
confirmed through specific action plans of a
research university.
One of the strategies of VNU-HCM for its
reform and integration is to steadily approach
state-of-the-art research, advanced technologies
and modern educational administration model
through cooperative relationships with potential
partners, such as University of California,
Berkeley (UCB), and University of California,
Los Angeles (UCLA).
The highlight in collaborative programs between
VNU-HCM and UCB was the MANAR one.
After 5 years of implementation (2009-2014),
this program had several research groups of
MOF and ZIF technologies at some of VNUHCM's member institutions. Several modern
laboratories were built up. The young scientists
of VNU-HCM successfully mastered design
and synthesis technology of MOF and ZIF
materials with 30 new samples. The research
groups of VNU-HCM published 25 ISI articles.
The MANAR doctoral training program using
mentoring approach with a close linkage of
research and education was successfully
implemented. The national and international
conferences and seminars on molecular and
nanoarchitecture were also organized.
VNU-HCM has currently concentrated on
investing and asking for collaboration in
biomedicine. During two years (2013 and 2014),
it actively developed the partnership with UCLA
to implement the programs in cancer and
biomedical science. Such collaboration was
resulted from the need of the country to develop
biomedicine, and from the fact that the field is
UCLA's strength. Under this partnership,
important specialized courses were delivered by
leading professors to VNU-HCM students and
doctoral candidates in both short and long term.
The first research on "Drug discovery from
natural products on cancer stem cell models"
was conducted. The biomedicine seminars and
forums were organized to exchange information
and initiate new research ideas in consideration
of the two parties' strengths.
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Currently VNU-HCM continues working
with its partners to develop specific action
programs in order to expand the breadth and
depth of the partnerships, human resources and
financial resources. It also calls for the support
in resource mobilization from other
universities, organizations, partners and
international projects for the sake of its growth
and reform.
After initial success, the two institutions discussed
and reached an agreement on human resource
development, research and information exchange
through conferences and seminars. On 30/6/
2014, the top leadership of UCLA and VNUHCM signed a cooperation agreement in
biomedicine with the two main points as follows:
- Establishment of the Center for Fundamental
Biophysics and Biochemistry Science (CFBBS).
Developed from the Center for Global
Mentoring, the CFBBS focuses on basic science
and provide training for young scientists who
would return to VNU-HCM and do research.
- Cancer research. The activities will focus on
developing the laboratory for natural product
discovery, followed by the establishment of Stem
Cell Laboratory, which would become
Comprehensive Cancer Research Center.
Heightening higher education administration
capacity
In addition to promoting state-of-the-art science,
VNU-HCM has concentrated on developing
higher education capacity for administrators.
Fully aware of its importance, the University
facilitated to build the capacity through
workshops in the country and beyond, working
with international partners such as Loyola
University Chicago, California State UniversityFullerton, and University of Philippines.
VNU-HCM is currently working with the
Singapore Management University (SMU), the
leading public university for management
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education, which is famous for interactive and
comprehensive teaching methodology based on
advanced models. The objectives of such a
partnership are to develop a pool of qualified
and professional administrators, to apply an
advanced administration approach, to facilitate
research-oriented activities within the member
institutions, and to move towards an interactive
education closely associated with management
demands of enterprises.
Simulations used in teaching activities would
contribute to change teaching methodologies,
which currently focus mainly on lectures, in a
way that is close to international standards, and
helps improve interaction, theory application
into practice, and learner's judgement and critical
thinking; thereby, satisfying human resource
demands of enterprises. The fulfillment of such
objectives at a multi-disciplinary university with
high autonomy and strong international
reputation would lay a foundation for the
implementation of research outputs, and explore
a feasible model and practical solutions for the
Vietnamese higher education.
UCLA, UCB and SMU are important partners
who are giving supports to VNU-HCM to
develop its management capacity, education
quality, and research quality, making it an
example for the Vietnamese higher education
reform. The achievements showed that VNUHCM was right to work with those partners. At
the same time, the fact that many top universities
in the world chose VNU-HCM to be their
partner in education, research and technology
transfer has emphasized the position and
reliability of VNU-HCM in the world.
THE SOUTHWEST REGION HAS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN
SOCIOECONOMIC GROWTH AND
FOOD SECURITY OF THE NATION.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICATION OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTO
PRODUCTION AND FARMING HERE IS
STILL LIMITED. IN THAT CONTEXT,
THE VIETNAM ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY (VASS) AND VNUHCM SUBMITTED TO THE
GOVERNMENT THE SOUTHWEST
PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (HEREINAFTER
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socioeconomic growth as identified in the
Development Strategy of Science and
Technology 2011-2020.
Research agenda
Developing scientific arguments:
The Ministry of Science and Technology worked with VNU-HCM and VASS on
the program framework. Photo: Science and Technology
Objectives of sustainable development of the
Southwest
The program is aimed at application of science
and technology into addressing urgent and longterm problems of the Southwest region, from
theory to practice. The highlight is to apply
science and technology in the living and
production in order to facilitate socioeconomic
growth, design the value chain, develop a
sustainable supply and demand chain, boost
product values, increase regional competition,
assure environmental protection and address
climate change.
The Southwest program was approved in late
April 2013. It was resulted from the dedication
of many administrators and scientists after two
years of working hard. It was developed based on
the experts' inputs and the real needs of the
Southwest region. It was also done carefully in
recruiting scientists, identifying research agenda
and tentative products, organizing seminars,
conducting independent reviews, and presenting
to Science Committee of VNU-HCM and
VASS before submitting to the Ministry of
Science and Technology, and the governmental
Committee on Science and Technology.
The program has three goals: to provide
scientific arguments for planning and
implementing strategies and policies of
Southwest sustainable development (up to
2030) and vision 2050; to recommend intersector science and technology solutions for
facilitating regional and inter-regional
collaboration in Southwest sustainable
development; to effectively implement science
and technology solutions for Southwest
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The program will reflect on the socioeconomic
growth of the Southwest region for the past 30
years of reform and development, based on
which it will recommend viewpoints, models,
directions and solutions for the sustainable
development of the Southwest and other
neighborhood regions. It will also forecast the
new situation in the country and beyond, together
with its impact on the regional sustainable
development.
The program will evaluate various programs, as
well as science and technology projects associated
with the regional sustainable development from
1986 to present. The evaluation will be also
done for combined national programs,
implementation of plans and solutions about
economic institutions, infrastructure and human
resource development for industrialization and
modernization in the Southwest region.
It will comprehensively evaluate the current
situation of economic structures, production
types and livelihood transformation in the
Southwest region, as well as application of science
and technology in developing the regional
economy in a sustainable way.
Moreover, it will assess basic issues of national
defense and security in association with economy,
politics, culture, society and environment.
Lastly, it will develop sustainable development
indicators of the Southwest region, and
recommend the framework and the model for
regional sustainable development.
Studying science and technology solutions:
Recommending scientific arguments to develop
schemes and institutions for collaboration, as
well as policies for regional and inter-regional
connections so as to boost the competitive
advantages of every province and the region.
Building value chain models for manufacturing
typical products of the region, assuring
interconnections among sectors, regions and
stakeholders, as well as integration ability.
Generally evaluating impacts of construction
sites to prevent erosion and river avulsion,
together with conservation and restoration of
mangroves and biosphere reserves in order to
foster the sustainable economic development of
the region and to respond to climate change and
surging seas.
Creating linkages of science and technology
with manufacturing, business, education,
economy and culture to design value chains for
maximizing advantages of the Southwest region.
Developing and transferring database of natural
resources, environment, economy and society to
the Southwest region by advanced and easily
accessible softwares. Developing e-Atlas for
management activities of administrators.
Building the information infrastructure, training
administrators, and designing schemes for
updating database to serve territory management.
Implementing science and technology solutions:
Applying science and technology solutions for
spearhead economic sectors such as rice
production, orchard plantation, aquaculture,
agricultural product processing, and mechanized
agriculture. Providing the Southwest region
with synced solutions for issues related to
transportation, preservation, processing,
consulting services, marketing, branding and
export, etc.
Applying and transferring biotechnology into
several core sectors such as agriculture, forestry,
fishery, medicine, pharmacy, processing industry
and environmental protection for the region.
Implementing the design and invention of
equipment, and automated chains for
processing, preserving and diversifying
products of agriculture, forestry and fishery,
which would contribute to the branding of
exported goods in the region. Applying
advanced and suitable technologies to
effectively use natural resources and wind
energy. Renovating the technologies to save
resources and energy for the region.
Expected outcomes
Reports and recommendations of scientific
arguments
Reports on the socioeconomic growth of the
Southwest region for the past 30 years, and
scientific arguments for planning and
implementing strategies and policies of
Southwest sustainable development (up to 2030)
and vision 2050
Reports on scientific arguments, viewpoints,
directions and solutions for developing core
economic sectors and spearhead products of the
Southwest region to boost inter-regional
connections, and international integration to
suit the regional features and strengths.
Scientific arguments of general planning for
sustainable development of the Southwest region
to increase the connections within localities and
regions.
Recommendations of schemes and policies for
cooperation in the region and inter-region on
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Launching the Southwest Program
On 16/12/2014, in Cantho, VNU-HCM and VASS organized the information session and officially launched the
Southwest Program.
In the event, VNU-HCM and VASS introduced the Charter on program administration, and the Decision of objectives,
contents and expected outcomes of the program. The Management Board of the program and its office were also
introduced. Moreover, event participants discussed processes for recommendation, order, as well as identified tasks
and recruited individuals for the program. The role and responsibilities of Southwest localities, and issues related to
published documents and the program activities were discussed under the host of the Program Management Board, the
Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Southwest Steering Committee.
Event participants included representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Southwest Steering
Committee, research institutes, universities, regional people's committees, VNU-HCM and VASS.
the basis of maximizing competitive advantages
of each province and the region.
Sustainable development indicators for the
Southwest region, including general indicators,
indicators of economy, society and environment,
and institutions complying with the national
indicators, reflecting characteristics of the region
and associated with international integration.
Intersector science and technology solutions and
database
Science and technology solutions to increase the
value of agricultural, forestry and fishery
products.
Science and technology solutions to prevent
erosion and river avulsion, preserve and develop
mangroves and biosphere reserves to serve the
regional economic sustainable development and
respond to climate change and surging seas.
Database of natural resources, environment,
economy and society to the Southwest region by
advanced and easily accessible softwares. E-Atlas
for management activities of administrators.
Information infrastructure, administrators'
training courses, and schemes for updating
database to serve territory management.
Implementing models for science and technology
solutions
A model to effectively apply science and
technology solutions for spearhead economic
sectors in the Southwest region.
A model to implement the application and
transfer of biotechnology into several areas in
the Southwest region.
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A model to effectively implement design
technology and invention of equipment and
automated chains for processing and preserving
agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the
Southwest region.
A model to effectively apply modern technologies
into efficient usage of natural resources and
energy in the Southwest region.
A model to link science and technology with
manufacturing, business, and education for the
Southwest region.
In order to quickly implement the program, the
Ministry of Science and Technology issued
important decisions such as the Decision 1337/
QD-BKHCN regarding the establishment of
Management Board of the Southwest Program,
and the Decision 3138/QD-BKHCN regarding
the charter of program administration and
operation.
According to the charter, the Ministry of Science
and Technology assigned VNU-HCM and VASS
to be mainly responsible for organizing and
administering the program. As such, VNUHCM is taking charge of natural science activities,
while VASS is going with activities of social
science and humanities, and sustainable regional
development. The program is implemented and
administered by the Management Board, of
which the Office is located at the VNU-HCM
University of Technology.
The fulfillment of assigned tasks under the
Southwest program not only helps address urgent
issues of sustainable socioeconomic development
in the region, but also enables VNU-HCM to
affirm its role and position in terms of education
and research in the Southwest region and beyond.
FOR MANY YEARS VNU-HCM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH SPECIFIC GOALS AND PROJECTS FOR THE SAKE OF
SOCIOECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE COUNTRY.
VNU-HCM and An
Giang People's
Committee signed the
agreement.
Photo: University of
Science
A NEW MODEL TO
IMPROVE LOCAL
EDUCATION QUALITY
In 2014, VNU-HCM via the University of
Science and the University of Social Sciences &
Humanities conducted many programs to
support the reform of teaching methodology for
natural and social sciences courses at high schools
in An Giang and Dong Thap.
Developing instructional capacity for teachers
in An Giang
A workshop on teaching natural science courses in An Giang schools.
Photo: University of Science
The University of Science worked with An
Giang Province to deliver postgraduate programs
for local human resource development, to build
a practice center for natural science courses at An
Giang University, to improve instructional
capacity for teachers at secondary and high
schools, and to provide career counselling for
students, etc.
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Representatives from the University of Social Sciences & Humanities, and Dong Thap Department of Education & Training exchanged the agreement.
The highlight of the partnership in the academic
year 2013-2014 was to successfully create
linkages between universities and secondary/
high schools. Specifically, the University of
Science arranged agenda for teachers' meetings
about teaching methodology, research and
excellent student training. During this period,
the two parties successfully organized the 1st
conference on teaching methodology for natural
science courses in An Giang schools. The event
attracted over 150 participants with 15
presentations, addressing related theoretical
and practical issues.
The University of Science awarded scholarships
for economically disadvantaged good students
in the province, and gave two solar batteries and
35 laboratory products for secondary and high
schools. The Robot and Electronics Club was
also built in Thoai Ngoc Hau High school.
In 2014-2015, the University of Science
continued, in partnership with An Giang
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Province, to organize mathematics, physics,
chemistry, biology and computer science courses,
and deliver training for excellent students to sit
national contests. The project budget was around
VND 1.5 billion withdrawn from the provincial
fund.
Introducing new teaching methods for
teachers in Dong Thap
In 2014, Dong Thap Province collaborated
with VNU-HCM to conduct the project
"Reforming teaching methodology for natural
science courses in secondary schools in Dong
Thap" in order to find out long-term solutions
for the local education.
This binary collaboration was valid for 2 years
(7/2014-6/2016), and simultaneously
implemented in 3 places: Cao Lanh, Sa Dec and
Hong Ngu.
Directly involved in the project, the University
Seminar on improving teaching
methodology for social science courses
at high schoaols in Dong Thap.
Photo: Dong Thap University
Granting laboratory equipment to secondary and high schools
Photo: University of Science
VNU-HCM and Dong Thap province organized the exchange program about
teaching profession. Photo: University of Social Sciences & Humanities
of Social Sciences & Humanities introduced
and guided teachers at secondary schools about
teaching methodology, testing and assessment
of social science courses in the new age,
especially literature, civic education, geography
and history courses.
The University also held various activities such
as training courses, professional forums, site
visits and Master's training for educational
administrators.
In the forum "Application of new teaching
methods for social science courses, and
development of assessment and testing in Dong
Thap", many teachers highly appreciated such
an application upon completion of the training,
and proposed to add more practical topics in the
educational reform in Dong Thap.
chance helped approach the educational
practice in different localities, and expand
their vision of diverse educational methods
and types.
Dr. Ho Van Thong, Director of Dong Thap
Department of Education & Training,
confirmed the effectiveness of the partnership
with the University of Social Sciences &
Humanities as follows: "For exams of literature,
history and geography, open questions were
given so that examinees would not have to learn
by heart, and could integrate their general and
interdisciplinary knowledge, and life experience
into the paper (e.g. the literature test requiring
knowledge of history, geography and civic
education, and vice versa).
Similarly, field trips to Ho Chi Minh City and
the Southeast region were also highly appreciated
by the teachers in Dong Thap. For them, the
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THE APPLICATION OF
LASER IN MEDICINE LED
TO NEW PROSPECTIVES IN
DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT. ACCORDING
TO MANY SCIENTISTS, IN
THE 2OTH CENTURY,
LASER SCALPELS WOULD
TOTALLY REPLACE
TRADITIONAL ONES.
BREAKTHROUGH IN LASER
TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE
Aware of such an importance, in
1979, the VNU-HCM University
of Technology established the
Laboratory for Laser Engineering,
which is now the Laboratory for
Laser Technology.
Timely transformation
Initially the Laboratory for Laser
Technology was mainly home to
faculty of general physics and
precision engineering to deliver
courses of laser technology and
application for students of Precision
Engineering and Electronics…
However, in 1985, the Lab changed
its study direction from application
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of semiconductor laser into
engineering to application of
semiconductor laser into medicine
and biology. This was considered its
right and timely transformation.
Sharing
about
such
a
transformation, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Tran Minh Thai, Director of the
Laboratory for Laser Technology
said "At that time, the World Health
Organization gave a warning against
using drugs for treatment to
minimize side effects, and we wanted
to inherit acupuncture and oriental
medicine in the country. Therefore,
we were thinking about applying
lowpower semiconductor laser
technology to facilitate production
of oriental medicine". The first
breakthrough in this research was to
study about application of
semiconductor laser into the
Oriental traditional acupuncture.
In late 1988, two important
equipments were invented: 12-outlet
semiconductor
laser
optoacupuncture, and 1-outlet
semiconductor laser phototherapy.
Since then, the Laboratory for Laser
Technology became a leading unit
for research, technology transfer and
education in application of
lowpower semiconductor laser into
medicine and biology in Vietnam,
patient load in central hospitals,
reduce treatment costs, and
minimize medication size effects.
Moreover, the laser therapy is simple
and able to overcome weaknesses of
other traditional ones.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Minh Thai, Director of Laboratory for Laser Technology.
Photo: Ngoc Khanh
with 10 ministerial proposals, of
which 6 were recognized as excellent.
More significantly, in 2004, the
Laboratory was honored to receive
the Order of Labor Glory, 3rd class
from the Prime Minister.
Wide coverage of products
So far the Laboratory for Laser
Technology invented 12 lowpower
semiconductor laser equipments
which could be used in medicine
such
as
phototherapy,
optoacupuncture, and treatment
equipments for benign prostatic
hypertrophy, drug detox, stroke,
HIV infection, gynaecology and
hemorrhoids,
etc.
Those
equipments
showed
that
semiconductor laser technology has
made a great stride in medical field,
causing changes in treatment
methods which avoid infection and
easily implement applications. The
has transferred over 1,000 treatment
equipments, and opened more than
40 training courses for 316 medical
clinics in 30 provinces and 3 central
cities (Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh
City, and Can Tho).
The coverage of laser treatment
equipments
in
nationally
standardized provincial clinics and
hospitals helped prevent the spread
of infectious diseases, decrease
Reflecting on technology transfer in
the medical sector, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Tran Minh Thai said "For successful
technology transfer, we need to call
for investments, and this requires
good products which meet demands
of the society. At the same time, we
have to smartly handle potential
conflicts of interests when investors
want to harvest investments, and
scientists need more time for research
and testing. What we have done is to
guarantee continuous funding for
continual proposals. Our motto is
to boost scientific research by
scientific outputs".
In future, "we will expand the supply
network
of
lowpower
semiconductor laser equipments
into Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and
Drug detoxification laser therapy. Photo: Laboratory for Laser Technology
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In addition to phototherapy and
optoacupuncture equipments, the
successfully
invented
the
intravenous semiconductor laser for
treatment of cardiovascular disease,
coronary artery disease, angina,
arrhythmia, and traumatic brain
injury, cerebral palsy of children,
cerebrovascular
disease,
atherosclerosis, hypertension,
chronic kidney disease, and gout…
Coverage map of semiconductor laser equipments. Photo: Ngoc Khanh
especially Africa, which much
suffers from infectious diseases.
However, our biggest challenge is
the lack of fund for trademark
registration", said Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Tran Minh Thai.
Practical outcomes
A significant success of
semiconductor laser technology is
drug detox equipment. This was
studied and used from October 2003
to October 2004 in Binh Phuoc.
The result showed that liver
function, kidney function and heart
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got improved through tests of
Triglycerid, Cholesterol, SGOT,
SGPT and Calcium. The associated
illnesses such as sinusitis, back pain,
insomnia, digestive disorders and
sperm disorders, etc. were
considerably reduced. The
advantage of this equipment is that
it is made locally, enabling low price,
convenient maintenance and easy
movement to suit district clinics
and rehabilitation centers. Those
with at least a medical diploma,
after three months of training, could
smoothly run it.
Ms. Doan Thi Ot in District 3, Ho
Chi Minh City suffered from lower
back pain resulted from degenerative
disc disease for 3 years, and could
not get better by Western treatment.
Her condition became worse, and
she had to end up in a wheelchair.
She was then treated with cast and
massage by Chinese and Japanese
doctors, but in vain. However, after
three weeks of semiconductor laser
optoacupuncture, she could walk
with a guide. Two months later, she
almost walked on her own.
A departmental unit with limited
budget and personnel, the
successfully affirmed its position
through a vast number of scientific
products and projects. Moreover, it
brought a lot of benefits for the
economy and the community. From
2002 to 11/2014, it implemented
100 technology transfer agreements,
generating an income of VND 13
billion.
Lowpower semiconductor laser equipments
Phototherapy equipment
Optoacupuncture equipment
New generation 12-outlet optoacupuncture
equipment
10-outlet optoacupuncture equipment
12-outlet cerebral palsy equipment
HIV treatment equipment
Hemorrhoids treatment equipment
Prostatic hypertrophy treatment equipment
Intravenous equipment
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Application of Nanotechnology
Photo: Nguyen Minh Tan
VNU-HCM
AND 30 YEARS OF
NATIONAL REFORM
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THE 12TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM
WILL BE HELD IN1/2016. IN LINE WITH THE POLICY OF THE POLITBURO,
ONE MISSION OF THIS EVENT IS TO SUMMARIZE THEORETICAL AND
PRACTICAL ISSUES AFTER 30 YEARS OF REFORM (1986-2016), WITH A FOCUS
ON THE LATEST 10 YEARS OF RENOVATION (MINUTES OF MEETING 66-KL/
TW DATED 12/6/2013 BY THE POLITBURO).
The Decision 207-QD/TW dated 29/10/2013 by the Secretariat of the Communist
Party of Vietnam confirmed that it is the big task, involved by different units at
central and local levels. VNU-HCM is authorized to summarize the awareness and
handle 8 core relationships as mentioned in the Credo 2011.
A great responsibility and honor
Fully aware that it is a great responsibility and honor of a key high quality multidisciplinary institution of education, research and technology, VNU-HCM
Presidential Board started developing the action plan with clear task allocation, as
well as forming specialist groups with the involvement of many scientists from its
affiliates. The Editorial Board was also established, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen
Quang Dien, former member of the Central Theoretical Council, Secretary General
of the Communist Party Committee of VNU-HCM, and Vice President of VNUHCM.
The scientists of VNU-HCM made a lot of efforts to study and fulfill the tasks
assigned by the Secretariat, as well as closely follow the requirements of the new
mindset of 8 core relationships in the national reform.
After 30 years of reform, the country has gained great achievements. From a poor
country who suffered from hunger, Vietnam has risen up to become the leading rice
exporter in the world with sustainable food. From a backward agricultural country,
it has become an industrialized nation with fast growing services, taking over a large
share of its economy. The average income per capita has increased, and the living
standards improved with a reduction of poor households. Gradually removing the
centrally planned economy, we have democratized it, so that everybody is entitled
to do business according to laws. The market oriented economy with more
autonomy and strong focus on individual benefits has facilitated its growth and
effectiveness. From an embargoed country with limited external relations, we have
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Mathematics forum. Photo: Minh Chau
actively integrated into the global community,
and expanded the international relationships;
thereby developing funding, technology,
management skills and international laws, as
well as deeply integrating into world economy,
and becoming a nation with large international
network and high prestige in the region and
beyond.
However, in recent years, the growth has been
slower with crisis and lack of sustainability.
Problems of society, environment and culture
have seriously emerged. Policies in the initial
stage of reform have become outdated, needing
new motivation for fast and sustainable
development. The administrative system has
been weak. In the competitive context, we need
to find out positive and effective solutions to
promote the reform, contributing to good
implementation of national development plan.
Simultaneous approaches
During its participation, VNU-HCM
recommended various solutions to boost strong
development, focusing on 4 groups: continuing
to reform theoretical thinking; promoting
democracy; transforming from central
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management to encouragement of
development; and developing the transparent
and strong Communist Party of Vietnam.
To that end, the following approaches should
be done simultaneously:
Strengthening awareness: Marxism and Leninism
are the compass of the Communist Party's
actions. The contents and teaching methods
of political science courses in schools of politics
and universities should be changed in a more
attractive, lively and practical way.
Fighting against corruption effectively: Anticorruption should be done in a top-down
approach for any communist of any position. It
must be very serious and transparent.
Arranging and strengthening the organization:
The system of the Communist Party and the
government is so big with overlapped
responsibilities and duties, which is required to
be reorganized. The Central Party needs assistants
and strategic consultants. It is not necessary for
the localities to have a similar organization. The
leadership role of the Communist Party and
local governments should be materialized, in
Smiles of School of Medicine's students. Photo: Minh Chau
which the village Secretary General is the
village leader, and the province Secretary
General is the province people's committee
chairman, since it is at operating level.
Staffing: We have a lot of talents, but we do not
have a scheme to find, promote, use and develop
them. Staff appraisal scheme is outdated. The
quality should be highlighted, and young staff
with good qualifications must be promoted...
Currently the opportunism exits at all levels,
requiring an alert.
Communist development: Enhancing the
Communist Party within workers and young
intellectuals. Intellectuals are considered part of
workers in the intellectual economy. Currently
the number of communists is increasing, but
with low quality. The strength of the Communist
Party is not about quantity, but quality.
of mobilizing people, as well as able to apply
bottom up, rather than top down, approach to
get their recommendations.
The Communist Party has a lot of schemes
without implementation and monitoring plans.
The biggest weakness is not about schemes or
policies, but lack of approaches to implement
and monitor them, prohibiting them from being
effectively applied into practice. In fact, the
change of leadership approaches involves in
changing guidance for policies to be done.
The development of the Communist Party is a
science; thus requiring knowledge investment to
facilitate a strong one, who could fulfill its
mission in the age of reform.
Reforming activities: The Communist
organizations are important for they are
implementing policies and leading people.
However, they are quite weak now. The meeting
agenda is monotonous and tedious, which needs
changing and improving the quality. The
communist members must be good and capable
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VNU-HCM'S INVOLVEMENT
IN DEVELOPING POLICIES
OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY
AND THE GOVERNMENT
WITH ITS POSITION AND ROLE, VNU-HCM HAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN RESEARCH,
CONSULTATION, RECOMMENDATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES OF THE
COMMUNIST PARTY AND THE GOVERNMENT IN MANY AREAS.
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consultation and recommendation of
socioeconomic policies and schemes was the
agreement signed on 5/12/2013. As such, both
parties would work together on studies about
theoretical and practical issues of society and
economy in the context of global integration,
economic reform, economic restructuring and
socialist-oriented market economy. As part of
the action plan, VNU-HCM closely worked
with the Central Economic Commission to do
research and theme workshops.
Signing ceremony of VNU-HCM and the Central Economic Commission.
Photo: Anh Tan
Contributing to developing macro policy
VNU-HCM has been strengthening the
relationships, and been appreciated by the
Central Theoretical Council, the Central
Economic Commission, the Parliamentary
Committees, and the government members…,
as it conducted a lot of studies, co-organized
seminars and helped resolve theoretical and
practical issues.
In participation of the 30-year reform reflection
and preparation of the XIII National Congress
documents, upon request of the Secretariat of
the Central Communist Party and the Central
Theoretical Council, VNU-HCM satisfactorily
made a report on "Summarizing awareness and
dealing with 8 relationships indicated in the
Credo 2011", which was then submitted to the
Secretariat.
One of the highlights in the partnership between
VNU-HCM and the Central Economic
Commission to improve research activities,
In 2014, VNU-HCM, in conjunction with the
Central Economic Commission, the UN Habitat
and the World Bank, organized the seminar
"Planning and creating developmental links of
major economic zones in the South of Vietnam"
in order to enable Ho Chi Minh City and other
provinces to update information, knowledge
and experience, both nationally and
internationally, in urban planning, regional
ventures and green growth. This was also the
chance for ministerial and provincial leadership,
and local and international experts to discuss
and recommend approaches for socio-economic
development, promoting links among key
economic zones in the South.
VNU-HCM participated in the seminar
"Linkages in the Mekong Delta in economic
restructuring and growth model transformation"
organized by the Central Economic Commission
and the Southeastern Steering Committee in 10/
2014. At the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh
Thanh Dat, Standing Vice President of VNUHCM, introduced about VNU-HCM's role
and contributions in terms of science, technology,
human resources and sustainable solutions to
the economy, society, culture and education of
the Mekong Delta in the context of international
integration and climate change.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Thanh Dat, Standing Vice President of VNU-HCM delivered
speech at the seminar on Linkages in the Mekong Delta. Photo: Archive
Upon request of the Central Economic
Commission, the University of Economics and
Laws, a member of VNU-HCM, submitted the
report on "Position and role of the government,
state economy and state enterprises in the socialist
oriented market economy in Vietnam". It would
be the foundation for the development of
documents of the XIII National Congress.
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities
did research on developing intellectuals, workers,
and Ho Chi Minh City social development
rationale in urban governance reform. Opinions
and recommendations at the seminar "Orientation
in cultural change in the new age" laid the
foundation for developing the Resolution on
Culture at the Vietnam Communist Party plenum.
Providing consultation on documents and
law
Such seminars as "Marxism-Leninism vitality
nowadays", and "Basic and urgent issues of
Marxism philosophy", which were co-organized
by the VNU-HCM Center for Political Theory
and the University of Social Sciences &
Humanities, contributed to the implementation
of the Conclusion 94 dated 28/3/2014 by the
Central Secretariat regarding political education
reform in the educational system.
In parallel to education and research, VNUHCM member universities have provided lots of
recommendations and proposals for developing
and implementing local and national schemes.
Many scientists have involved in different
programs at Parliamentary Committees, giving
consultations and developing documents, law
and monitoring reports...
VNU-HCM scientists participated in annual
Spring/Fall Economic Forums hosted by the
National Assembly Economic Committee and
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. In such
events, through its presentations, VNU-HCM
provided inputs to analyze and evaluate
viewpoints, policies and socioeconomic model
growth of the country. Moreover, many scientific
publications such as Annual Report 2013 Restructuring efforts, Vietnamese higher
education - From economics and finance
perspectives, and Development of urban
governance in Vietnam, etc. were sent to senior
leadership and policy makers.
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Upon request of the National Assembly
Committee on Laws and legislation teams, VNUHCM contributed to provide inputs for the
Constitution 2013, the Civil Code, the Legislative
Instruments Re-enactment Act 2008, and the
Compensation Act 2010, etc. Most of VNUHCM specialists' inputs were agreed by members
of the Parliament, and noted in legislative drafts.
The University of Economics and Laws worked
together with legal organizations to study and
organize seminars for providing scientific
foundations and inputs in revised Enterprise
Act, revised Enterprise Income Tax Law, Higher
Education Act, Commercial Arbitration Act,
Law of Marriage and the Family, Housing Law,
Environmental Protection Law, and Labour Law,
etc.
The University of Information Technology
provided inputs for the Decree developed by the
Ministry of Information and Communications
regarding skill standards of information
technology workforce, which focused on database
technologies.
With its practical contributions in the past time,
VNU-HCM hoped to maximize its scientists'
potential and create good conditions for
educational institutions to involve more
effectively in research, consultation,
recommendation and development of policies
of the Communist Party, the government and
the localities in response to the industrialization
and modernization of the country.
Group discussion at the ASEAN Student Affairs Vice Presidents Meeting and ASEAN Student Leaders' Forum Photo: Student Affairs Department
STUDENT AFFAIRS
IN THE CONTEXT OF ASEAN
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
AWARE OF OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR THE
ASEAN COMMUNITY IN 2015, VNU-HCM HAS FOCUSED
ON DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT AND
STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' CAPABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS IN RESPONSE TO LABOR MARKET
REQUIREMENTS
INTEGRATION.
IN
GLOBAL
AND
REGIONAL
One of the strategies is about an education of
international standards with three contents:
improving learning efficiency; developing an
international academic environment; and
standardizing the quality of academic programs.
The highlight of student affairs each year is to
equip students with knowledge of ASEAN, as
well as to enhance exchange activities between
VNU-HCM and neighbouring countries.
Raising awareness of ASEAN community
The information of ASEAN community and
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VNU-HCM
students at the
ASEAN Youth
Cultural Forum
2014. Photo:
Student Affairs
Department
necessary preparation for regional integration
were put on the agenda of the VNU-HCM
Welcome Week.
2013 Opening Ceremony under the theme of
"Becoming ASEAN citizens". In the event, Ho
Chi Minh City Party Committee Secretary Le
Thanh Hai delivered a keynote speech about the
Youth and the Ho Chi Minh City in ASEAN
Integration 2015, which emphasized on
preparatory steps of the city towards ASEAN
community 2015.
The 1st ASEAN Cultural Festival was held in
2013, creating a chance for students to foster
their knowledge about cultures of ASEAN
countries.
The seminar "Approaches to career development
towards ASEAN 2015" helped students to meet
enterprises and well understand about
employment demands in the region, thereby
outlining a suitable career plan for ASEAN
2015.
Career focused activities were organized at
member universities.
Actively participating in exchange activities
In the past years, VNU-HCM was one of the
most active universities to participate in student
activities of the ASEAN University Network
(AUN) such as ASEAN Youth Cultural Forum,
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ASEAN Student Leaders' Forum, and
Educational Forum and Young Speakers Contest.
These activities created opportunities for students
to improve their international communication
skill as well as other integration skills in a multicultural environment.
At the annual ASEAN Student Affairs Vice
Presidents Meeting, VNU-HCM was an active
member, who recommended various initiatives
and programs to promote collaborations in
student affairs. Such recommendations were
approved as action plans of AUN members.
In 2012, VNU-HCM, in conjunction with
Mahidol University and Chulalongkorn
University (Thailand), organized exchange
activities to enable students to further understand
about history, culture, society, economy and
education of the two nations. At the same time,
it sent students to join forums of AUN members
such as the forum "Role of ASEAN youth in
ASEAN and international community" held by
Thammasat University (Thailand).
In 2014, VNU-HCM sent 3 groups of students
with a total of 26 members to join the JENESYS
2.0 program held by the Japanese government in
order to foster mutual understanding of Asia
Pacific youth. Under this program, its students
studied about the political system and culture of
Japan, exchanged experience with Japanese
students about human resource of science and
VNU-HCM
students at the
ASEAN Youth
Cultural Forum
2014. Photo:
Student Affairs
Department
Enhance knowledge and professional skills,
especially to satisfy international and local labor
market.
VNU-HCM students met with Japanese ones in JENESYS 2.0 program.
Photo: Student Affairs Department
technology, and met local governments and
NGOs in Japan; thereby enhancing the VietnamJapan friendship.
Reforming educational programs
In order to enable students to be ready for
integration, VNU-HCM and its members
implemented a lot of programs and activities to:
Raise their political and cultural awareness and
steadfastness, focusing on patriotism and national
pride. Students must have consistent political
views, good understanding of Vietnamese history
and culture, and strong awareness to maintain
and foster national identity.
Strengthen skills, especially language skills,
including English and other languages of ASEAN
countries. Soft skills must be also trained.
Actively involved in regional integration, focusing
on the understanding about history and culture
of neighbouring countries; participate in public
diplomacy to increase Vietnam's influence on
regional and international setting; proactively
propose solutions for national, regional and
global issues.
With programs and activities available, student
affairs in VNU-HCM do contribute to increase
competitive advantage of the human resource, as
the ASEAN community will be officially
established next year. Such a resource will not
only respond to the regional labour market, but
also significantly contribute to construction and
development of the nation in the new age.
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CDIO MODEL:
A NEW DIRECTION IN
EDUCATION
IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT STATE POLICIES ABOUT A FUNDAMENTAL AND COMPREHENSIVE
EDUCATIONAL REFORM TOWARDS BUILDING A TOP UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN ASIA, PLAYING
THE KEY ROLE IN RENOVATION, SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO NATIONAL GROWTH,
AND FACILITATING SOCIAL PROGRESS, VNU-HCM HAS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING AND
CONDUCTING DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC QUALITY FOR AN INCREASING
DEMAND OF A GROWING ECONOMY AND AN INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION TREND.
For the sake of quality, there must be a
consistent combination of relevant
factors such as educational programs
and approaches, learning environment,
teaching methods and assessment.
However, the consistent development
of such factors is a big challenge for any
educational institution. Successful
implementation and application of
CDIO into different areas in the past
time enabled VNU-HCM to find out
a solution to overcome the challenges.
The philosophy of the proposed
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CDIO model is to educate students
to become successful engineers, who
are good at professional knowledge,
social awareness and innovation.
Particularly in engineering areas, it
facilitated the capability to conceive,
design, implement and operate
complicated teamwork-based
systems with added values in a
modern environment. The proposal
provided a comprehensive approach
which helped improve programs in
a systematic way, where educational
goals are clarified through expected
outcomes, guaranteeing that the
programs were effectively designed
and implemented for identified
goals. VNU-HCM's programs
which applied CDIO were all
developed in compliance with such
philosophies and principles (Photo
1).
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Academic programs are organized
based on an integrated model:
around specialized courses
combined with skills and blueprints.
Photo 1: CDIO training at VNU-HCM
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A supportive learning
environment to develop students'
skills
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Focusing on an integrated method
which closely combines knowledge
and skills, actively learning to
experience C-D-I-O skills or career
ones.
From the first 5 majors applying
CDIO in 2010, in 2013 VNUHCM had additional 17 majors,
and in 2014 it had totally 4 member
universities, 20 faculties and 45
majors doing CDIO. The University
of Technology did it at 11 faculties
(33 majors), while the University of
Science implemented for 3 faculties
(6 majors). The University of
Information Technology did that at
5 faculties (5 majors), and the
University of Economics and Laws
at 1 faculty (1 major).
The CDIO proposal had 2 (No. 9
& No. 10) out of 12 criteria for
faculty development. From 20122014, over 2,426 faculty members
and staff of VNU-HCM
participated in courses of CDIO
skills, and outcome-based
curriculum design; as well as
experienced integrated approach
with active learning styles, and
student assessment based on
expected outcomes. Professional
practice rooms for students were
invested in all involved institutions.
The student population of CDIO
programs was increasing. Up to
2014, over 8,000 students took
CDIO programs, and more than
36,525 students registered for
CDIO courses. These programs
received positive feedback from the
students because of clear outcomes,
skill development focus, active
learning opportunities and on-going
assessment. It helped the students to
fully develop themselves in terms of
knowledge, skills, qualifications and
core capabilities as required by the
society (Table 1).
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS
AND CORE CAPABILITIES FOR STUDENTS
1
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
2
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL SKILLS AND ATTITUDES
Reasoning, analysis and problem solving
Experiment, research and intellectual exploration
Systematic thinking
Lifelong learning, attitude and mindset
Morality, fairness and other responsibilities
3
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
Teamwork
Communication
Communication in foreign languages
4
CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING
SYSTEMS IN SOCIAL AND ENTERPRISE CONTEXT
External context and environment
Professional and enterprise context
Conceiving
Designing
Implementing
Operating
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
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VNU-HCM
APPROACHING
ADVANCED
EDUCATIONAL
MODEL
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model of UCLA Graduate School of Education
and Information Studies (GSE-IS) in order to
develop joint training courses of higher education
administration and education science; form
strong research groups for education-related
issues in Vietnam, ASEAN, Asia and the
globalized economy.
Signing ceremony between VNU-HCM and UCLA. Photo: Archive
The Vietnamese education system has faced
problems in curriculum, teaching methods,
testing, assessment, cross-border education, and
international integration in education and
research.
The role of educational research organizations
was blurred in developing national policies of
education. It resulted in the lack of practical
educational research which should use popular
tools as other countries do; thus, conclusion and
recommendations were not objective and
persuasive enough.
In that context, the education was in need of
appropriate policies, strategies and models to
develop itself, especially higher education,
because its quality would have a direct and
significant impact on the transformation of the
national economy.
VNU-HCM has promoted professional
development opportunities of university
management for its leaders, managers and
researchers through higher education
administration seminars, and teaching and
research courses, both nationally and
internationally. These programs showed the
pioneer role and efforts of VNU-HCM in
improving the model for teaching and
administration up to international standards.
VNU-HCM also actively studied about the
The ultimate goal of such a collaboration was to
establish VNU-HCM Graduate School of
Education (VNUHCM-GSE), the first standard
model of higher education and research in
Vietnam. The fulfillment of this goal at such a
multi-disciplinary institution with high
autonomy and international reputation would
give a special condition to experiment theoretical
research results in order to find out a feasible
model, and practical solutions for the Vietnamese
higher education system.
Besides the improvement of its own effectiveness
and quality, VNU-HCM has played a key role in
the project of career skill development sponsored
by Canadian government in an effort to develop
the educational system and improve it up to
international standards in terms of curriculum
design, teaching methods, institutional
management, students' soft skills, assessment,
university-industry linkages and job
opportunities. Such a model would be then
multiplied to other universities and colleges in
Vietnam in order to produce highly qualified
human resources.
With the support from the Vietnamese
government and ministries, the support from
diplomatic agencies of the U.S.A and Canada,
together with determination and devotion of
VNU-HCM and its partners, these collaborative
programs would hopefully be successful,
affirming the position and reputation of VNUHCM, as well as fulfilling the principles of the
Communist Party in its fundamental reform
and international integration process.
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Vietnam Skills for Employment project seminar. Photo: Minh Chau
VIETNAM SKILLS FOR
EMPLOYMENT PROJECT IMPACTS
ON TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION
Human resource development strategy is longterm, requiring a lot of investment, efforts, and
especially goals and implementation approaches.
The Resolution on fundamental and
comprehensive reform of Vietnamese education
issued in 2013 highlighted a very important
concept, which was highly appreciated by
education managers. It is the "real learning"
concept, which mentions about applicability
and learners' skills. This must be the key theme
of the reform, especially in the context of
international integration and ASEAN 2015.
The current academic programs, both at
collegiate and associate level, are general and
theoretical. They normally lack applicability,
practical skills and others such as independent
thinking and innovation, etc.
In the effort to implement Canadian
development projects in Vietnam, on 29/8/
2012, the governments of both countries signed
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a Memorandum of Understanding on Vietnam
Skills for Employment Project (VSEP) with a
total fund of CAD 20 million sponsored by
Canadian government in order to improve the
technical and vocation education in Vietnam. It
would enable the technical vocation education
and training (TVET) institutions to provide
more chance for women, young people, minority
groups and rural people to attend appropriate
and high quality courses of skill development.
This project included two intertwined
components.
The first component was to enhance leadership
and management capabilities in technical and
vocational education, giving the opportunity for
typical practices at TVET institutions to be
shared, as well as to improve relevant knowledge.
The main agenda of this component was to
support local and central policy makers and
decision makers, and strengthen capabilities of
TVET leaders and managers. Besides, it assisted
the People's Committee of the 3 provinces Binh
Thuan, Hau Giang and Vinh Long to develop
human resource development plans so as to meet
enterprise demands for skillful laborers, and to
encourage involvement and success of women
and minority groups in TVET programs, leading
to a higher employment rate among TVET
graduates.
In addition to its role as a project coordinator,
VNU-HCM would, in the component 1, build
up the Training Center for Advanced
Management (TCAM) located at its Higher
Education Administration Institute with the
following important tasks: (i) Setting up good
models and practices in human resource
development for community's sake, which would
be learner centered and market oriented in TVET;
(ii) Sharing and publishing models, practices
and intellectual products through academic
networks and other intellectual ones to form
TVET policies; (iii) Attracting the involvement
of experts in and outside VNU-HCM, including
those from private sectors and TVET institutions
in order to implement academic programs of
leadership strategies, approaches to work with
governmental organizations, post-secondary
curriculum and standard design, international
technical vocational education models, and
strategies to collaborate with private sectors…
The target was to have around 1,500 male and
female staff from 150 schools in all regions of
Vietnam (i.e. about 10 people per TVET
institution) participate in the program. With
such a result, VNU-HCM expected to make a
direct impact on Vietnam technical and
vocational education in a fundamental and
systematic way.
The second component was to develop
institutions of technical and vocational education
through: (i) promoting the management of
technical and vocational education system at the
three participating provinces; (ii) improving
effectiveness of a leading TVET school at each
involved province; and (iii) enhancing
effectiveness of the selected community college
system in the nation. The starting point of this
component was to design and conduct 3 standard
TVET programs which would be labor market
oriented, as well as gender and environment
sensitive. They would also focus on priority
economic areas in Binh Thuan, Hau Giang and
Vinh Long - the three provinces selected to
implement the project thanks to their leaders'
strong commitment to change and leadership
role. The three institutions including Binh Thuan
Community College, Hau Giang Community
College, and Vinh Long Community College
were selected to develop and deliver cuttingedge academic majors under the support of
Canada.
The two components were intertwined in the
way that policies were based on practical
experiences. New model and lessons learnt from
the three mentioned community colleges would
be presented at TCAM, enabling central and
provincial policy makers to discuss and apply
them nationally.
As the leading institution of education and
research in the nation, assigned by the Prime
Minister to promote socioeconomic growth of
key economic zones in the South, including the
Central Coast, the Southeast, the Central
Highlands, and the Mekong River Delta, VNUHCM is fully aware of its core role and pioneer
responsibility in training of quality human
resource for the society, the two among three
missions of all universities around the world,
especially in the current context of Vietnam.
With that, VNU-HCM hosted and worked
with Canadian Embassy, and central ministries
including Ministry of Planning and Investment,
Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Labor,
Invalids and Social Affairs, together with the
consultation from 3 participating provinces Binh
Thuan, Hau Giang and Vinh Long, to submit,
after a long time of preparation, the
implementation plan to the national VSEP
Steering Committee, which had got approval to
start from 11/2014 to 01/2020. The
implementation of VSEP in the context of
international integration of our education system
was a big chance for the project to promote its
effectiveness and fulfill all identified goals.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING
SUPPORT SYSTEM:
BK-ELEARNING
IT IS NOW AN URGENT NEED FOR ALL UNIVERSITIES TO REFORM TEACHING AND LEARNING
METHODS. IN ADDITION TO IN-CLASS ELECTRONIC LECTURES, USAGE OF INTERNET IN
TEACHING BECOMES AN INCREASING TREND IN MODERN EDUCATION. A POPULAR WAY IN
MANY UNIVERSITIES IS TO USE E-LEARNING TOOLS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
UNDER A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM WITH A LOT OF EFFECTIVE EXTRA FUNCTIONS.
The -Learning system (BKEL) at
the university of Techonology,
VNU-HCM was one of a few
systems in the country, which
effectively supported teaching and
learning activities of the institution.
Thanks to this system, the provision
of materials and lecture notes, as
well as questions about a lesson,
assignment submission, quiz taking,
attendance record and course
Year
Number of subjects
in place
feedback became easy and smooth.
It was highly recognized by AUN
accreditors to be one of the
University's strengths, positively
contributing to the accrediting
results
Construction and development
of BKEL
Developed since 2008 with the
initial aim to support part-time
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
14
170
219
330
653
1003
2669
Table 1: Statistics of courses / subjects on BkeL over years
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education delivered in other
provinces, enabling students to
continue contacting their teacher
after a course finished. It was then
aimed at full-time students right at
the University, so that they could
receive lecture notes and discuss with
the teachers. It was expected that the
system
would
enhance
communication between teachers
and students, and encourage teachers
No.
Item
Number of subjects
Number of courses
1
2
3
Courses without materials
Courses with materials
Basic courses, experiments, practice,
internship, dissertation
2,669
1,191
5,687
2,433
530
2,401
Table 2: Statistics of current subjects and courses on BKeL
to conduct on-going student
assessment.
The first question was which
platform, free or paid, had to be
selected. The University was advised
by NTU, Singapore to use paid
system such as Blackboard, as it was
a complicated system, and it would
be difficult to form its own technical
team to design and run it. On the
other hand, AUF experts gave totally
different advice: an open source
software should be used, and the
most popular one was Moodle, as
paid ones would be very costly. The
University of Technology then chose
Moodle.
The next question was how to run
and develop the platform. With a
new system, both teachers and
students tended to be hesitant; thus
the investment would become
useless. Teaching support tools
would be effective only when
teachers were volunteering to use
them. If they were forced for that,
they would be very upset and
resistant. Initially (2008) there were
14 subjects using BKeL for
uploading lecture notes and
materials, creating discussion
forums,
and
submitting
assignments. Regardless of all efforts,
the number of teachers who were
willing to use it was still low. After
that, the University decided to grant
a fund for any teacher who registered
to use BKeL, and encouraged them
to reform their teaching methods by
promoting online discussions,
uploading lecture notes and syllabus
online, having major assignments
submitted online, and checking
attendance via BKeL... The funding
lasted two years, resulting in the
increasing number of teachers using
the platform. Teachers have
currently been using it, although
funding was not available at all.
BKeL became an integrated part of
teaching activities at the University.
Up to semester 1 of the year 2014,
there were 2,669 subjects available
on BKeL.
Effectiveness of BKeL
Starting with 14 subjects in semester
1 (2008-2009), there were 639
subjects in semester 2 (2009-2010),
at both full-time undergraduate and
graduate level. Among such a
number,
215
full-time
undergraduate courses totally
changed into on-going assessment.
So far, the system accommodated
5,687 courses without materials
(2,669 subjects), 2,433 courses with
materials (1,191 subjects), 2,401
courses of basic education,
experiments, practice, internship
and dissertation (530 subjects).
Especially at the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering and
Industrial Management, 50%
lecturers used the system for ongoing assessment.
According to the statistics of users,
the system was highly appreciated
by faculty and students of the
University of Technology. The
increasing number of users within
one month (25/10/2014-23/11/
2014) showed that the number of
people logging in the system was
stable. This number was especially
high at the beginning of a week, and
decreasing on weekend. On average
there were 64 faculty members and
3,714 students signing in the system
every day, equivalent to 20%
students of the University. This
again emphasized its effectiveness.
More interestingly, BKeL was highly
evaluated by AUN accreditors
because of its support towards
educational activities at the
institution. Below is part of the AUN
report about Faculty of Chemical
Engineering and Faculty of Civil
Engineering (Table 4).
E-learning: a perspective from
VNU-HCM
What was the role of such an Elearning system in the academic
strategy of VNU-HCM in the
coming time? In the short run, it
would support the fighting for
quality at VNU-HCM as follows:
- Articulation of courses and
programs
among
member
universities
- A possibility of MOOCs system
under the brand name of VNUHCM
- A connection with alumni,
especially in completing academic
programs.
- Developing lifelong learning spirit
for VNU-HCM students
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The lowest number of users
The highest number of users
43
83
2,781
4,471
Average number of users
64.3
3,714.7
Table 3: Statistics of BKeL users per day
Criteria
Strengths
Score
7. Support
Staff Quality (CE)
An IT based system for the whole university since 2011 has been
developed and implemented. Budget has also been set for this project.
Until now, several components of this system has been applied such as:
BK Elearning system (24/7 internet learning resource for all students
applied since 2008)
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11. Quality
Assurance of
Teaching and
Learning Process
(CE)
The mechanism for student evaluation is in place and has been
implemented.
There are two types of students feedback, namely after each course,
and for the final year student at the end of the programme
(feedback for the whole program).
5
Criteria
Strengths
7. Support Staff
Quality (CE)
The computer and e-learning facilities as well as the Internet services
are adequate and well maintained.
5
11. Quality
Assurance of
Teaching and
Learning Process
(CE)
There are clear evidents for such students evaluation and more
importantly there are also clear evidents of improvements/actions
carried out from the students comments
5
Score
Table 4
- Applying learner centered teaching
methods
- A useful statistics tool for leaders of
VNU-HCM at all levels to make
decisions, at least in academic affairs.
The BKeL system has been
developed and used at the University
of Technology since 2008. It
effectively supported teaching and
learning activities, assisting to
provide students at all levels with a
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wide range of electronic materials.
At the same time, it helped enhance
communication between lecturers
and students, and played an
important role in teaching reform.
It became a useful tool for both
lecturers and students in applying
active teaching and learning
methods. It was highly recognized
by AUn accrediting teams and
VNU-HCM leadership.
Such
a
development
and
achievement showed that the usage
of a teaching and learning support
system was a right direction of the
University of Technology. This
model should be maintained and
system-wide multiplied in order to
heighten teaching activities up to
international standards, and expand
the scope over the whole system.
Studying at the library
Photo: Do Phuong Uyen
VNU-HCM ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION
ADMISSION IS AN IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF A UNIVERSITY. ONCE DONE WELL, IT
WOULD HELP SELECT STUDENTS WHOSE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ATTITUDES ARE
SUITABLE TO CHOSEN ACADEMIC FIELDS. BESIDES, ADMISSION CRITERIA HELP ORIENT
STUDNENTS' LEARNING PROCESS IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL, ENABLING THEM TO WELL
PREPARE FOR COLLEGES.
Overview of university admission
Admission is a concern for universities around
the world, and frequently adjusted and updated
to suit the socioeconomic context of a nation. A
majority of universities use results of one or
many different examinations for their admission
decisions. Those examinations provide a
benchmark to measure candidates' capability,
and are divided into three main groups: high
school graduation exam, entrance exam
organized by a university or a nation, and aptitude
exam by an independent organization. Most
exams are conducted based on achievement
tests, while some are on aptitude tests. The
assessment of candidates' attitudes is normally
done through essays, social activities or
interviews. Universities will screen an application
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according to one or a mixture of criteria, among
which knowledge is the basic one for all tests.
Recently aptitude becomes important for
application screening in various countries.
Attitude is the most difficult to measure, and
just used as a criterion in a few countries for a
certain group.
University admission in Vietnam
In Vietnam, the national entrance examination
has basically provided a common measurement
for universities to select students. However,
there were some limitations as follows: the
learning process of high school students was not
well oriented; candidates' aptitude could not be
measured; and the results were not accurate due
to the lack of logical measurement for candidates'
knowledge and aptitude. In addition, strict
schemes of examination and screening partly
affected the autonomy in admission of
universities as indicated in the education act.
In implementation of the 9th Conference
Resolution of the 11th Central Committee of
the Communist Party of Vietnam regarding the
fundamental and comprehensive reform of
Vietnamese education with the breakthrough as
examination renovation, the Ministry of
Education and Training issued the Decision
3538/QD-BGGDT to approve the procedure
of high school graduation examination and
university admission in 2015. As such, since
2015, a high school graduation examination will
be held every year, and will be the foundation to
recognize one's graduation from high school, to
screen his application for a university/college.
Such an exam would inherit advantages, and
limit disadvantages of former high school
graduation exam and national entrance exam.
The student assessment process is separated from
the university admission screening. The tests
will evaluate a candidate's knowledge with a
bigger proportion of aptitude assessment.
Universities and colleges will use the result of
this exam combined with some supporting
criteria to assess a candidate's aptitude and
attitude.
Thoughts of VNU-HCM about admission
VNU-HCM always tends to separate aptitude
tests from admission screening. The assessment,
once done by a specialized institution, would
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help evaluate a candidate's knowledge and
necessary aptitude for college level. On the other
hand, admission screening must be
comprehensive and suit unique characteristics
of each major/university/region.
VNU-HCM's criteria included knowledge,
aptitude, and social attitude of a candidate.
- Knowledge: based on the results of 3 high
school years and that of the graduation
examination
- Aptitude: based on the score of aptitude tests
and English tests (e.g. TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS,
VNU-EPT)
- Social attitude: based on social activities
The usage of such criteria would be done in a
process, ensuring smooth admission screening,
and avoiding any confusion or difficulty for
high school students.
In 2015, screening result will be based on that of
the national graduation examination. The
knowledge will be used as a basic criterion for
admission. Aptitude and social attitude will be
considered in the following years.
Entrance examination and admission at VNUHCM in 2015
High school exit examination
The 2015 high school exit examination will be
held under interprovincial model, where
universities are responsible for exam organization
and grading, and local educational departments
in charge of exam registration, facility support,
proctors and examiners.
Ho Chi Minh City exam location is expected to
accommodate 175,000 examinees from Ho Chi
Minh City, Tay Ninh, Long An, Binh Duong,
Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc, Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
VNU-HCM will organize, in conjunction with
its member universities, the examination in a
part of Ho Chi Minh City location for 45,000
examinees.
Examinees will register for the exam tentatively
in March 2015. The exam will start in mid June
2015, and grading will be done in early July
2015. The score database will be completed in
mid-July 2015, based on which considerations
for high school graduation and university
admission will be taken.
Admission
The admission process at VNU-HCM is
conducted based on the following principle:
- Examinees enjoy the most supportive
conditions.
- The processes for registration and screening are
consistent all over the system, guaranteeing the
articulation to select the best examinees.
- Information technology is mostly used for
registration, screening, admission result
announcement and enrollment.
- VNU-HCM closely works with the National
High school Exit Examination Steering
Committee to use the shared database of exam
scores for admission screening.
+ Application
In order to apply for VNU-HCM, examinees
must satisfy the following requirements:
- Moral judgment score at high school: at least
"Distinction";
- GPA at grade 10, grade 11, and semester 1 of
grade 12: minimum 6.5 (for those who apply for
university level);
- GPA at grade 10, grade 11, and semester 1 of
grade 12: minimum 6.0 (for those who apply for
associate level).
Applicants will do online registration (admission
website) for any of VNU-HCM's member
universities, or submit application package at
the admission office. Each applicant is allowed
to register for maximum three options of minors/
majors in priority order (from low to high) at
VNU-HCM. The application is starting within
2 weeks from high school exit examination
registration, and closing within 2 weeks after the
exit examination ends.
+ Application screening
The passing score of each minor/major at VNUHCM is identified based on the overall score of
the 3 high school graduation tests. Besides the
existing groups (A, A1, B, C, D, H), in 2015
there are two additional groups as follows:
Mathematics - Chemistry - English for some
majors at the University of Technology; and
History - Literature - English for several ones at
the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The application screening is done at each
institution at a certain period of time in priority
order (NV1, NV2, NV3) respectively. In each
period, based on the scores of those who apply
for a minor/a major, the passing score and the list
of admitted students will be decided. The result
will be then informed to examinees via admission
website and public media. The successful
candidates are responsible for completing
enrollment processes in a required period of
time. After that, based on the number of actual
enrollment versus the quota, each institution
will decide if waiting list screening should be
done.
After the official screening is finished, extended
screening can be done for those who do not
originally apply for VNU-HCM if needed.
+ Admission priority group
VNU-HCM reserves 5% quota of each minor /
major for the following priority group:
- Those who are eligible for unconditional
admission as per state regulations
- Those who have excellent academic record at
excellent high schools
. An admission application includes: high school
results; personal statement; personal plan; and
reference letter of high school teachers.
. In 2015: pilot admission screening for students
at 5 leading high schools in the national entrance
examination 205 (based on examinees' PGA).
. Since 2016: admission granted for 10 leading
high schools in the country based on high school
exit examination scores
Based on the exit examination scores, application
screening will be done, taking into consideration
of band scores, priority group as per state policies,
and examinee's desire.
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Appendix:
1. Groups of subjects in VNU-HCM entrance examination 2015
Institution
Major
University
of
Technology
(QSB)
Industrial System Engineering; Geodetic
engineering - Mapping; Construction materials
engineering and technology; Textile
engineering; Mechanical engineering and
electromechanics; Petroleum and Geological
engineering; Electricity and electronics;
Transportation engineering; Computer and
information technology; Engineering physics
- Mechanical engineering; Civil engineering;
Industrial maintenance (Associate degree)
Groups of subjects
2014
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
or Mathematics Physics - English
Industrial management
or Mathematics Chemistry- English
or Mathematics Literature - English
Materials engineering
Environment
Chemistry - Food - Biology
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
Architecture
Mathematics
Physics - Talent
(Object drawing)
or Mathematics Literature - Talent
(Object drawing)
University of
Information
Technology
(QSC)
Computer Science; Communication and
computer network; Software engineering;
Information system; Information technology;
Information security; Computer engineering
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
University
of
Economics
and Law
(QSK)
Economics (Economics, Economics and Public
administration); International economics (Foreign
economic relations); Finance-banking;
Accounting; Auditing; Management information
system (Management information system, Ecommerce); Business administration;
International business; Economics Laws (Business
law, International commercial law); Law (Civil
laws, Finance-Banking-Securities Law); Marketing
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
Mathematics English - Literature
International
University
(QSQ)
Information technology; Electronics engineeringcommunication; Civil engineering; Applied
mathematics (Financial engineering and risk
management); Control engineering and automation
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
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Additional groups
2015
Biomedicine; Fisheries resource management;
Food industry; Biotechnology; Biochemistry
University
of Science
(QST)
University
of Social
Sciences
and
Humanities
(QSX)
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
or Mathematics Chemistry - Biology
Business administration; Industrial system
engineering; Finance-banking; Logistics and
supply chain management
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
or Mathematics English - Literature
Mathematics; Physics; Electronics engineering
and communication; Information technology;
Information technology (Associate degree)
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
Chemistry; Geology; Environment science;
Environmental engineering and technology;
Materials
science;
Oceanography;
Biotechnology
Mathematics
Physics - Chemistry
or Mathematics Biology - Chemistry
Nuclear engineering
Mathematics Physics - Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics - Physics
- Chemistry
Literature; Linguistics; Journalism; History;
Anthropology; Sociology; Informatics;
Education; Storage studies; Cultural studies;
Social works; Tourism and travel services
management
Literature-HistoryGeography
or Literature Mathematics - English
Philosophy
or Literature Mathematics
English
Geography
or Literature Mathematics
English
or Mathematics Biology - Chemistry
Psychology
or Literature Mathematics English or
Mathematics Biology -Chemistry
or
LiteratureHistory- English
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School of
Medicine
(QSY)
Korean studies; International relations
Literature
Mathematics - English
Oriental studies
Literature - Mathematics English or Literature Mathematics - Chinese
Regional and urban planning
Literature - Mathematics - English
or Mathematics - Physics - English
Japanese studies
Literature - Mathematics English or Literature Mathematics - Japanese
English linguistics
Russian linguistics
or Literature - Mathematics Russian
French linguistics
or Literature Mathematics - French
Chinese linguistics
or Literature - Mathematics Chinese
German linguistics
or Literature - Mathematics German
Spanish linguistics; Italian linguistics
or Literature - Mathematics French or Literature Mathematics - German
General medicine
Mathematics - Biology - Chemistry
2. List of 5 high schools with special consideration of admissions screening
No.
Institution
City / Province
Average score(*)
1
High school for the Gifted, VNU-HCM
HCMC
22.70
2
Quang Trung High school for the Gifted
Binh Phuoc Province
22.53
3
Science High school for the Gifted, VNU Hanoi
Hanoi
22.23
4
Le Hong Phong High school for the Gifted
Nam Dinh Province
22.22
5
High school for the Gifted, VNU Hanoi University of Foreign Languages
(*): Average score of examinees in group A, A1, B, C, D1
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Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Higher Education:
THE ROAD TO IN
TERNATIONAL INTEGRATION
ON 13/11/2014, THE SEMINAR "QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION OF HIGHER
EDUCATION: THE ROAD TO INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION" WAS ORGANIZED BY VNUHCM AT THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARK.
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Photo: Ms. Kim Cleary, Australian Embassy's Education & Science Counselor for
Vietnam at the Seminar
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh, Director of Academic Affairs
Department at the Seminar
The event welcomed the Ministry of Education
& Training representative the department of
education testing & accreditation representative,
the VNU-HCM reprentativethe VNU-HCM
presidential board the VNU-HaNoi presidential
board, Australian Embassy's Education & Science
Counselor for Vietnam, Director of British
Council in Ho Chi Minh City and over 120
administrators from universities and colleges in
the country.
academic programs which are delivered both in
and out of the country. An Australian university,
once registered with the accreditation
organization, will be monitored, and the data
will be collected to carry out the assessment. The
accreditation is valid for 7 years. In addition,
self-accrediting authority is granted to a group
of 31 reputable universities, which presumes
strong responsibilities for their academic
activities.
The seminar was to review and reflect on the
quality assurance and accreditation activities at
VNU-HCM in 2013. It was also to exchange
experiences of this area in Vietnam and other
countries around the world. Finally, it was to
recognize those who had excellent performance
in quality assurance, and to announce the
decisions on the VNU-HCM Center for
Education Quality Accreditation.
Mr. Jon Glendinning, Director of British
Council in Ho Chi Minh City introduced about
a diverse accreditation system that suits various
regions. In the United Kingdom, the
accreditation is quite flexible with the
involvement of different stakeholders for each
field. The seminar participants also discussed
the 2020 accreditation plan of Vietnamese
universities, and other issues related to the
accreditation framework.
Presentations about the 2020 accreditation plan
of universities and professional schools, and the
quality assurance at VNU-HCM, the University
of Technology, Australia and the United
Kingdom were delivered at the seminar.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoi
Nghia, Vice President of VNU-HCM and
Director of VNU-HCM Center for Education
Accreditation, internal quality assurance is vital,
and quality accreditation is a proper step of
VNU-HCM towards integration and
development.
Ms. Kim Cleary, Australian Embassy's Education
& Science Counselor for Vietnam said that the
Australian accreditation organization accredits
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At the end of the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le
Quang Minh, Chairman of the VNU-HCM
Committee for Education Quality Assurance,
highlighted the importance of programmatic
assessment, international quality assurance,
continuous improvement and quality culture,
etc. Moreover, other issues such as the role of
accreditation in university rankings, and the
MOET plan of programmatic accreditation in
Vietnamese higher education will be discussed
in the 2015 conferences and seminars.
The ABET
accrediting
team at the
University of
Technology.
Photo:
Archive
THE FIRST TWO ABET
ACCREDITED PROGRAMS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IS THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN VIETNAM ACHIEVING
ACCREDITATION BY ABET LEVEL 3 THROUGH 2014-2020 FOR ITS TWO PROGRAMS:
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT THE FACULTY OF COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACCREDITATION WHICH
ABET GRANTED TO VNU-HCM AND ITS MEMBERS FOR INTEGRATION INTO REGIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM.
ABET (accreditation board for engineering and
technology), established in 1932 by engineering
societies in the USA, is an organization that
accredits education program in . It is a globally
reputable accreditor, being recognized by the
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
and other accrediting organizations engineering
and techology.
Many top universities in the world such as
Harvard, Stanford, MIT, The John Hopkins…
have registered with ABET.
ABET - the global accreditation
All programs seeking accreditation from ABET
must demonstrate that they satisfy all of the 8
criteria, including students, program educational
objectives, student outcomes, curriculum,
faculty, facilities, continuous improvement and
institutional support. Moreover, the programs
must guarantee that students have enough
knowledge and professional ability upon
graduation.
ABET accreditation activities are led by four
accreditation commissions, composed of experts
in the field they accredit or professionals from
American top companies.
A member of the external assessment team said
"ABET sets the global standard for all programs,
so background and local uniqueness will not be
considered".
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The ABET standard also
facilitates credit transfer
among universities
worldwide.
Students graduating from ABET accredited
programs acquire a certain level of knowledge,
skills and behavior. Therefore, they will be
able to participate in professional
associations, get professional license, take
out study loans, or apply for scholarships of
governments, businesses and NGOs.
The ABET standard also facilitates credit
transfer among universities worldwide.
VNU-HCM
moving
towards
international standardized education
Ms. Pham Thi Bich, Vice Director of Center
for Educational Testing and Quality
Assessment said "Since 2008, the Faculty of
Computer Science and Engineering at the
University of Technology has implemented
the academic programs based on ABET
standards under the project "Enhancing
education and research capabilities"
consulted by ABET experts. In 11/2013, the
ABET experts accredited the above
mentioned two programs, which became
the first two ones of Vietnamese higher
education institutions to pass ABET level
3".
From 2009-2014, VNU-HCM had 16
programs audited by the AUN-QA, of which
one was assessed under the project of AUN
and DAAD. Those programs varied and
were typical of specialized fields at VNUHCM: social sciences, natural science,
engineering and economics.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Dinh Thanh, Rector, University of Technology
SUBSEQUENT TO THE TWO ABET
ACCREDITED PROGRAMS AND MANY
OTHER AUN ACCREDITED ONES, IN 2014,
THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
DECIDED TO HAVE ITS 43 PROGRAMS
ACCREDITED BY ABET AND AUN. IT WAS
A STRATEGY TO IMPROVE ITS
EDUCATIONAL QUALITY, REFORM
TEACHING METHODS, AND POSITION
ITSELF AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
ASSOC.PROF. VU DINH THANH,
RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY,
PRESENTED OPPORTUNITIES AND
CHALLENGES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND
FACULTY MEMBERS IN IMPLEMENTING
ABET STANDARDS.
* Could you please share why the University of
Technology chose to follow ABET?
- We first knew ABET in 2006 when Boeing
invited American professors to introduce us
about it in the hope that Vietnamese engineers
would be recognized worldwide. ABET is a
popular standard in America and the world.
Therefore, seven years ago, the government and
the World Bank funded over US$ 550,000 for
our two programs: Computer Science and
THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY WILL
HAVE 43 PROGRAMS ACCREDITED
Computer Engineering to follow it.
A high standard, ABET has accredited about
698 programs around the world, mostly in
American universities.
* How about difficulties and achievements
when applying ABET?
- It took us six years to make changes to these two
programs. Such a duration, however, was not
too long, since most universities would normally
spend 5-7 years to change their curriculum,
student assessment, faculty mindset and facilities,
etc. For example, ABET accreditors would screen
not only a faculty member's Master's/Doctoral
degree but also his/her resume. They would also
ask us to track our alumni's progress in at least
five years since graduation...
ABET is a good chance for us, though. Passing
its strict criteria was an evidence for our good
quality. Our two programs were highly evaluated
by ABET.
* In addition to ABET, what are other
approaches enabling the University of
Technology to gradually improve its teaching
and learning quality? What is your plan for
integration?
shows that we care about quality, and well
implement it. Specifically, our University is
one of the top 10 universities in Vietnam
getting accreditation from the Ministry of
Education & Training since 2005, with six
programs accredited by AUN (Asia), and two
by ABET at the highest level.
This year we applied AUN and ABET
standards into 43 academic programs.
Hopefully 11 faculties will have a program
accredited by AUN in 2017, and in 2020, we
will have additional 2-4 programs accredited
by ABET.
* Could you please analyze opportunities and
challenges when the University has two ABET
accredited programs?
- With ABET accreditation, the University is
recognized worldwide in terms of quality and
teaching methods... The first chance would be
for our students. Their job opportunities would
increase with high salaries in multinational
corporations. The chance to transfer to good
universities around the world would be
expanded. On the other hand, the challenge is
that students and faculty members are required
to work harder, and frequently monitored by
a very strict standard namely ABET.
- A history has its own voice, and our history
ABET accrediting team
at the University of Technology.
Photo: Archive
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VNU-HCM Headquarters Building. Photo: Le Hong Linh
VNU-HCM MODEL:
FROM PRACTICALITY TO LEGALITY
New context and Vietnam National
University
The development of highly qualified human
resource for national reform and integration in
the early 1990s was an urgent need in Vietnam.
And such a need required a change in model and
operation of universities. In that context, the
Prime Minister decided to establish the national
universities (VNU Hanoi 1993 and VNU Ho
Chi Minh City 1995). These two national
universities (VNU) are legally identified to be
multi-disciplinary high quality higher education,
research and technology transfer institutions in
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Vietnam.
The VNU is a brand new model in Vietnamese
higher education system. It is establish through
merger of existing universities. At the early stage,
this model faced a lot of difficulties due to the
lack of organization and operation schemes, and
legal documents which clearly indicates the role
of VNU in the national education system as well
as its relation with relevant authorities.
Legalizing VNU model
After nearly 20 years, the VNU model was
VNU's legal documents
- Decree 16/CP of the government dated 27/11/1995 regarding
the establishment of VNU-HCM
- Decree 07/2001/ND-CP of the government dated 1/2/2001
regarding VNU
- Decision 15/2001/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated 12/2/
2001 regarding the re-establishment of VNU-HCM
- Decision 16/2001/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated 12/2/
2001 regarding the organization and operation of VNU
- 2012 Higher Education Act dated 18/6/2012, Article 8 regarding
VNU
- Decree 186/2013/ND-CP of the government dated 17/11/
2013 regarding VNU
- Regulations of organization and operation of VNU and its
members (as an attachment to Decision 26/2014/QD-TTg of
the Prime Minister dated 26/3/2014).
and operation of VNU and its members. As such, the three
core tasks of VNU include: (1) developing highly qualified
human resource, and transferring knowledge for the sake of
national socio-economic development and international
integration; (2) doing research, and providing scientific
arguments for directions, policies, strategies and developmental
plans of the country; and (3) mobilizing social capital to build
VNU up to regional and international standards.
VNU model in national reform
officially applied, in which autonomy and
innovation in education and research were
promoted to create high quality educational
products and strong linkages with research and
technology transfer. Such a model in general and
VNU-HCM in particular were the pioneers in
higher education reform, contributing to the
promotion of socio-economic development in
Vietnam.
It is the active development and reaffirmation of
education, research and technology transfer quality
that the VNU model has been recognized by the
society, and legalized in the 2012 Higher
Educational Act. Based on the significant Act, the
government issued the Decree 186/2013/NDCP dated 17/11/2013 regarding VNU, and the
Decision 26/2014/QD-TTg of the Prime
Minister dated 26/3/2014 regarding organization
The reform together with regional and international integration
presented both opportunities and challenges for the national
socio-economic growth. The top concern was the quality of
human resource and technology to facilitate the competitive
advantage of the nation. After 20 years of construction and
development, VNU-HCM proves to be the flagship institution
in Vietnamese higher education system, fulfilling its mission
to be the pioneer in reforming the educational quality and
making great impact in the socio-economic growth. Such a
mission became more significant when the 11th Central
Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam issued the
Central Resolution 8 "Fundamental and comprehensive reform
of education to meet requirements of industrialization and
modernization in the socialist oriented market economy and
international integration".
In response to the national development, its opportunities and
challenges, and the demands for VNU-HCM in Vietnamese
higher education system, VNU-HCM needs to develop to a
higher level.
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HUMAN RESOURCE:
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
FOR VNU-HCM'S
DEVELOPMENT
IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATION, HUMAN RESOURCE IS THE TOP PRIORITY OF
ALL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.
As a key pillar in the Vietnamese higher education
system, VNU-HCM is fully aware of its
responsibility to develop people with good
knowledge and professional management, as
well as to attract and effectively harness great
intellects for national modernization. For the
past 20 years, VNU-HCM always considers
human resource development a priority in its
strategy to satisfy expectations of the society, and
to well prepare for international integration.
The experience shows that this is a right policy,
since human resource is a key factor driving
VNU-HCM's current success.
The birth of VNU-HCM in 1995 through
merger of long-standing universities in Ho Chi
Minh City was a historical event, marking the
restructuring and development of the Vietnamese
higher education system in response to human
resource demands of the national modernization.
It showed the sharpness and intelligence of
Vietnamese leaders in the context of open door
policy and global economy integration.
The period 1996-2000 was very challenging for
VNU-HCM to seek an appropriate model,
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develop operational schemes, invest in human
resource, and foster system wide unity. Thanks
to its strong determination and consensus, VNUHCM has gradually affirmed its position,
providing a stable academic environment for
thousands of students with improved quality of
education and research. Such a success was built
by its very first leaders, managers and staff.
In 2001, VNU-HCM was restructured to
become a system of 3 members, including the
University of Technology, the University of
Science, and the University of Social Sciences
and Humanities. From this foundation, it started
to develop itself into a multi-disciplinary and
high quality institution of higher education,
research and technology transfer. It can be said
that at all developmental stages, the human
resources has played a very important role.
Currently VNU-HCM has 5,625 staff and
faculty members, increasing over 140%
compared to the restructuring stage. Among the
number, there are 2,600 faculty members (a
double increase), 800 researchers (a 10 times
increase), 1,100 doctoral degree holders
Chemistry laboratory session.
Photo: Le Hoai Han
including 250 professors and associate professors
(a triple increase), and 1,900 master's degree
holders (a 3.8 times increase). It is a great stride
in terms of quantity and quality, confirming the
high position of a university which is now
confident enough to integrate and collaborate
with top universities around the world in doing
state-of-the-art research.
With a diversity in professional areas from basic
science to technological science, a cutting edge
technology, and highly qualified staff, VNUHCM is approaching its goal to become the
leading institution of education and research in
the nation, which is reputable for science and
intellectuality and located in the most active city
in the region and the nation.
In addition to academic quality assurance for
around 60,000 full-time students - an important
human resource of the society, VNU-HCM has
developed 20 research groups in various areas.
Each year VNU-HCM and its members publish
averagely 1,450 papers, among which 250 are
international ones. According to the SCImago
Institutions Rankings 2013, VNU-HCM was
ranked No.2 in Vietnam in terms of the number
of international publications (just behind the
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology),
but No.1 in the quality of papers. A lot of
professors and experts have worked for VNUHCM, and laid a strong foundation for the
development of strategic areas such as microchip
technology, material technology and biomedical
technology, etc. These are highly applicable and
financially valuable areas, enabling to solve many
big problems for the society.
The contribution of VNU-HCM staff in
developing highly qualified human resource was
not only a journey of intellectual transfer and
creation, but also a way to connect the teachers'
knowledge with real life. A linkage with the
community with open mindset and practical
orientation was considered a key task of VNUHCM to fulfill its noble mission.
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Photo 1: Planning total ground areas
Revision of the detailed master
plan of VNU-HCM campus
THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY VNU-HCM SINCE 2003 IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISION 660/QD-TTG OF THE PRIME MINISTER DATED 17/6/
2003 REGARDING THE DETAILED MASTER PLAN AT 1:2,000 SCALE OF VNU-HCM CAMPUS
(HEREINAFTER CALLED 1:2,000 PLAN). SO FAR, THE FIRST UNIVERSITY CITY HAS BEEN
BUILT UP.
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Master
plan of
VNU-HCM
City.
After 10 years of implementation, the project
was required to be reviewed and revised in order
to suit the curent context. And the new master
plan at 1:2,000 scale was approved by the Prime
Minister after one year of revision according to
the Decision 409/QD-TTg dated 21/3/2014
(Photo 1 & 2).
Why revision?
Changes in the context and surrounding areas
resulted in the mismatch between the 1:2,000
scale plan in 2003 and the development
management demands.
- Student population: According to the 1:2,000
scale plan in 2003, the student population of
VNU-HCM is 45,000. Currently, in order to
meet the human resource need of the nation, the
number would be 65,000 students up to the year
2030, making the total population of the
university city 100,000 people (including
students, faculty members, researchers,
administrators, and service staff).
- Project: So far, there are 17 sub projects having
been implemented, including five new ones
compared to the original plan. Among that,
there are 3 sub projects separated from an existing
one, and 2 additional ones (Science Park and
School of Medicine - Practical hospital).
Moreover, the dormitory project under the
government's student housing program received
53,000 students, which was a significant increase
requiring the upgrade of social and technical
infrastructure in the area.
- The growing area: The surrounding areas such
as Thu Duc District, District 9 and Di An Ward
had a fast speed of urbanization. Infrastructure
connections between the campus with the outside
street area (e.g. two campus gates and Route 1),
and traffic connections with Di An Ward,
especially with the Station 13 (VNU-HCM
Station) of the metro route 1 (Ben Thanh-Suoi
Tien) were done.
- University City concept: In the 1:2,000 scale
plan in 2003, the University City concept was
rather new; thus, there was then a lack of design
experience, management tools, design
instructions and specific landscape design in
order to direct the selection of morphology and
technical solutions for sub projects during the
investment implementation.
Principles for revising the plan
To guarantee the consistency of the project and
its alignment with the area development
directions. To develop a unique University City
with high quality of education and research.
To inherit research results, implement investment
options, limit progress delay, review and use
appropriate items, propose necessary
modifications, and recommend adding
requirements for new development.
To build up a typical University City model
with students as its major residents, and research,
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Photo 3: Transportation network (buses, walking, bikes).
teaching and technology transfer as main
activities.
To use reserve land for new development needs.
To expand the areas of institutes/research centers,
developing VNU-HCM into a research oriented
university.
To manage lakes and parks based on urban
design guidelines, guaranteeing the consistency
with surrounding landscape architecture.
Major changes in 1:2,000 scale plan
Modifying functional areas
Expanding the areas of International University,
University of Economics and Law, and University
of Information Technology to accommodate
growing student population.
Relocating the Faculty of Geology and Petroleum
Engineering to Lake 2, adjacent to the Center for
National Defense Education and Campus
Security. It is now in the same location with the
Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
linking with the University of Technology to
become a cluster of engineering institutions.
Locating the School of Medicine - Practical
Hospital (tentatively establishing University of
Health Science, one of the five major training
fields at VNU-HCM) at the northern area of the
City, linking with the Science Park.
Rearranging research institutes and the Science
Park to meet facility demands of the institutes
and their research, application, trial production
and technology transfer.
Rearranging the Public Service Center 2, linking
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to the Dormitory B and multi-functional public
services in order to meet the demands of over
30,000 students within a walking radius.
Linking the Student Park with the Lake Park 1
to become an interconnected area for various
student activities. It is the place where indoor
services are connected to outdoor facilities, parks,
squares and reserve areas for future growth. The
system of surface water and green parks are
designed based on urban design structure, and
constructed around different themes for various
student activities.
Locating the Communications and Information
Services Center in the reserve land (adjacent to
the national route 1 and University of Forestry
& Agriculture) for production, printing, and
other communications and public services of
VNU-HCM.
Expanding pavements of main routes for walking,
biking, public transportation, and transportation
utilities of the University City (Photo 3).
Enhancing internal and external connectivity
Updating transportation infrastructure of the
national route 1 which includes main entrance
road, parallel roads and footbridges (Photo 4).
This works will be implemented by the Ho Chi
Minh City and tentatively completed in 2016.
Updating and designing the building connected
to Station 13 of the metro system 1 (Ben ThanhSuoi Tien). VNU-HCM asked for permission
of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee
to change Station 13 into VNU Station. This
metro system is to be completed in 2020 (Photo
Photo 6: Master plan of Public Service Center 1.
Photo 4:
Master plan
of national
route 1
crossing
VNU-HCM
main
entrance
Photo 5:
Master plan
of
Information
Technology
Park - Stage
2, linking to
Metro
stations.
Locating the VNU-HCM power station 110/
22KV with power capacity of 2x63MVA at the
end of the main road 08 (towards the North).
Currently VNU-HCM is working with the
Electricity of Vietnam Southern Power
Corporation (EVN SPC) to implement this
project, which is tentatively completed in 2018.
authorities and sub-project management
committees; setting up boundary markers and
giving them to relevant units for management;
revising 1:500 scale sub-projects (which are
completed to get approval from VNU-HCM);
modifying general investment project and subprojects; and developing the scheme for planning
and architectural management of the University
City.
Locating transfer stations: based on the
topography and functional areas, the VNUHCM City has 5 wastewater basins, equivalent
to 4 transfer stations. Tentatively in 2015, the
first station (at the Sports Center, 4,000m3 per
day) will be done.
Generally, the revised 1:2,000 scale plan was
aligned with the developmental strategy of VNUHCM, the new developments of the area, and
the concept of a green and sustainable university
city, laying the foundation for the revision of
general investment project and sub-projects.
5).
Implementing the plan
After the revised 1:2,000 scale plan was approved,
VNU-HCM did the following items:
announcing the plan; sending the plan to local
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Ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate the opening of "Moments of the University City" Exhibition. Photo: MC
MOMENTS
OF THE 20th VNU-HCM
VNU-HCM CITY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEASTERN
GATEWAY OF HO CHI MINH CITY IN AN AREA OF 623.7
HA, AND PLANNED TO INCLUDE ADMINISTRATION
CENTERS, UNIVERSITIES, DORMITORIES, SPORTS
CENTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PARKS,
ETC. EVERYDAY THE CITY ACCOMMODATES MORE THAN
30,000 FACULTY MEMBERS AND STUDENTS.
In 2014, VNU-HCM organized the photo
contest "moments of the university" to
commemorate significant milestones of its
construction and development. This was one in
the activity series for its 20th anniversary (27/1/
1995 - 27/1/2015). With that, VNU-HCM
hoped to introduce real and vivid images of a
green and modern university city with an open,
friendly and naturally harmonious space.
The contest was open to Vietnamese residents
and students around the following themes: Green
and modern space of VNU-HCM; Teaching
and research activities of VNU-HCM faculty;
and Learning activities and student life at VNUHCM.
After three months (August-November 2014),
500 photos of 75 contestants from Vietnam
Photographer Association, Ho Chi Minh City
Photographer Association, VNU-HCM and
other organizations were submitted.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Binh, VNU-HCM President presented the First Prize
to Nguyen Minh Tan. Photo: MC
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In addition to the photos for the contest, several
contestants from the Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh
City Photographer Association presented their
photos taken at the University City to the
The First Prize photo: VNU-HCM landscape by Nguyen Minh Tan
Organizing Board for non-profit promotion
activities.
The Judging Panel selected 50 photos of 20
contestants to showcase at the VNU-HCM
Central Library from 14-31/11/2014. Besides,
another exhibition was organized on the occasion
of Vietnamese Teachers' Day at the Information
Technology Park on 18/11/2014. The two events
attracted over 5,000 staff, faculty and students.
The photographer Le Hong Linh, Chairman of
Art Committee (Vietnam Photographer
Association) and Head of Judging Panel highly
appreciated the contest for its seriousness and
professionalism. In his opinion, the photos
successfully reflected diverse and lively
perspectives of VNU-HCM City.
Through the contest, VNU-HCM possessed a
high quality photo stock which could be used for
its promotional activities within and outside the
system. This was also the foundation to develop
a Photography Club for its staff, faculty and
students.
Priz
es
rizes
The contest "Moments of the University City" was one of the activity series for the 20th anniversary
of VNU-HCM's construction, development and integration (27/01/1995-27/01/2015).
Through the contest, the Judging Panel selected 50 photos of 20 contestants for exhibiting, among
which 11 photos received the prizes.
The First Prize was granted for Nguyen Minh Tan (Ho Chi Minh City Photographer Association) for
the photo "VNU-HCM landscape".
The Second Prize was granted for Nguyen Thi Minh Lan (VNU-HCM Office) for the photo "Young
generation", and for Tran Thanh Thong (Ho Chi Minh City Photographer Association) for the photo
"Learning horizon".
The Third Prize was granted for Dinh Ba Phu, Nguyen Minh Tan, and Nguyen Minh Hien (Ho Chi Minh
City Photographer Association) for the photos "Ak target practice", "Information Technology Park",
and "Modern Nanotechnology Lab", respectively.
The runner-up prize was granted for Pham Vu Hoang Giang, Nguyen Minh Tan, Tran Thanh Thong,
Pham Minh Vuong (University of Science), and Doan Thi Minh Chau (VNU-HCM Office) for the photos
"Getting ready for troops", "Library bookshelves", "Students' green color", "Continuous growth", and
"The heroic Bach Dang", respectively.
Moreover, the Organizing Board granted the Audience Choice Award to Nguyen The Anh (University
of Information Technology), and the Audience Award to Truong Hoang To Nga (University of Social
Sciences & Humanities) for having accurately forecast the Prize winners.
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Seminar about "Improving the effectiveness of the Together We Build New Rural Communities campaign" from 29-30/11/2013. Photo: Archive
The pioneer of Science, Culture and
Society Emulation Campaign
AS THE LEADER OF THE SCIENCE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY EMULATION TEAM (INCLUDING
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY
OF LABOR, MINISTRY OF INVALID & SOCIAL AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS & TOURISM, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON
ETHNIC MINORITY AFFAIRS, VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HANOI, AND VIETNAM
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY), IN 2013, VNU-HCM WAS THE CENTRAL
POINT FOR UNIFYING AND LEADING THE EMULATION ACTIVITIES OF THE TEAM.
VNU-HCM Actively worked with other units
in the team to succfully fulfill the political tasks.
Its success as a team leader could be seen through:
Hosting the preliminary conference of Emulation
Camaign in the first 6 months 2013.
Conference attendants' site visit
to Thap Muoi, Dong Thap
Photo: Archive
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On 21/8/2013, VNU-HCM hosted the
Preliminary Conference of Emulation Campaign
to review the team's activities in the first 6
months, and to implement those for the
remaining 6 months. The event attendants
included leaders from the Central Emulation
and Award Board and 9 member institutions of
the team. The achievements of the team and its
members in the first 6 months were recognized
The Science, Culture and
Society emulation team started
to conduct its tasks for 2014.
Photo: Archive
new rural community, as well as how faculty
members and students of VNU-HCM supported
the campaign through the Green Summer
program with their enthusiasm. The new feature
of the seminar was to give the intellects a chance
to experience the journey of building a new rural
community together with farmers and local
authorities.
The delegation
of the seminar
"Improving the
effectiveness
of the
Together We
Build New
Rural
Communities
campaign" at
Thap Muoi
ward, Dong
Thap province.
Photo: Archive
in the Conference, and the political tasks for the
remaining 6 months would be fulfilled with
strong determination.
The Seminar about "Improving the
effectiveness of the Together We Build New
Rural Communities campaign"
campaign": The event
attracted more than 100 scientists and leaders
from ministries and the central government
(Ministry of Internal Affairs, Central Emulation
& Award Board, Ministry of Agriculture &
Rural Development, and Southwest Steering
Committee), Ho Chi Minh City, 7th Military
District, Dong Thap People's Committee,
member institutions of the emulation team,
VNU-HCM Office and functional
Departments, and VNU-HCM's member
universities and affiliated institutions.
Besides scientific reports and discussions right
in the Conference, the attendants also
participated in a site visit to Thap Muoi ward,
Dong Thap province to review the campaign
"Together We Build New Rural Communities".
It was here that they could see how the local
people worked with the government to build a
Conference to sum up results of emulation
campaign in 2013: On 28/2/2014, VNUHCM organized a Conference to sum up team's
results in 2013, and to implement tasks for
2014.
In the Conference, leaders from the Central
Emulation & Award Board, and the Ministries
agreed to highly evaluate the effective agenda of
the team in 2013. VNU-HCM was highly
praised, in its role as a team leader, for high
responsibility, efficient working methods, and
innovative and effective activities, significantly
contributing to the team's achievements. It was
agreed that VNU-HCM was the most excellent
unit in 2013 to receive the government's
emulation flag.
The year 2013 marked the leading role of VNUHCM in the emulation campaign when it
successfully fulfilled the political tasks and
significantly contributed to the team's
achievements. With that, on 26/5/2014, the
President of Vietnam granted the Labor Order
3rd Class for VNU-HCM.
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Accreditors of VNU-HCM and other organizations in front of the Center for Education Accreditation. Photo: Anh Tien
Quality assurance and
accreditation at VNU-HCM
IN ITS STRATEGY 2011-2015 AND 2016-2020, VNU-HCM HAS IDENTIFIED QUALITY
ASSURANCE (QA) AS THE TOP PRIORITY. AFTER 20 YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT, QA ACTIVITIES AT VNU-HCM GOT CERTAIN GOOD OUTCOMES,
AFFIRMING ITS LEADING POSITION IN THE VIETNAMESE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Principles of VNU-HCM
The QA strategy at VNU-HCM has been
implemented in an order, starting from
developing a strong internal QA system with a
focus on reforming educational technologies
and improving staff capabilities, and continuing
with regional and international accreditation
before joining the ranking system at an
appropriate point of time. All activities have
been continuously improved to enhance the
quality of teaching and research.
Regarding the internal QA activities, since 2009,
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in addition to establishing the Center for
Educational Testing & Quality Assessment to
simultaneously implement QA plans at its
members, VNU-HCM has pioneered to study
and conduct a modern teaching approach namely
CDIO, in which the curriculum design is an
integration of technical knowledge, personal
skills, communication skill, and other skills to
develop products, processes and systems. This is
one of the important solutions to standardize
the curriculum development at VNU-HCM,
making it possible to do student exchange,
articulation and joint training programs with
Birth of the Center for Education Accreditation
Decision 5570/QD-BGDDT to establish the VNUHCM Center for Education Accreditation.
The functions of this Center are to evaluate and
recognize educational institutions and programs which
satisfy quality criteria, as well as to provide consultation
for post-assessment improvements.
Dr. Ha Huu Phuc, Director of MOET Representative Office (left)
presented Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoi Nghia the license for the
Center. Photo: Anh Tien
On 13/11, at the hall of VNU-HCM Information
Technology Park, VNU-HCM organized the grand
opening of its Center for Education Accreditation. It
is one of the first two accreditation centers in the
country, where accreditors are well trained at both
local and international institutions with strong
experience in higher education management, and in
quality evaluation and accreditation.
In implementing Educational Act 2012 and Decree
61/2012/TT-BGDDT dated 28/12/2012 regarding
establishment, dissolution, responsibilities and rights
of education accreditation organizations, on 22/11/
2013 the Minister of Education and Training signed
At the ceremony, Dr. Ha Huu Phuc, Director of
MOET Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City,
presented Decision 5129/QD-BGDDT by MOET
to issue the license for the Center from 4/11/2014.
According to the Decision, the Center is eligible to
accredit for the following targets: higher education
and professional institutions; higher education
programs (at associate, bachelor's, master's and
doctoral level), and professional programs (at
vocational level).
Its scope of work involves higher education institutions,
professional institutions, higher education programs,
and professional programs in the national education
system, except for programs and institutions under the
management of VNU-HCM.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoi Nghia, VNU-HCM
Vice President, Center Director said that it has been
facilitating preparatory steps to accredit institutions
and programs at the possible earliest time.
November 2014, there were 28 programs and all
institutions to be assessed. The goal of this
activity was to review and continuously improve
the quality, as well as to maintain the quality
culture, and well prepare for the official external
assessment at its institutions based on national
and international quality system.
Seminar "Vietnam-Australia higher education quality assurance".
Photo: Khanh Lam
universities in the region and beyond.
External assessment at VNU-HCM level has
been annually organized for both academic
programs and educational institutions. Up to
In parallel with continuous and frequent internal
QA activities, VNU-HCM has also focused on
quality accreditation. The accreditation based
on regional and international quality system
would be a fast and effective way to get
international recognition, laying the foundation
for the credit transfer, and promoting the
integration process of VNU-HCM. This activity
has had the following goals: to ensure social
accountability; to monitor quality; to increase
partners' trust; and to get international
recognition for quality. In the current context,
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Internal quality
assurance
QA mindmap at VNU-HCM
- Reforming educational technology
- Developing quality culture
- Completing quality assurance system
- Enhancing staff capability
Continuous
improvement
- An appropriate
league table
- An appropriate
period of time
Ranking
VNU-HCM put programmatic accreditation as
a priority, since it was practical, and required
little resource due to its small size but had a great
impact on teaching and learning (i.e. the two
core activities of a higher education institution).
It was also able to quickly make improvements.
Next, the institutional accreditation based on
national and international system would be
implemented. VNU-HCM would use the
accreditation results to develop plans and
implement improvement activities. It would
strongly enable VNU-HCM to join the ranking
system at an appropriate point of time.
Quality assessment and accreditation in 2014
In implementing the quality accreditation from
programmatic to institutional levels, in 2014,
VNU-HCM focused on programmatic
assessment, and prepared for institutional
assessment in 2015 based on the process of the
Ministry of Education & Training.
In terms of AUN-QA programmatic assessment,
there were 5 programs at VNU-HCM, including:
Chemistry Engineering, and Civil Engineering
at the University of Technology; Foreign
Economics Relations, and Banking & Finance
at the University of Economics & Law; and
International Relations at the University of Social
Sciences & Humanities. As such, VNU-HCM
has 16 programs to be assessed based on AUNQA criteria, among which 2 programs of the
University of Economics & Law were done for
the first time. It was planned that in 2015, all
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Quality
accreditation
- Programmatic level
- Institutional level
institutions of VNU-HCM would have AUN
assessed programs, and the number would
increase every year. It would be the initial
foundation for the institutions to prepare for
international assessment.
Since 9/2014, two programs at the University of
Technology including Computer Science and
Computer Engineering have been accredited by
ABET (a reliable professional standards in the
world for science and technology area). This
event opened up a new direction for quality
accreditation at VNU-HCM in order to
standardize the quality up to international
standards, and at the same time strongly
confirmed its policies and principles for quality
assurance and accreditation.
The regionally and internationally accredited
programs at VNU-HCM covered nearly all
training fields such as social sciences &
humanities, engineering science, economics and
technology. It was the outcome of a serious
preparation with the involvement of all
stakeholders, from the top leadership to the
middle one of the members and their
other possible ones at the University of
Technology.
- To expand the accreditation for information
technology area at other institutions
- To share lessons learnt from the University of
Technology about ABET accreditation for the
whole system
Training about quality accreditation at universities, colleges and professional
schools. Photo: Anh Tien
administrators, faculty, students and staff.
Future directions
Based on the achievements and in alignment
with QA directions, in the coming time, VNUHCM would continue completing the internal
QA system, and foster international
programmatic assessment and accreditation. In
parallel to multiplying AUN-QA programmatic
assessment and focusing on post-assessment
improvements,
VNU-HCM
would
continuously create the conditions and encourage
its members to register for other accreditation
system around the world.
Currently, VNU-HCM has identified its
directions for international accreditation.
Regarding ABET accreditation only, there were
several directions as follows:
- To maintain and foster quality of the two
accredited programs, and to expand that for
- ABET and international accreditation is costly;
therefore, financial resource should be well
prepared though creative ways such as
socialization, and fund increase from tuition,
enterprises, projects, local and international
projects, and target programs…
- To foster international collaboration in order
to make good use of training opportunities,
facility development, management enhancement,
and curriculum improvement, etc.
It can be said that effective implementation of all
quality assurance and accreditation activities
with continuous improvements has contributed
to build up a solid foundation for VNU-HCM
to join university ranking systems in future.
With an appropriate quality policy, a right
strategy, clear processes, strong commitment of
leadership at different levels, and high
determination of the whole system, quality
assurance at VNU-HCM would definitely
achieve more, leading to international integration
of the system and its members.
VNU-HCM
accreditors
were
awarded
certificate in
2014.
Photo:
Khanh Lam
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A UNIVERSITY OFFERING
MAJORS IN COUNTRY STUDIES
WITH 9 PROGRAMS IN COUNTRY STUDIES, INCLUDING AUSTRALIAN STUDIES, ARABIAN
STUDIES, INDONESIAN STUDIES, INDIAN STUDIES, THAI STUDIES, CHINESE STUDIES,
KOREAN STUDIES, JAPANESE STUDIES AND VIETNAMESE STUDIES, THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AT VNU-HCM IS CURRENTLY AN INSTITUTION
OFFERING THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF COUNTRY STUDIES PROGRAMS IN VIETNAM.
Starting from the Faculty of Oriental Studies
Established in 1994, the Faculty of Oriental
Studies at the University of Social Sciences and
Humanities (formerly known as Ho Chi Minh
City University) was the first faculty offering
majors in country studies.
Since its inception, the following programs have
been developed: Chinese Studies, Korean Studies,
Japanese Studies, Indian Studies, Southeast Asian
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Studies, Australian Studies, Indonesian Studies,
Thai Studies and Arabian Studies.
So far, in addition to the Faculty of Oriental
Studies, the University of Social Sciences and
Humanities has three additional units delivering
country studies programs. They are the Faculty
of Vietnamese Studies, the Department of
Japanese Studies, and the Department of Korean
Studies. These two departments were separated
from the Faculty of Oriental Studies.
Vietnamese Studies Festival.
Photo: USSH
For the past 20 years, the University has been
one of the two leading institutions in Vietnam
providing people well-trained in studies of several
typical Oriental countries, meeting the needs of
research and teaching as well as inter-country
collaboration.
Training global citizens
While foreign language education provides tools
for learners, national and regional studies
programs deliver knowledge, methods and skills
about a country and a region to produce global
citizens who would adapt with and effectively
work in culturally diversified and
internationalized environments.
During their enrollment, the students enjoy a lot
of scholarship opportunities, and participate in
various student exchange programs. For example,
the Korean Studies department is delivering the
2+2 program in collaboration with Pusan
University. The Japanese Studies department
has scholarship programs with Nanzan
University (Nagoya), Kanazawa University
(Kanazawa), and Waseda University (Tokyo)...
At the Araban Studies department, students may
be granted scholarships from Arab, Kuwait and
Qatar governments. Since the first intake, each
year there are 5 students sponsored to study one
year in Arab, and 1 receiving a fellowship in
Kuwait. Moreover, Chinese Studies students,
from 2005, upon graduation or during their
enrollment, are eligible to receive more than 50
study abroad scholarships from the government
of China, Taiwan, India, Switzerland and
Singapore, etc., and will later return to work in
Vietnam. The Indonesian Studies department
frequently sends students to study for 6 months
or one year at Diponegoro University, Gadjah
Mada University, and Maret Sebelas University,
etc. Besides, the Thai Studies department is sending
students to study at Srinakharinwirot University,
Chulalongkorn University and Mahidol
University, etc for 6 months or one year.
The faculties have maintained, strengthened
and expanded effective partnerships with
diplomatic agencies (e.g. Consulate General of
India, Consulate General of Indonesia, Consulate
General of Kuwait, Consulate General of Korea,
Consulate General of Japan, Consulate General
of Thailand, Consulate General of Australia,
Consulate General of China, and Taipei
Economic and Cultural Office), universities,
research centers, individuals, non-governmental
organizations, and foreign corporations. With
that, the students have the chance to meet with,
learn from and network with international
experts, scientists and diplomats through
seminars and talk shows.
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Japanese Studies Department and Korean Studies Department
to be upgraded at faculty level
Science has been developed in breadth and depth. Many minors has been formed from a major. At the same time,
different areas tend to connect together to become a broad one (e.g. Math - Physics, Geography - Political Studies…).
Regional studies is a multi-disciplinary science about a geographic area, and / or a cultural area… Such a region may
include many countries like ASEAN, or a country only. Therefore, besides the internationally known name as Regional
Studies, it could be called Country Studies. The insights of regional studies vary in different universities around the
world. Generally, it is the study of Geography-History, Geography-Culture / Civilization, Geography-Language /
Literature, Geography-Politics, Geography-Economics… in a certain area.
It was well-known in the Orient that there was a link between literature and history, as well as literature and ethnicity.
With that, these three areas formed the pillar of the University of Social Sciences & Humanities. However, without
other areas, the University would be monotonous and outdated, failing to keep up with the growth of science.
Especially since 1960s, the regional studies area has been firmly developed. Therefore, in the 1990s, at Ho Chi Minh
City University (known as University of Social Sciences & Humanities), regional studies and country studies were
born, enabling us to catch up with the world in the social sciences and humanities field. Currently, our position in
Korean Studies and Japanese Studies is quite high in the Southeast Asia. Based on the big needs of the country and
our 20 years' experience, the University of Social Sciences & Humanities wanted to upgrade them into faculties in
order to legally develop their quantity and quality. At the same time, we would promote ASEAN Studies, Indian
Studies, Chinese Studies, and Arabian Studies, etc.
It is said by Vietnamese people that we both run and queue. We are left behind now, and if we want to keep up with
our friends, we have to both run and queue. We should not expect perfect things in initial stage. Rather, we should
start doing now.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vo Van Sen,
Rector, University of Social Sciences & Humanities
Extracurricular
activities of
Vietnamese
Studies
students.
Photo: USSH
Studying about countries, graduates will be able
to work for different types of jobs, and join in
highly qualified human resource of various
sectors. According to the preliminary assessment
of the University of Social Sciences and
Humanities, 5% of country studies graduates
work as assistant to director at local companies,
joint ventures and 100% foreign owned ones;
30% as secretary at local and foreign offices;
50% as interpreters; and 15% at other
occupations such as foreign language teachers,
researchers, tour guides, journalists, customs
officers, foreign department officers, security
officers, and immigration officers…
It can be said that the birth and development of
country studies programs have aligned with the
strategic trends and models of advanced
universities around the world in the context of
regional integration and globalization.
Korean students in the Faculty's festival. Photo: USSH
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PROF. PHAN THI TUOI
(LECTURER AT THE FACULTY OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,
VNU-HCM UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY) WAS JUST AWARDED THE
HONOR TITLE: PROFESSOR OF THE
PEOPLE. ON THIS OCCASION, SHE
SHARED HER STORIES.
Prof. Phan Thi Tuoi
looked simple in her daily life.
Photo: Thai Viet
Prof. Phan Thi Tuoi:
Students should nurture
dreams and ambitions
* Could you please tell us why you chose teaching
as your career?
- Like other people in my 20s, I had a lot of
dreams. During my high school year in 1965, I
wished to become a physicist in order to explore
nature myths. Then I wished to be a geologist,
traveling around the country to search for mineral
resources.
However, upon admitted in the university, I was
selected to study abroad in 1969, and assigned
by the Ministry of Education and Training
(formerly known as Ministry of Higher
Education and Professional Training) to study
at the Czech Technical University, Electronics
Engineering Faculty. In the third year there, I
decided to pursue the major Computer of Control
Technology field.
In the war against America, every Vietnamese
youngster was aware of his /her responsibility to
the nation. Although we studied abroad, we
always thought of the homeland, and wished to
complete our study as soon as possible to return
and do something for our people. I was no
exception.
City University of Technology. I knew that
many lecturers from the North were assigned to
work in the South at that time.
I did not choose teaching as my career, but it was
the destiny that brought it to me. And since then,
I worked in the sector with all of my enthusiasm,
emotions and intelligence.
Perhaps the academic environment suited my
personality. Meeting with the students, I found
that they were just like a blank sheet with full of
creativity, patience, dreams and ambitions. I
wanted to be their teacher and friend, both in
class and in life.
It was the students that I always trained myself to
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Binh sent his congratulations when Prof. Phan Thi Tuoi received the title Teacher of the People. Photo: Thai Viet
be a good teacher. I loved teaching, as it enabled
me to transfer my knowledge. I loved seeing
them grow and positively contribute to the
society. By that way, I could do something for
my nation, just as what I wished when I was a
student.
* What was the most unforgettable memory
when you were teaching?
- There were three stories.
The first story was about a Computer Science
student in the 1990s. He was so poor that he had
to work whilst studying, wore old flippers, and
did not have money even for photocopying
books. He told me that he came from the remote
Central region, and had no money to buy
reference books for the national entrance exam;
thus, he had to borrow them from his friends.
He could not come home on Tet holidays, as he
did not have money and had to go to work. Then
he graduated from the university. After a while,
I accidentally met him again, and knew that he
has worked as a lecturer. He was earning money
to help his elder brother support his younger
ones for their study. I admired his energy, and I
learnt a lot from him.
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The second story was about a student who
pursued a double degree in Computer Science.
He was a high school teacher in a remote town
in Mekong Delta. He decided to take the dual
degree to have a better life. He had to quit his job
at the school, and moved to live in the city
without home. For a long time, he had to sleep
on the street, and worked hard to afford his
study. With the help from his classmates and
friends, he had a place to stay. He had only a set
of clothes, ate one meal each day, and spent
maximum VND 3,000 per day (for 2 bottles of
soy milk and an empty bread loaf). On the day
receiving the diploma, he cried and said that "I
put the diploma on the altar, and prayed for
God's blessing". After 6 years, I met him again,
and was informed that he has been a teacher and
dean of an institute in the city.
The third one was about the Green Summer of
the students at University of Technology. I
joined the program for 10 years. In every July,
our students started the Green Summer, and I
would come to visit them in various provinces
where they were building streets, bridges, loving
houses, and kindergartens. I always loved what
they did for local people. Over the 10 years, the
program was attached to Prof. Vo Tan Thong,
Head of Student Affairs Office. While many
generations of students grew up from the Green
Summer, and many leaders of the Student
Association held various positions, Prof. Thong
was still there supporting the program from
meals and lodgings to civil works with all his
heart and responsibility. I would never forget the
moment when people in Ben Tre were waiting at
0400 a.m. for the opening of the U Bridge built
by the University of Technology students,
whereas it was announced by the Organizing
Board that the ceremony would start at 0900
a.m. I also remembered the admission ceremonies
of Communist Party members right at the Green
Summer with the presence of Prof. Vo Tan
Thong.
* And how about the most unforgettable student?
- I have been supervising doctoral candidates;
thus, I have the chance to work with them for a
long time. I am proud that they all are doing
research seriously. They become my colleagues
in research. And among them, there is one who
gave me the strongest impression. He started out
poor in life but rose up and became successful
with his patience. He excellently defensed his
doctoral dissertation, and has become a university
lecturer and project manager at a foreign
company. He is highly capable and proactive.
What most impressed me was his personality:
strong accountability, good teamwork, and
willingness to donor money for research projects
of younger generations. Each year on the
Vietnamese Teachers' Day 20/11, he joins his
friends to pay a visit to their old teachers and
express their appreciation.
* What is your concern now?
- I wish that Vietnamese students would study in
a good academic environment just like other
advanced universities around the world. The
former generation was struggling for the nation's
freedom and a better life. The Vietnamese
students are smart, hardworking and ambitious.
Therefore, they must have a good environment
to study and obtain knowledge. With that, they
would be able to make positive contributions to
the country in future.
I also wish that the government would have a
more suitable policy for the educational sector,
so that we could work in an environment as good
I also wish that the government would
have a more suitable policy for the
educational sector, so that we could work
in an environment as good as other
universities in the world, and be
confident to teach and do research. By
that way, more talents for the educational
sector would be attracted. Good teachers
would produce good students.
as other universities in the world, and be confident
to teach and do research. By that way, more
talents for the educational sector would be
attracted. Good teachers would produce good
students.
* In 2015, the ASEAN Economy Community
will be established. In your opinion, which skills
are needed for our students to integrate into the
globe?
- Vietnamese young people in general and
Vietnamese students in particular are studious,
creative, and hard working. These traits are
highly appreciated by Vietnamese people and
foreigners, and become nice accessories for them
to enter life. However, in order to well integrate
into the ASEAN community, they should
improve those skills such as teamwork, listening,
discipline, proactiveness, confidence, writing
and public speaking. Moreover, they need to
participate more and frequently into community
activities, which would enable them to develop
their morality, social responsibility, living skills
and adaptability to new environments.
* How do you see the way to study and research
of the University of Technology students in
particular and Vietnamese students in general?
- Generally, Vietnamese students, including the
University of Technology students, are dedicated
to study. I knew a lot of students who join outof-classroom programs such as foreign language
classes, research clubs for the youth, and soft
skills courses. They love doing research. The
students at the University of Technology do
more and more research projects. They also
assist their lecturers in such projects. However,
the number of research projects for students is
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small, and the scheme for them to do research
from their second year like at other universities
in the world is not available. Besides, as the fund
for student research is limited, the projects are
mostly not practically applied.
* What is your advice for the students?
The year 2014 is coming to an end. We are
preparing to welcome the new year 2015. This
year marks a lot of anniversaries: 70th
Independence Day, 85th Communist Party
Birthday, and 40th Reunification Day. I wish
our students good health and good academic
results. As Vietnamese students, please nurture
your dreams and ambitions to be successful, and
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develop yourself for a better future life, especially
contribute your knowledge to our beloved
homeland.
* How about your personal plan during Tet?
- Each year, my family will go to somewhere
during Tet to explore the beauty of our country.
And as a habit, I will save some time in Tet for
my professional works, as a new semester will
begin right after Tet.
A young generation.
Photo: Nguyen Thi Minh Lan
WINNING THE GOLD
MEDAL IN THE
INTERNATIONAL
MATHEMATICAL
OLYMPIAD 2014 (IMO
2014), PHAM TUAN HUY
WAS THE 6TH
CONTESTANT FROM
VIETNAM GETTING
SUCH AN ACHIEVEMENT
FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
YEARS AFTER 10 YEARS
LOSING THE POSITION.
Huy (third from the left) and other Vietnamese contestants at IMO 2014 in South Africa.
Photo: Le Anh Vinh Tuan
PHAM TUAN HUY:
MATH IS ROMANTIC, NICE AND BEAUTIFUL
Huy was a Mathematics students of the High
School for the Gifted, VNU-HCM. He is
currently the freshman student of Stanford
University, USA.
He gave an impression of a friendly and
humorous person, who possesses a strong passion
for mathematics.
* What brought you to Math?
- In the grade 6, I was lucky to be admitted to
Tran Dai Nghia School, where my teachers,
especially the teacher of Math, were inspiring
my love for Math. Moreover, academic activities
at School attached me to Math day by day. I love
it because it opened up a new world full of
challenges; thus, fostering my innovation and
uniqueness. When solving a problem, each
person would use his creativity and arguments.
Each problem, small or big, simulated an aspect
of life. It, therefore, made Math more romantic,
nice and beautiful. It would become more
awesome if we were passionate enough, and felt
happy every time we successfully solved a
problem. Sometimes when we could make it by
ourselves in either an old or a new way, the
feeling was terrific, indeed. Learning math
involved not only logical thinking but also how
we felt the beauty, and improve our creativity,
patience and calmness, etc.
* What would you do when facing a challenging
problem?
- It depended on the level, goal and timeline. I
was always trying my best. Sometimes I could
not have the solution, probably because I chose
the wrong way. I would then stop thinking
about it until the next day (in order to refresh my
mind).
* Could you please give me an example?
- Sometimes right when I just woke up, there was
something new in my mind (maybe thanks to
the God). Or I might have good ideas when
going out, eating out and doing something else.
* When you won the gold medal in IMO for the
second time, what was your feeling?
- It was just like the first time. I was feeling happy
and proud, as I could overcome my limit. It was
a meaningful and interesting experience for me
and my team members. More importantly, I
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Tuan Huy (first from the right) and his friends gave donation for Truong Sa. Photo: Khanh Lam
obtained more experience.
* With such experience, which advice would you
give to those who want to be contestants in an
international mathematics competition?
- The most important things were selfconfidence, passion and dream, I think. Next,
we should have an orientation, a plan, and selfawareness (i.e. the awareness about our strengths
and limitations). Sometimes attending an exam
requires good luck; thus, we should be calm and
relaxed when doing the test. It would be better to
attend an exam because we love math, and not
because we love an award.
* What is your plan?
- I am currently the freshman student of Stanford
University, USA, so I have not chosen a major
yet. In the coming time, I will continue my
passion for Math, enhance my capabilities, and
expand my knowledge of new fields.
List of contestants winning the IMO gold medal for two consecutive years
In accordance with the Vietnam National Contest, a contestant is allowed to attend IMO
twice (grade 11 and 12).
Since 1974, Vietnam has had 6 contestants who won the gold medal for two consecutive years.
They are:
* Ngo Bao Chau, 1988 (score: 42) and 1989 (score: 40)
* Dao Hai Long, 1994 (score: 41) and 1995 (score: 40)
* Ngo Dac Tuan, 1995 (score: 42) and 1996 (score: 37)
* Vu Ngoc Minh, 2001 (score: 33) and 2002 (score: 35)
* Le Hung Viet Bao, 2003 (score: 42) and 2004 (score: 36)
* Pham Tuan Huy, 2013 (score: 33) and 2014 (score: 32).
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Le Yen Thanh received an award. Photo: NVCC
Le Yen Thanh:
SUCCESS IS 80% PASSION
IN 2014, LE YEN THANH WON A LOT OF HONORABLE AWARDS: VIETNAM TALENT,
VNU-HCM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ACM / ICPC INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE
PROGRAMMING CONTEST - HONORABLE MENTION PRIZE … FOR THIS IT STUDENT,
PASSION WAS A KEY TO SUCCESS.
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* Hi Yen Thanh. Could you please share your
experience attending information technology
contests?
- Prior to the contest, you should master the
contest requirements in terms of knowledge and
skills. International contests normally use English
as the main language, so we must well equip
ourselves with sufficient English, both for
communication and for specific purposes. In
addition, we must have good health, because
when going abroad, we might suffer from jet lag
and weather, which would in turn affect our
results.
* How about your learning experience at school?
- Like at high school, you should do the
homework before going to class in order to
understand well the basic concepts. In class, you
should pay attention to the teacher's lectures and
take notes. You should also ask if you don't
understand anything. The knowledge we get in
a university is open, so you could research it
from diverse sources such as internet, books,
magazines, and journals… It would help you
expand and deepen your knowledge. Such a
learning style would enable you to master the
lesson, and to pass the exam easily. Moreover,
you should have a specific goal at a certain point
of time to facilitate your own efforts. If failing,
you could be sad, but you were not allowed to
give up.
* Could you please summarize the milestones in
your study?
- I had three milestones. In grade 12, I won the
first prize in the Vietnam National Contest. It
was the first national award of Thoai Ngoc Hau
School in particular and An Giang Province in
general. I was then admitted unconditionally
into the University of Science. Next, I attended
the Olympiad, where I wanted to compete with
other students, especially former winners. I won
Gold cup, the highest award of the contest. By
the end of my second year, I received Golden
Globe award, which was granted because of all
my achievements.
* You talked a lot about passion. What is
passion in your opinion?
- Passion is simply love and desire to explore a
certain thing. My passion for information
technology began when I had a computer.
Initially I used it for playing games. Then I learnt
to install software. My father bought me books
and journal about computer science. I love
reading them, and tried programming software.
In grade 10, I took computer science courses,
and found them very interesting. I love math,
and am passionate about computer science. They
are intertwined.
With passion, you will be able to overcome
difficulties and challenges. At the beginning, I
developed software at a very basic level. I took
hundreds of (online) programming tests, and
always failed or received small awards.
However, the most important thing
was that I got a lot of experience
through those tests, and my passion
was stronger. Without passion, we
made nothing.
* Why do you love information
technology, especially software
programming?
- I love IT as it is highly applicable in
various
fields
such
as
Yen Thanh at the ACM/ICPC International
Collegiate Programming Contest.
Photo: NVCC
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communications, tourism, healthcare and
education… Studying IT would provide you
with theories and application opportunities,
which enabled us to create customer friendly
and practical products.
I also love attending IT contests, both national
and international, to know where I am, and what
I need. Besides, such contests would give me the
chance to learn more and have new friends.
* What was your most unforgettable memory in
the contests?
- I could not forget the time when I failed in the
ACM / ICPC International Collegiate
Programming Contest - Honorable Mention
Prize for world champion in 2014 (EkaterinburgRussia) among 100 universities around the world.
I found then that I still had little knowledge and
skills.
* As a student of VNU-HCM, what were your
advantages during your enrollment here, as well
as when participating in national and
international contests?
- I have more advantages as a VNU-HCM
student compared to those at other ones. VNUHCM is a multi-disciplinary institution, so a
student at the University of Science could easily
connect to one at the University of Technology
to make a product, or form a team to attend the
Robocon contest. VNU-HCM and VNU Hanoi
are the biggest institution in Vietnam; thus,
their students can be exposed to the most
advanced educational model. Besides, a VNUHCM student enjoys more advantages when
applying for a job, since the University is a
quality and reliable institution.
* Do you have many plans upon graduation?
- I am planning to pursue a PhD degree upon
graduation. I wish to work for Google or
Facebook to gain experience, as well as to study
about highly applicable products. If possible, I
want to open a software company. My short
term goal in this summer is to do internship at
Google in Germany or Japan.
* For success, what is the percentage of passion?
- Success is 80% passion. With it, we would be
devoted to learn and create something. 10%
Award 2014
- ACM / ICPC International Collegiate
Programming Contest - Honorable Mention
Prize for world champion in 2014
(Ekaterinburg-Russia)
- First prize in ACM / ICPC International
Collegiate Programming Contest, Asia region
2014 (Danang, Vietnam)
- Bronze medal in ACM / ICPC International
2014 (Phuket, Thailand)
- First prize in ACM / ICPC International
Collegiate Programming Contest, Vietnam
for 3 consecutive years: 2012-2013, 20132014, 2014-2015
- Golden Globe award for youth's science and
engineering 2013
- Creative Youth Medal
- Gold cup (the highest prize) at Vietnam
Collegiate Computer Science Olympiad 2013
- Silver cup at Vietnam Collegiate Computer
Science Olympiad 2014
- Second prize in ACM / ICPC International
2013 (Hanoi, Vietnam)
- First prize (national valedictorian) in Vietnam
National Computer Science Contest in the
academic year 2011-2012. Third prize in
Vietnam National Computer Science Contest
in the academic year 2010-2011
- Second prize in Young Computer Science
Contest 2011. Third prize in Young Computer
Science Contest 2012
- Special prize in Young Computer Science
Contest 2015
- Second prize in Ho Chi Minh City Young
Computer Science Contest 2013
- First prize in Mobile Application Innovation
Contest 2013
- National Young Innovators Award 2013,
2014
- Ly Tu Trong Award, one of the 10 youth
union members in 2012
would go with good luck, and another 10% our
own efforts.
AWARDS
- Runner Up Prize, Vietnam Talent Award 2014
- Ho Chi Minh City Information Technology.
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Nguyen Huynh Luan. Photo: NTH
IT IS NOT EASY FOR A SOCIAL SCIENCE
STUDENT TO GET HIGH GRADES.
HOWEVER, NGUYEN HUYNH LUAN
GRADUATED AS A VALEDICTORIAN OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND
CONSULTATION AT THE FACULTY OF
PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES & HUMANITIES, INTAKE 20102014 WITH A GPA OF 9.0.
NGUYEN HUYNH LUAN:
A BACHELOR'S DEGREE HOLDER 9.0
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Born and growing up in a family with three siblings,
Nguyen Huynh Luan had excellent academic
performance from his elementary school, and used to be
a member of literature contestants in VNU-HCM High
School for the Gifted.
to the teachers' lectures but also actively raised his voice.
He also expanded his knowledge by going to the library
or reading books. Besides, he frequently participated in
seminars, forums and clubs. By that way, upon
graduation, he got good knowledge and working skills.
Such a good tradition was maintained right at his first
year in the university. He said "If you are proactive at the
beginning, everything would be easy. It is just like
building a house. A strong foundation would lead to
future success. General education is a stepping stone for
you to build up your intellectual tower". With that in
mind, Luan started to develop his tower by studying
well general courses such as philosophy, cultural studies
and logic studies… These courses enable learners to
correctly understand life, possess advanced mindset,
and form sharp critical thinking. Those factors are
important to have an in-depth understanding of
specialized courses, and to be confident to enter life.
According to him, a successful college student should
pay attention to his learning method and paper
presentation. A good method would make his study less
stressful, less time consuming and more effective. An
exam paper should be presented in a flexible way.
Sometimes only main ideas are outlined, and in other
cases, even a mind map should be used in an essay.
The major Luan was taking is quite new yet beneficial in
the modern society. Therefore, each specialize course,
for him, contains many good things, promoting him to
explore them every day. In classes, he not only listened
With his excellent performance, Luan is retained to
work at the Faculty of Psychology. He is also participating
in training life skills for students.
"Every major is a big area; thus, we must understand
ourselves to know what we want, and what we love. We
must also consider if it suits our capability. With passion
and appropriate capability, we will be able to easily
master our major", he said.
He is planning to pursue higher education in Australia.
Academic performance and social activities
With a score of 25.5 in the entrance examination, Luan was the valedictorian of both Group C and the
University of Social Sciences & Humanities in 2010. He was the founder and head of SOS Volunteer Club.
He also received the Excellent Students with Five Good Qualifications Award, and was recognized as a typical
student of VNU-HCM. Moreover, he was a member of the CKT Music Club at the University, and had a lot
of performances in Green Summer and Volunteer Spring campaigns.
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A LITTLE VALEDICTORIAN GIRL
AT UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
AND LAWS
VU THI MINH NGHIA, THE VALEDICTORIAN OF GROUP A, FOREIGN ECONOMICS
RELATIONS MAJOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW (VNU-HCM) IN
THE NATIONAL ENTRANCE EXAM 2014 WITH A TOTAL SCORE OF 27, GAVE AN
IMPRESSION OF A LITTLE AND FRIENDLY GIRL.
Valedictorian title was just the first step
Valedictorian Vu Thi Minh Nghia. Photo: NVCC
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Vu Thi Minh Nghia was born on 28/5/1996
in Bu Gia Map, Binh Phuoc, and was a
student of Hung Vuong High School. In the
national entrance examination 2014, she
joined Group A at the University of Economics
and Law, and Group B at the Can Tho
University of Medicine. In both institutions,
she got very high grades: 27 for Group A, and
24.5 for Group B. She finally chose the Foreign
Economics Relations at the University of
Economics and Laws.
It was a nice surprise for her to be a
valedictorian at the University of Economics
and Law. She said "I didn't think that I was
a valedictorian, as there are a lot of better
people. When being informed that I got such
a title, I felt extremely happy".
Minh Nghia is passionate about Math, and
used to win the award for excellent Math
students at provincial level during her high
school years. However, out of the total score
of 27, the highest score was for chemistry.
With her, the valedictorian title was just the
first step, and she must make more efforts to
achieve more.
Her excellent score in the entrance
examination brought her a lot of scholarships:
Hoa Trang Nguyen, VNU-HCM Fund, Binh
Phuoc Province, and University of Economics
and Law. Such scholarships would help her
to afford her study during 4 college years.
Speeding up in the first year
Minh Nghia was the third child in a family of
4 siblings. Her mother was a retiring teacher.
Her father was a farmer with a small land for
cashew, pepper and rubber trees. The income
was not much but affordable for her study.
Therefore, Minh Nghia understood that she
had to try hard to share the burden with her
parents. Since her enrollment in the
University, she came to visit her parents once
although she missed them a lot.
Regarding the learning environment, she
said that VNU-HCM Dormitory B is a hub
for the students of University of Economics
and Law, since it is an ideal place for learning
and playing. She has actively participated in
community activities, and been a member of
UEL Skills Club.
With her humor and friendliness, Minh
Nghia is loved by many people. Her classmate
Mr. Loc (from Dong Nai) said "As Nghia
was a valedictorian, I was at first hesitated to
talk to her. But she is really friendly and
always willing to talk to us. We are now good
friends. I love her friendliness and calmness".
Nghia is successful because she attends class
frequently and does homework. She
understands that college learning is different
from high school, so learning methods should
be changed. She determines to speed up her
study in the first year in order to get the best
result when graduating. More than that,
Nghia will participate in many community
activities to get more knowledge, skills and
improve her English. With that, she hopes to
meet employers' strict requirements in the
future.
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ASSOC.DR. PHAN THANH SON NAM,
A COMPANION OF STUDENTS
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AFTER 10 YEARS WORKING AS A TEACHER AND RESEARCHER IN
THE LAB, THE YOUNG LECTURER DR. PHAN THANH SON NAM
WAS ENTITLED AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN 2009. HE IS NOT
ONLY A GOOD TEACHER BUT A NICE FRIEND WHO HAS INSPIRED
THE PASSION ABOUT SCIENCE FOR STUDENT GENERATIONS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY.
Success from a research group
As a student at the University of Technology Intake 1994, upon
graduation, Son Nam continued to work at the University as a teaching
assistant. He was then granted a PhD scholarship at Sheffield University
(United Kingdom), and pursued his post doc at Georgia Institute of
Technology (USA). Since 2006, he came back to the University of
Technology, and developed a research group at the Faculty of Chemical
Engineering. With his efforts in research and teaching, he became the
youngest associate professor of VNU-HCM in 2009.
Since its inception, Son Nam's research group has attracted many
excellent students such as Ly Tu Uyen (gold medal of K2004), Le Vu
Ha (gold medal of K2005), Chau Ngoc Do Quyen (gold medal of
K2006), Nguyen Tran Vu (gold medal of K2008)…
Its research activities brought a lot of awards for the students. In 2008,
Truong Nguyen Thuy Vu won the first prize of MOET for scientific
research. In 2009, it went for Ly Tu Uyen and Nguyen Thi Le Hao. In
2009, Le Khac Anh Ky received the special prize of Eureka Award from
Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union. In 2011, Dang Bao Trung got the
first prize from MOET for the Vietnam Young Scientists Award. By
joining the group, Le Vu Ha won the first prize of the Vietnam Young
Scientists Award for young lecturers from MOET in 2013
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Son Nam
is doing experiment at the Faculty
of Chemical Engineering.
Photo: NVCC
Son Nam together with his colleagues had 37 papers published in ISI
international journals. Particularly, since 2010, his group published 28
papers on ISI journals with the total IF of 116. All 28 papers were
conducted wholly in Vietnam by Vietnamese people, and recognized
by international scientists through independent peer review at other
relevant ISI journals.
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Though busy in his role as a Dean of the Faculty of
Chemical Engineering and Head of the national key
laboratory for material structure, Son Nam always
updates his knowledge from his colleagues'
publications, both in the nation and abroad. He also
learns from his students who are now taking their
PhD programs abroad, or who just return to work.
Thanks to these papers, many graduate students
successfully applied for scholarships to study
abroad such as Nguyen Thanh Tung and Le
Khach Anh Ky (who are currently in the USA),
and Le Vu Ha (currently in German)…
It can be said that his group has set a stepping
stone for many students to reach a new horizon
in international integration of scientific research.
With papers published on ISI journals, some
graduates and doctoral degree holders in India
applied to join the group. However, due to the
limited fund for research, there was no salary or
scholarship available for partners who want to
work at the University of Technology. Moreover,
some scientists from France, UK and Belgium
actively proposed to work with the group. It
successfully expressed their effort to promote
research activities of Vietnam in the world.
Attaching to students
With his own experience and the love of a
teacher and friend, Son Nam always reminded
his students at the Faculty of Chemical
Engineering to enhance their English and soft
skills such as teamwork, problem solving and
public speaking, as well as to participate in
extracurricular activities. He said "The bachelor's
degree from the University of Technology just
guarantees your knowledge. However, English
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fluency and other soft skills, especially
problem solving skills, are affecting the
employers' decision to accept new graduates
and their future success".
In his opinion, young people who want to
pursue research must develop themselves right
from their college. It is not an easy journey,
and without passion and patience, they will
easily give up. Supervisors would not know
everything. They learn from young
researchers, too.
Though busy in his role as a Dean of the
Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Head
of the national key laboratory for material
structure, Son Nam always updates his
knowledge from his colleagues' publications,
both in the nation and abroad. He also learns
from his students who are now taking their
PhD programs abroad, or who just return to
work.
He is content with his career as teacher. He
said "Teachers and students learn from one
another. It is not everyone who can enjoy
such a happiness".
WITH RESEARCH ABOUT
ORGANOMETALLIC MATERIALS,
NGUYEN THI TUYET NHUNG, A
DOCTORAL CANDIDATE OF
MANAR CENTER AT VNU-HCM,
HAD HER PAPER PUBLISHED IN
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE JOURNAL
WITH IF (IMPACT FACTOR) UP TO
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Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nhung at Prof. Yaghi's lab.
Photo: NVCC
The female doctoral candidate destined
to organometallic materials
This was a high factor in scientific
research, showing that her study
result was valuable and reliable,
recognized by the international
science committee.
Destiny and good luck
Nhung said that her study about
organometallic materials, and the
chance to become a doctoral
candidate at MANAR Center were
her destiny and good luck. When
she was thinking about a topic for
her Master's thesis, the University
of Science started its research in
organometallic materials. And this
was what Nhung chose for her study.
By the time she got the Master's
degree, the MANAR program was
also initiated at VNU-HCM. Again,
this was an opportunity for her to
do in-depth research about
organometallic materials at doctoral
level.
Since MANAR Center was newly
established, Nhung's research
activities faced a lot of difficulties.
There was a lack of analysis
equipment, and she was not familiar
with long distance travel from
downtown to Thu Duc. When basic
equipment arrived, she got
acquainted to the travel. Everything
became smooth. With MANAR
program, she felt lucky experiencing
advanced and quality educational
methods. She said that the students
could actively and directly use all
equipment at the Center; thus, their
knowledge about analysis technique
was enhanced, and the research
process was quickened. One special
thing was that the MANAR students
were advised by experts from Prof.
Yaghi's lab, so scientific quality was
guaranteed.
At MANAR Center, students learnt
about the world trend in
organometallic material research;
thus, they would be able to decide
their own way which suit the current
context. According to Nhung, such
an education approach was
Tuyet Nhung (standing row, second from the left), Prof. Yaghi (standing row, first from the right) and
the colleagues in the USA. Photo: NVCC
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The reproductive function screening lab has been in operation since 19/12/2014.
The Lab is equipped with the most advanced endoscopy system.
Opening of rrepr
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ON 19/12/2014, VNU-HCM OPENED THE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION SCREENING LAB AT ITS
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (LAB). IT WAS THE PROJECT OF THE VNU-HCM FUND SPONSORED
BY VIETCOMBANK, AND HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY OPERATING SINCE THE ACADEMIC YEAR
2014-2015.
WITH MORE THAN 20
EQUIPMENTS OF THE WORLD
LEADING PRODUCERS, THE
LAB IS COMPRISED OF 3 MAIN
SYSTEMS AS FOLLOWS:
+ Medical and reproductive function
screening system;
+ Endoscopy system;
+ Other equipment to support
medical screening practice
significant for both learners'
competency development and the
social growth.
Being highly appreciated for new
discovery
In order to have a paper published
in a high IF journal, Nhung shared
an experience of her teacher as
follows: "Dr. Hiroyasu Furukawa
kept reminding me that the most
important thing of a research lies in
its newness and good content. It
must be a research which helps
resolve existing problems of the past
research. Or it must be a research
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These are modern machines and
equipment to be currently used in
hospitals in Vietnam.
On 31/7/2013, VNU-HCM and
Vietcombank signed an agreement,
under which Vietcombank would
sponsor VNU-HCM 10 billion
Vietnam Dong to build up a
reproductive function screening lab.
The project aimed at reforming
methods of teaching, research and
with new record, which certainly
must be based on reliable evidence.
The author of a paper is not an
individual, but a group of many
participants. In the paper, each
participant has his / her own
contributions. Some of the
participants must be leading experts
in analysis measures for accurate
and reliable results".
The topic of Nhung's paper was
highly recognized for its new
discovery. For the first time, the
chabazite structure was synthesized
from 3 organometallic materials
application in medical examination
at VNU-HCM School of Medicine.
The outcome was achieved by the
strong commitment of the involved
parties: the university and the
enterprise, showing the important
role of enterprises in educational
development. After one year of
implementation, the project was in
operation.
ZIFs. She said that the three materials
are highly porous, watery durable,
and hydrophobic. Therefore, they
are able to separate CO2 from CO2/
N2 compound in a high moisture
condition (80%). They all are easily
renewable and can maintain their
active features after renewal.
Now Nhung is living and doing
research at the laboratory of Prof.
Omaar M. Yaghi at UC Berkeley,
USA. She will continue her research
and is willing to share her experience
and skills for younger generations at
MANAR Center.
TOWARDS
THE FUTURE
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ORIENTING VNU-HCM
ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR 2015
IN ALIGNMENT WITH ITS STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-2015, VNU-HCM HAS IDENTIFIED THE
THEME FOR 2015 AS REFORM - INTEGRATION.
In order to affirm its role, enhance the position
in international integration process, and build
up itself into a research oriented university system,
in 2015, VNU-HCM will focus on the following
3 main tasks: (1) To complete and improve the
quality of articulation, collaboration and
exchanges in education and research with local
and international partners, making a
breakthrough in teaching and research quality;
(2) To reform and improve management quality,
professionalizing all aspects of operation, and
standardizing administration processes; (3) To
mobilize resources, assign KPIs and review
performance.
In 2015, Vietnam will join the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC), in which regional
integration of human resources does exist.
Therefore, the higher education system must
have more social accountability for its educational
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and development for its educational quality.
That context requires VNU-HCM to affirm its
leading position in educational reforms, playing
the central role of a quality education and research
institution in regional and international
integration process.
With a focus on educational quality within the
system, VNU-HCM should do the following
things:
1. Improving the quality to create a significant
change in educational quality; expanding the
application of advanced technologies and
teaching methods; enhancing the quality of
programs and academic environment; and
multiplying high-quality educational models.
2. Transforming the quality and the practical
effectiveness of science and technology research,
closely linking with academic activities, especially
graduate education; connecting scientific research
to community/social/enterprise needs;
promoting research outcome transfer to meet
practical needs of local communities and
enterprises.
nanotechnology, and environmental science…
4. Fostering the professional training for staff in
order to improve their technical knowledge and
behaviors; standardizing and professionalizing
staff.
5. Mobilizing financial resources for education
and quality improvement activities in a reasonable
way; seeking feasible solutions to create incomes;
improving the effectiveness of using public assets;
having a reasonable expenditure structure;
investing appropriate proportions into main
operational areas of each institution; and
developing reinvestment plan for a sustainable
development goal.
With the five mentioned solutions, and specific
tasks of the year 2015, VNU-HCM has to be
successful in order to continue with its
developmental strategy 2016-2020, becoming
the pioneer to implement the Resolution of
fundamental and comprehensive educational
reform, and meeting the demands of
industrialization and modernization in the
socialist oriented market economy.
3. Expanding the collaboration with prestigious
universities all over the world based on the
strengths of the system and its members, and
around strategic cutting-edge fields such as
information technology and microcircuit,
material technology, engine technology electronics and automation, biotechnology,
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STRATEGIC IDEAS
2016-2020 AND
VISION 2030
WITH THE VISION TO BECOME ONE OF THE TOP
RANKED UNIVERSITIES IN ASIA, WHERE SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE AND INTELLECT OF
VIETNAM CONVERGE, VNU-HCM ALWAYS PLAYS THE
PIONEER ROLE IN REFORMS, MAKING IMPORTANT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Its role becomes increasingly important to make
breakthrough on higher education quality
reform, and build up a model of higher education
autonomy in order to successfully implement
the Resolution of fundamental and
comprehensive educational reform issued in
the 8th Central Conference, Term XI, and the
Resolution of pilot reform in operational
schemes for public universities 2014-2017.
As such, VNU-HCM identified core tasks for
the period of 2016-2020 as follows: "To develop
the system, and complete the integrated system
based on higher education autonomy connected
with accountability and corresponding
responsibility" in order create the best
environment for reform and improvement of
high education quality, facilitating international
integration.
In order to specify the tasks for 2016-2020,
VNU-HCM developed the following directions:
Affirming the model of VNU-HCM: to
combine universities and research institutes of
different fields, organizing them into 2 levels to
deliver higher education programs; to improve
effectiveness in operation and system
administration, completing the model with
autonomy connected to accountability, and
increasing the effectiveness of system wide
relations to comply with current regulations; to
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create the favorable conditions for VNU-HCM's
members to be totally autonomous within the
interaction with VNU-HCM and under the
monitor of VNU-HCM Board of Regents.
Developing financial schemes in order to support
educational quality improvement, research and
university development, as well as to promote the
strengths of VNU-HCM and its members;
implementing activities and services for income
creation through technology transfer, academic
services, and mobilization of resources from
international projects and social organizations.
Completing the educational model with a
reasonable balance between research and
application to suit the conditions of each member
university and faculty, ensuring core values of
educational products and academic quality; to
enhance faculty members' teaching and research
capabilities, improving teaching methods,
developing advanced academic programs, and
promoting students' skills and morality; to focus
on solutions for improving education quality to
meet increasing demands of the society, and
international integration trends.
Linking research with education to affirm the
quality and the position of VNU-HCM in
research; to increase quantity and quality of
scientific publications; to promote community
service activities, and technology transfer - services
and commercialization of science and technology
products; to actively participate in reviewing,
consulting, forecasting and developing policies.
Building the University City in a smart way with
an open space, and a harmony between the campus
and its each building to create the uniqueness of
a nature-friendly VNU-HCM city, which also
suits the local living environment and helps
improve the quality of research and teaching.
FINANCE
2013
Early sunshine in the University City
Photo: Dinh Ba Phu
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Under the theme "Higher education finance", VNUHCM tried to seek and develop various financial sources
in 2013, but the result, due to the effects of inflation and
global recession, was not significantly better than in
previous years. Right after the release of the resolution
60/NQ-CP dated 10/5/2013 and the directive 09/CTTTg dated 25/5/2013 to facilitate effective management
of state funding, the University reduced the planned
expenditure estimates for the last 7 months of 2013 at
VND 8.6 billion in order to maintain microeconomic
stabilization, and remove difficulties against business
and production. It also continued improving its
management and utilization of financial resources in
line with the yearly plan and the strategic one. Moreover,
it worked on the project "Reforming public institutions
and promoting socialization of public services" to
strengthen the institutions' autonomy, accountability
and proactiveness, creating multiple income streams
and increasing financial resources.
The regular revenue of VNU-HCM during 2011-2013
rose by 7-21%. Due to the national economic decline,
the 2013 increase was not as good as that in 2011 and
2012. Specifically, the total revenue in 2013 reached
VND 1,264.7 billion, increasing 7% compared to that
of 2012. The main source of its revenue came from
tuition and fees, accounting for 51-52%. Another source
was the government fund, accounting for 36-37%, but
this proportion was gradually decreasing. The last source
included sponsorships and other funds, accounting for
12%. The University also sought different grants from
individuals and outside organizations via VNU-HCM
Fund.
In 2013, the total expenditure of VNU-HCM was
VND 1,243.6 billion, and the surplus was because the
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state-level project "Designing and creating RFID chips,
tags, readers and applications" of the Integrated Circuit
Design Research and Education Center is still being
implemented, and its expenditure has not been settled
yet. The expenditure structure of the affiliates showed
that the personnel cost was VND 403.5 billion, slightly
increasing 7% compared to that in 2012 and accounting
for 32% of the total expenditure. Such a cost rose
because the minimum salary increased by 9.5% compared
to 2012 (20% in 2012 versus 2011), and the salary
review period in 2012 was two months earlier. The
expense for professional activities and research was
equivalent to VND 537.4 billion, accounting for 43%
(versus 41% in 2012). Also, an amount of VND 106
billion (9% of the total expenditure) was spent to repair
and upgrade facilities and laboratory equipments. Other
expenses worth VND 153 billion (12% of the total
expenditure), of which VND 127 billion was used for
reserve funds and incentive schemes. Furthermore, a
significant proportion of the budget was spent for
academic scholarships (increasing from VND 41 billion
in 2012 up to VND 43 billion in 2013 with an increase
of over 5%).
A surplus of VND 21 billion which was left unsettled in
late 2013 was transferred to 2014. This amount of
money came from the unfinished state-level project of
Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education
Center, whose expenditure has not been settled yet.
FINANCE 2013
PART I: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH (REGULAR BUDGET)
Unit: VND
2013
Revenues
Government fund
Tuition and fees
Sponsorships and grants
Others
1,264,702,607,207
453,278,408,348
655,777,737,053
10,898,965,048
144,747,496,758
Revenue structure
Sponsorships
and grants
0.6%
Others
11%
Government
fund 31%
Tuition and fees
51%
Expenditures
Personnel1
Academic scholarships
Professional activities
(education and training)
Research
Purchase and repairment
Others2
1,243,612,062,731
Expenditure structure
403,545,897,067
42,835,474,617
475,700,831,241
61,735,645,359
106,455,146,080
153,339,068,367
Surplus transferred to next year 21,090,544,476
Personnel
Research
Others
1. Personnel cost was inclusive of income increase.
2. Other expenditures included the establishment of funds in accordance with the governmental regulations, costs for public holidays
and costs for property insurance…
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FINANCIAL PROFILE OVER YEARS
Unit: VND
2011
2012
2013
Revenues
977,393,427,417
1,179,390,007,243
1,264,702,607,207
Government fund
Tuition and fees
Others
361,385,207,145
498,946,698,604
5,440,087,037
111,621,434,631
441,599,270,625
601,916,247,843
8,143,522,391
127,730,966,384
453,278,408,348
655,777,737,053
10,898,965,048
144,747,496,758
Expenditures
982,251,571,762
1,184,575,450,020
1,243,612,062,731
Personnel3
(education and training)
Research4
Others5
275,788,331,795
35,645,419,238
378,552,812,666
40,701,419,724
403,545,897,067
42,835,474,617
396,033,902,708
45,386,387,438
115,668,253,857
113,729,276,726
416,014,472,254
65,051,715,540
162,144,562,908
122,110,466,928
475,700,831,241
61,735,645,359
106,455,146,080
153,339,068,367
-4,858,144,345
-0.5%
-5,185,442,777
-0.4%
21,090,544,476
1.7%
Net results
Percentage compared to revenues
3. Persnnel cost was inclusive of income increase.
4. Research expense was exclusive of equipment purchase and remuneration.
5. Net resuts: The net loss resulted as expenditures exceeded revenues. The over budget items were taken from the surplus of previous
years.
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EXPENDITURE STRUCTURE 2011 - 2013
REVENUE STRUCTURE 2011 - 2013
Government fund
Personnel
Tuition and fees
Others
Research
2012
2011
2013
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REVENUE 2011 - 2013
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID 2013
Unit: Billion VND
Government scholarships
Non-government scholarships
15.4 Billion
36%
27.4 Billion
64%
YEAR
2011
2012
2013
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PART II: BASIC CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE PLANNED AREA OF THU DUC-DI AN 2013
Unit: VND million
No.
PROJECT TITLE
Bank
account
address
Project
site
Start time /
Total
Approved
End time approved
budget
investment estimates
capital
CAPITAL FOR EDUCATIONAL
PROJECTS
1
Investment capital
plan 2013
Balance
Rate
%
Capital
Disposal
allocation value (until
31/01/2014)
427,000
426,771
229
99.9
1,552, 197
84,452
84,451
1
100.0
186,362
186,362
54,000
54,000
2009-2016
384,234
384,234
41,500
41,272
HCMC
2010-2013
195,970
195,970
DA Dist.
HCMC
2009-2016
144,120
144,120
35,000
35,000
100.0
DA Dist.
HCMC
2002-2012
87,617
87,617
5,000
5,000
100.0
TD Dist.
HCMC
2009-2016
381,852
381,852
45,000
45,000
100.0
TD Dist.
HCMC
2006-2013
80,955
80,955
8,900
8,900
100.0
DA Dist.
HCMC
2006-2016
157,912
157,912
31,638
31,638
100.0
Project QG-HCM-01:
Compensation for site
clearance, resettlement and
infrastructure construction
TD-DA
HCMC
2002-2015
1,552,197
2
Project QG-HCM-01A
Binh Duong Compensation,
site clearance and resettlement in Binh Duong
DA Dist.
HCMC
2009-2016
3
Project QG-HCM-01A HCMC:
Compensation, site clearance
and re-settlement in Linh Xuan
Ward, Thu Duc District
TD Dist.
HCMC
4
Project QG-HCM-01A HCMC:
Re-settlement at
Phu Huu Ward, District 9
Dist. 9
5
Project QG-HCM-03:
Construction sub-project of the
Institute for Environment
& Resources
6
Project QG-HCM-04:
Construction sub-project
of the ITP
7
Project QG-HCM-04:
University of Information
Technology
8
Project QG-HCM-05:
Construction of the Center of
National Defense Education
9
Project QG-HCM-06:
Construction of the Dormitory
and the Guest House
10 Project QG-HCM-07:
Construction of the University
of Science
100.0
228
100.0
DA Dist.
HCMC
2005-2016
489,607
489,607
43,000
43,000
100.0
11
Project QG-HCM-08:
of Social Science an
Humanities
TD Dist.
HCMC
2005-2016
384,090
384,090
35,000
35,000
100.0
12
Project QG-HCM-09:
of Technology
DA Dist.
HCMC
2005-2015
557,539
557,539
43,500
43,500
100.0
13
Project QG-HCM-10:
Construction of the International
University
TD Dist.
HCMC
2005-2012
112,988
112,988
Project QG-HCM-12:
University of Economics & Law
HCMC
2008-2012
135,393
135,393
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No.
PROJECT TITLE
Project
site
Bank
account
address
Start time /
End time
Total
Approved
approved
budget
investment estimates
capital
CAPITAL FOR SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
Balance
Rate
%
Capital
Disposal
allocation value (until
31/01/2014)
74,000
73,985
35,934
5,745
5,745
100.0
54,000
54,000
18,000
18,000
100.0
2012-2014
20,934
20,934
5,800
5,800
100.0
HCMC
2012 -2014
16,264
16,264
5,000
5,000
100.0
TD Dist.
HCMC
2012 -2013
16,660
16,660
6,660
6,660
100.0
Dist. 5
HCMC
2012 -2014
21,000
21,000
7,000
6,986
Dist. 10
HCMC
2013-2017
51,999
51,999
10,400
10,400
TD Dist.
HCMC
2013-2015
28,986
28,986
10,145
10,144
TD Dist.
HCMC
2013-2015
15,000
15,000
1
Materials Structure Studies Lab,
University of Technology
Dist. 10
HCMC
2010-2014
35.,934
2
Meta-organic Frameworks Lab,
Manar
TD Dist.
HCMC
2012-2015
3
Advanced Computing Lab,
Dist. 10
HCMC
4
Reproductive Health Research
Lab, School of Medicine
TD Dist.
5
High Frequency Circuit Design
and Embedded Systems Lab,
International University
6
Nuclear Engineering Lab,
University of Science
7
Advanced Manufacturing
and Design Technology Lab,
8
Multimedia Communications
Lab, University of Information
Technology
9
Financial Simulation Lab,
University of Economics & Law
TOTAL
Investment capital
plan 2013
5,250
5,250
501,000
500,756
15
14
99.9
99.8
100.0
1
100.0
100.0
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STAFF NUMBERS 2010-2014
(I) Total staff
(II) Faculty
(III) Administrative staff
(IV) Research staff
STAFF NUMBERS 2010-2014
(I) Staff with postgraduate degree
(II) Master's degree holders
(III) Doctorate holders
(IV) Professors
and Associate Professors
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STUDENT POPULATION
Bachelors
Bachelors
Masters
Masters
Doctors
Doctors
YEAR 2011
YEAR 2010
Bachelors
Bachelors
Bachelors
Masters
Masters
Masters
Doctors
Doctors
Doctors
YEAR 2013
YEAR 2012
YEAR 2013
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STATISTICS
Year 2010
Year 2011
Budget
(VND billion)
Year 2012
Number
of papers
Year 2013
Year 2014 (October)
Technology transfer revenue (VND billion)
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Geoscience - Environment
Chemistry and Chemical technology
Mathematics
Materials science and technology
Social sciences
Humanities
Information technology and communications
Economics - Laws - Management
Energy
Physics
Electricity - Electronics - Biomedical engineering
Biology and biotechnology - Health sciences
Mechanics - Automation - Transportation engineering
NUMBER OF STAFF INVOLVED IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS 2010-2014
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
10/2014
1. International journals
203
245
300
412
320
1.1. ISI indexed publications
143
189
179
267
205
Percentage of ISI articles/ Total number of international journals
70%
78%
60%
65%
64%
1.2. Non-ISI listed publications (with ISSN)
60
56
121
145
115
Percentage of international publications/doctoral degree holder
0.28
0.29
0.29
0.38
0.29
IF per year
1.82
2.04
1.88
2.06
2.43
2. National journals
384
428
415
566
275
3. International conference proceedings
256
541
612
768
354
4. National conference proceedings
205
433
500
672
387
Total
1,048
1,647
1,827
2,418
1,336
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LIST OF ACCREDITED PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTIONS 2014
No.
INSTITUTION
ASSESSMENT PERIOD
I
Institutional external assessment
1
Institutional external assessment at the Institute for Environment
and Resources (round 2)
24-25/6/2014
2
Mid-term quality audit at the University of Information Technology
10/9/2014
II
Programmatic external assessment in compliance with AUN-QA
1
Control technology and automation (Faculty of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering), University of Technology
20-21/3/2014
2
Industrial systems, University of Technology
09-10/6/2014
3
Accounting (Faculty of Accounting and Auditing), University of Economics and Law
02-03/10/2014
4
History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
30-31/10/2014
5
Computer science, University of Information Technology
01-02/12/2014
III
Official programmatic external assessment in compliance with AUN
1
Control technology and automation (Faculty of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering), University of Technology
08-10/10/2014
2
Industrial management, University of Technology
08-10/10/2014
3
International Relations, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
10-12/12/2014
4
International Economic Relations, University of Economics and Law
10-12/12/2014
5
Finance and Banking, University of Economics and Law
10-12/12/2014
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
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123
MAJOR RESEARCH GROUPS 2014
No. Group
Contact
SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES
Humanities
1
Southern Literature
2
Language
3
Culture Studies
4
Translation and Literary Criticism
5
Social Sciences
Archaeology
6
Urban Studies
Faculty of Literature and Linguistics,
University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Faculty of Literature and Linguistics,
Faculty of Culture Studies,
Faculty of Culture Studies,
Faculty of History,
Department of Urban Studies,
NATURAL SCIENCE
Mathematics
7
8
Mathematical Optimization
Applied Mathematics, Applied Mechanics
Department of Mathematics, International University
Faculty of Mathematics and IT,
Physics
9
Thin Film Physics
10
Advanced Materials
11
Computational Physics
12
Astronomy Physics
Faculty of Physics,
Department of Solid State Physics,
Faculty of Applied Science, University of Technology;
Faculty of Physics, University of Science
Department of Physics, International University
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
13
14
15
124
.
Organic Synthesis - Medicinal Chemistry - University of Science
Natural Compounds
University of Technology,
Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Chemical Engineering,
Applied Physical Chemistry Lab
Faculty of Chemistry,
16
Polymer Materials
Biology, Biotechnology & Health
17
Stem Cells
18
Molecular Biotechnology
19
Molecular Genetics
Faculty of
University
Faculty of
University
Faculty of
Biology,
of Science
Biology,
of Science
Biology, University of Science
20
21
22
Biomedical Technology
Reproductive Health
Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Biology, International University
School of Medicine
Faculty of Biology, International University
Geoscience & Environment
26
Climate Change
23
Environmental Technology
24
Environmental Management
25
Urban Flood Prevention
27
29
Environmental Ecology
Environmental Toxicology
30
Environmental Geology
Center for Water Resources Management & Climate Change,
University of Science,
University of Social Sciences and Humanities,
Institute for Environment and Resources
Faculty of Environment - University of Technology
and Institute for Environment and Resources
Center for Water Resources Management & Climate Change,
Center for Water Resources Management & Climate Change
TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology & Communications
31
Natural Semantics
32
Information Security
33
E-learning
34
Semantic Web
35
Grid & High Performance Computing
Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering,
University of Technology;
Faculty of Information Technology,
Information Technology Park,
Faculty of Information Technology,
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36
37
Circular Technology
Artificial Intelligence
IC Design Reseach Education center
University of Information Technology
Mechanics - Automation
38
Civil & Industrial Robotics
39
Digital Control & Measurement
National Key Laboratory of Digital Control & Systems Engineering
National Key Laboratory of Digital Control & Systems Engineering
Electricity - Electronics
40
41
Nano Electronics
Signal Handling
42
43
44
System & Telecom Network
Super High Frequency Engineering
RF Devices
Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
International University,
Faculty of Electricity and Electronics, University of Technology
Faculty of Electricity and Electronics, University of Technology
International University
Energy
45
46
47
48
49
50
Biofuel
University
University
Solar Batteries, Fuel Batteries
University
Electrical Grids
University
Effective Fuel Consumption Studies
University
Application of Biofuel in Automotive Engines University
New Energy, Renewable Energy & Energy
Alteration
University
of
of
of
of
of
of
Technology,
Science
Science
Technology
Technology
Technology
of Technology
Materials Science & Technology
51
MOF Materials
52
53
Bionano Sensors
Nano Materials
54
Polymer & Composite Materials
55
Electromagnetic Radiation
Absorbing Materials - Energy Alteration
Electrochemistry - Catalysis Renewable Energy
56
126
.
Laboratory for Nanotechnology
Laboratory for Nanotechnology, University of Technology, National
Key Laboratory of Polymer & Composite,
National Key Laboratory for Polymer & Composite
National Key Laboratory for Applied Physical Chemistry,
LIST OF JOINT TRAINING PROGRAMS
(As of 11/2014)
No
Foreign institution
Institution
License
Name
Major and Degree
Accreditation (*)
Country
1
University of
Technology
University of
Adelaide
Australia
1008/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of Petroleum
Engineering
2
University of
Technology
La Trobe
University
Australia
1005/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of
Information Technology
3
University of
Technology
University of
Queensland
Australia
1004/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of
Information Technology
4
University of
Technology
Griffith University
Australia
1003/QÀ-ÀHQGQHÀN
Bachelor of
Civil Engineering
5
University of
Technology
University of Applied Switzerland
Sciences Northwestern
1009/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Master of Business
Administration
6
University of
Technology
University of
Illinois at Springfield
USA
1006/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of
Business Administration
AACSB
University of
Technology
Maastricht School
of Management
The Netherlands 1007/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Master of
ACBSP, IACBE
8
University of
Technology
University of
Technology, Sydney
Australia
1352/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of
Electromechanics
9
University of
Science
Auckland University
of Technology
New Zealand
1203/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of Information &
Communications
Technology
10
University of
Science
Universiteá Claude
France
Bernard Lyon I (France)
1269/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of Information
Technology
11
University of
Science
Keuka College
USA
1113/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of
Management Science
12
University of
Science
University of Maine
France
922/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of Science
dual degree in Chemistry
13
University of
Social Sciences &
Humanities
University of Stirling
Scotland
192/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Master of
Communications
Management
14
International
University
Binghamton
1205/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Industrial and Systems
Engineering
1210 /QÀ-ÀHQG-QHÀN
7
15
International University Binghamton
Foundation for
International
Accreditation (FIBAA)
Ministry of
Education,
New Zealand
International Assembly
for Collegiate
Business Education
(IACBE)
QAA
Computer Engineering
(*) updated by the Center for Educational Testing and Quality Assessment
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
.
127
16
International
University
Binghamton
1208/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Electrical Engineering
17
International
University
New South Wales
Australia
1207 /QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Bachelor of Business
Administration
18
International
University
Rutgers University
USA
872/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Computer Engineering
19
International
University
Rutgers University
USA
1204/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Industrial and Systems
Engineering
20
International
University
Rutgers University
USA
871/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Electronics Engineering
21
International
University
University of
Nottingham
U.K
174/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Administration,
Information Technology,
Biotechnology, Electronics
and Telecommunications
- Business
Administration:
EQUIS,
- Biotechnology:
Certificate in European
Studies,
- Electronics and
Telecommunications:
Institution of Engineering
and Technology
22
International
University
University of
the West of England
U.K
174/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Administration,
Information Technology,
Biotechnology, Electronics
and Telecommunications
- Business
Administration:
EQUIS,
- Biotechnology:
Certificate in European
Studies,
- Electronics and
Telecommunications:
Institution of Engineering
and Technology
- Information
Technology: British
Computer Society
23
International
University
Auckland University
of Technology
New Zealand
1209/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 2+2
24
International
University
University of
Hawaii-Manoa
USA
1134/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Executive Master of
(EMBA)
AACSB
25
International
University
The University of
New South Wales
Australia
1206/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 2+2
Electronics and
Telecommunications
- Electronics and
Telecommunications:
Engineers Australia (EA)
- Australia
26
International
University
University of Houston
USA
386/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 2+2
AACSB, ABET
27
International
University
Northeastern
University
USA
883/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Master of Science
in Leadership
Project Management
Institute'sGlobal
Accreditation Center
(GAC)
28
University of
Economics
and Law
University of
Pantheon- Assas
Paris 2 (France),
France,
Cambodia
710/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Master of International
Business Law
128
.
Royal University of
Law and Economics,
Phnom Penh
(Cambodia)
29
International
University of
Education Institute Houston
USA
1108/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 2+2
and Information
Technology
SACS, and AACSB
30
International
University of Houston Education Institute Clear Lake
USA
1109/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Graduate programs in
and Information
Technology
AACSB
31
International
12 public universities
Education Institute Oklahoma
USA
1110/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 2+2
and Information
Technology
SACS, and NCACS
32
International
University of
Education Institute Missouri St. Louis
USA
1111/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 2+2
and Information
Technology
33
International
Truman State
Education Institute University
USA
1112/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 2+2
and Information
Technology
AACSB
34
International
Truman State
Education Institute University
USA
1112/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Graduate 1+1
Accountancy
AACSB
35
International
Auckland University
Education Institute of Technology
New Zealand
1113/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Undergraduate 1+2
AACSB
36
International
Auckland University
Education Institute of Technology
New Zealand
1113/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Graduate 1+1
AACSB
37
International
University of
Education Institute Northampton
U.K
49/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
Graduate 1+1
QAA
38
International
University of
Education Institute Northampton
U.K
49/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
1. Graduate 1+1
2. Graduate 2+0
(in-country MBA)
QAA
39
International
Paris Graduate School
Education Institute of Management
France
476/QÀÀHQG-QHÀN
International Executive
Master of Business
Administration
IACBE
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NEW PARTNERSHIPS 2014
No.
Country
Institution
1
Australia
The University of Queensland
2
USA
California State University, Fullerton
3
USA
University of California, Los Angeles
4
Singapore
Singapore Management University
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN PROGRESS BY 2014
No.
Project
Sponsor(s)
1
“EM2 – AREAS”
(Academic Relations
between Europe and Asia)
European
Commission via
EACEA
2
Higher Engineering
Education Excellence
Alliance Program
(HEEAP)
Intel, USAID,
Cadence,
Danaher, Siemens
3
Establishment of
Religious Studies
Department and Center
for Religious Studies
MWI Institute,
Germany
University of
Social
Sciences &
Humanities
20082018
Estimated grant
1,000,000
USDCurrently,
the Center for
Religious Studies
has received an
amount of
110,978,935 VND
(30,840 Euro) to
implement its
activities
4
Developing teaching and
research resources on
Korean literature in
Vietnam
Academy of
Korean Studies
University of
Social
Sciences &
Humanities
2012 2015
3.131.957.400
VNÀ
(148.434 USD)
130
.
Implementer(s)
Duration
Budget
University of
Technology
2011 2015
2.000.000 EUR
University of
Technology
and 4 other
technology
universities in
Vietnam
Phase 1:
2010 2012Phase
2: 2013 2018
ODA:
10,000,000USD(5
years)Counterpart
fund for
2014:1,500,000,000
VND
Notes
5
“HEIP-Link, the role of toplevel research institutes in
intellectual property
management in the
process of reform and
renovation in Latin
America, Asia and Europe”
ERASMUS
MUNDUS, EU
University of
Social
Sciences &
Humanities
1/2013 9/2014
The Center for
Vietnamese and
Southeast Asian
Studies has
received an
amount of 7,463.25
EUR to implement
The
project
ended,
and final
liquidation
was
done in
10/2014
6
Center for Water
Research (RESCIF)
The Network of
Excellence in
Engineering
Sciences of the
French-speaking
Community (not
AUF)
University of
Technology
Starting
since
2012
2014:- VNU-HCM:
VND 1.5 billionSponsor: 48,000
EUR2015:
(planned)- VNUHCM: VND 1.5
billion- Sponsor:
VND 2 billion
The
Care
Lab was
established
in 11/
2013,
and put
into
operation
from
2014
PROJECTS UNDER NEGOTIATION
No
Project
Sponsor(s)
1
Health Professional
Education and Training for
Health System Reform
World Bank
2
Waste Management in
Aquaculture, Converting It
Into Electrical Energy
Through Next Generation
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell For
A Sustainable
Development of the
Mekong Delta
International
Research Center
for Hydrogen
Energy, Kyushu
University, Japan
3
Vietnam Skills for
Employment Project
(VSEP)
Canadian
International
Development
Agency (CIDA)
4
Developing the Vietnam
MANAR Center into a
strong research institution
Implementer(s) Tentative
duration
Budget
School of
Medicine
2014 2019
121.000.000 USD
10/2014
- 9/2019
3.630.000 USD
Project
documentation
is to be
completed
Institute of
Education
Governance
2011 2016
23.446.280 CAD
Project
documentation
is to be
completed
Vietnam
MANAR
Center
2015 2019
84.310.000.000 VNÀ
Laboratory for
Nanotechnology
Notes
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LIST OF NEWLY APPOINTED PROFESSORS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS 2014
No.
FULL NAME
FACULTY / DEPARTMENT
INSTITUTION
I.
People's Professor
1.
Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Tuoi
Faculty of Computer Science
and Engineering
II.
Elite Professor
1.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dau Van Ngo
Faculty of Geology and
Petroleum Engineering
2.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Trung
Faculty of Environment
3.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Loc
Faculty of Mechanics
4.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Ngan
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
5.
Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh
Faculty of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering
6.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Truong Thanh Canh
Faculty of Environmental Science
7.
Dr. Ly Quoc Ngoc
Faculty of Information
Technology
8.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Doan Chinh
Department of Vietnamese
History and Ideology,
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Social Sciences
and Humanities
9.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Van Gau
Faculty of Philosophy
and Humanities
10.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Giang
Faculty of Literature
and Linguistics
and Humanities
11.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Thu Hien
Department of Korean Studies
and Humanities
12.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Luc
Department of Japanese
Studies
and Humanities
13.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. To Minh Thanh
Department of English
Linguistics, Faculty of English
Linguistics and Literature
and Humanities
14.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung
Party Secretary, Rector
University of Economics and Law
15.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Anh Vu
Department of Mathematics
Economic
University of Economics and Law
16.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thanh Hai
Vice Director
Institute for Environment and
Resources
132
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LIST OF PUBLICA
TIONS IN ISI INTERNA
TIONAL JOURNALS
PUBLICATIONS
INTERNATIONAL
WITH IMP
ACT F
ACT
ORS ABO
VE 1.5 IN 2014
IMPA
FA
CTORS
ABOVE
No.
Author, article title, journal title and number, page(s) and year of publication
ISSN
1
Sarah J Dunstan, Nguyen Thi Hue, Buhm Han, Zheng Li, Trinh Thi Bich Tram,
Kar Seng Sim, Christopher M Parry, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Ha Vinh, Nguyen Phu
Huong Lan, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Phat Voong Vinh, Samir Koirala, Sabina Dongol,
Amit Arjyal, Abhilasha Karkey, Olita Shilpakar, Christiane Dolecek, Jia Nee Foo, Le Thi
Phuong, Mai Ngoc Lanh, Tan Do, Tin Aung, Do Nu Hon, Yik Ying Teo, Martin L Hibberd,
Katherine L Anders, Yukinori Okada, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Cameron P Simmons,
Stephen Baker, Paul I W de Bakker, Buddha Basnyat, Tran Tinh Hien, Jeremy J Farrar
& Chiea Chuen Khor, Variation at HLA-DRB1 is associated with resistance to enteric fever,
Nature Genetics, DOI:10.1038/ng.3143, 2014
1061-4036
29.648
Woonyoung Choi, Sima Porten, Seungchan Kim, Daniel Willis, Elizabeth R. Plimack,
Jean Hoffman-Censits, Beat Roth, Tiewei Cheng, Mai Tran, I-Ling Lee, Jonathan Melquist,
Jolanta Bondaruk, Tadeusz Majewski, Shizhen Zhang, Shanna Pretzsch, Keith Baggerly,
Arlene Siefker-Radtke, Bogdan Czerniak, Colin P.N. Dinney, David J. McConkey,
Identification of Distinct Basal and Luminal Subtypes of Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer with
Different Sensitivities to Frontline Chemotherapy, Cancer Cell, Vol.25, no.2, pp. 152-165, 2014
1535-6108
23.893
Nguyen, N. T. T.; Furukawa, H. ; Gaándara, F. ; Nguyen, H.T. ; Cordova, K. E., Yaghi, O. M.,
Selective Capture of Carbon Dioxide under Humid Conditions by Hydrophobic ChabaziteType Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks, Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
DOI : 10.1002/anie.201403980R2, 2014
1433-7851
13.7
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
IF
Thanh Truong, Milad Mesgar , Ky Khac Anh Le, and Olafs Daugulis, A General Method for
Functionalized Polyaryl Synthesis via Aryne Intermediates, Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Vol.136, pp. 8568-8576, 2014
1520-5126
11.44
Phan-Bao, N., Lee, C. F., Ho, P., Dang-Duc, C., , Characterization of Molecular Outflows
in The Substellar Domain, Astrophysical Journal, Submitted, 2014
0004-637X
6.733
Ngoc Uyen Nguyen-Thai, Sung Chul Hong, Controlled architechtures of poly
(acrylonitrile-co-itaconic acid) for efficient structural transformation into carbon materials,
Carbon, Vol.69, pp. 571-581, 2014
0008-6223
6.35
Hong-Thuy Bui, Nguyen Van Thuan, Deug-Nam Kwon, Yun-Jung Choi, Min-Hee Kang,
Jae-Woong Han, Teoan Kim, and Jin-Hoi Kim, Identification and characterization of putative
stem cells in the adult pig ovary, Development, Vol.141, pp. 2235-2244, 2014
0950-1991
6.273
Nam T. S. Phan, and Thanh Truong, Unprecedented Bidentate directing group assistedMOF-199-Catalyzed direct oxidative amination of aromatic Sp2 C-H bonds,
Journal of Catalysis, Accepted (àang chúâ proofcheck), 2014
0021-9517
6.07
Pham Van Hung, Phenolic compounds of cereals and their antioxidant capacity, Critical reviews
in food science and nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2012.708909, 2014
1040-8398
5.548
Tran Duy Tap, Shin-ichi Sawada, Shin Hasegawa, Kimio Yoshimura, Yojiro Oba, Masato
Ohnuma, Yosuke Katsumura, and Yasunari Maekawa, Hierarchical structure-property relationships
in graft-type fluorinated polymer electrolyte membranes using small- and ultrasmall-angle
X-ray scattering analysis, Macromolecules, Vol.47, no.7, pp. 2373-2383, 2014
0024-9297
5.521
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11
Nam T. Nguyen, Kristofer J. Thurecht, Steve M. Howdle, Derek J. Irvine, , Facile one-spot
synthesis of highly branched polycaprolactone, Polymer Chemistry, Vol.5, no.4,
pp. 2997-3008, 2014
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
134
.
1759-9954
5.231
Anh T. Nguyen, Lan T. M. Nguyen, Chung K. Nguyen, Thanh Truong, Nam T. S. Phan,
Superparamagnetic copper ferrite nanoparticles as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for a-arylation
reaction of 1,3-diketones with C-C cleavage, ChemCatChem, Vol.6, pp. 815-823, 2014
1867-3880
5.181
Phan-Bao, N., Lee, C.-F., Ho, P. T. P., Martñn, E. L., , Submillimeter Array observations of
the proto brown dwarf candidate SSTB213 J041757, Astronomy & Astrophysics,
Volume 564, A32, 2014
0004-6361
5.084
T.A.H. Nguyen, H.H. Ngo, W.S. Guo, J. Zhang, S. Liang, D.J. Lee, P.D. Nguyen, X.T. Bui,
Modification of agricultural waste/by-products for enhanced phosphate removal and recovery:
Potential and obstacles, Bioresource Technology, Vol.169, pp. 750-762, 2014
0960-8524
5.039
Pham, H. Q.; Mai, T.; Pham-Tran, N.-N.; Kawazoe, Y.;Mizuseki, H.; Nguyen-Manh, D.,
Engineering of Band Gap in Metal–Organic Frameworks by Functionalizing Organic Linker:
A Systematic Density Functional Theory Investigation, Journal of Physical Chemistry C,
Vol.118, pp. 45-67, 2014
1932-7447
4.814
Anh T. Nguyen, Lam T. Pham, Nam T. S. Phan, and Thanh Truong, Efficient and robust
superparamagnetic copper ferrite nanoparticle-catalyzed sequential methylation and C–H activation:
aldehyde-free propargylamine synthesis , Catalysis Science &Technology,
DOI: 10.1039/C4CY00753K , 2014
2044-4761
4.76
Nguyïîn Àònh Tuyïn, Hong Hee Lee, Dual Three-Phase Indirect Matrix Converter with
Carrier-Based PWM Method , IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics,
Vol.29, no.2, pp. 569-581, 2014
0885-8993
4.65
Thi Thanh Thuy Nguyen, Anne Boussonnieâre, Estelle Banaszak, Anne-Sophie Castanet,
Kim Phi Phung Nguyen, and Jacques Mortier, Chemoselective Deprotonative Lithiation
of Azobenzenes: Reactions and Mechanisms, Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Vol.79, no.6, pp. 2775-2780, 2014
0022-3263
4.638
Le Thi Mai Hoa, T. Ouisse, D. Chaussende, M. Naamoun, A. Tallaire and J. Achard,
Birefringence Microscopy of Unit Dislocations in Diamond, Crystal Growth & Design,
Vol.14, no.11, pp. 5761-5766, 2014
1528-7483
4.55
Seam Noh, Mijin Choi, Eunhee Kim, Nguyen Phuoc Dan, Bui Xuan Thanh, Nguyen Thi Van Ha,
Suthipong Sthiannopkao, Seunghee Han, Influence of salinity intrusion on the speciation and
partitioning of mercury in the Mekong River Delta, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,
Vol.106, pp. 379-390, 2014
0016-7037
4.25
Tran Ha Lien Phuong, Tran Truong Dinh Thao, BJ Lee, Biodistribution and pharmacokinetics
in rats and antitumor effect in various types of tumor-bearing mice of novel self-assembled
gelatin-oleic acid nanoparticles containing paclitaxel, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology,
In press, 2014
1550-7033
4.216
Tin C.D. Doan, Rajesh Ramaneti, Jacob Baggerman, Hien D. Tong, Antonius T.M. Marcelis,
Cees J.M. van Rijn, Intrinsic and Ionic Conduction in Humidity-Sensitive Sulfonated Polyaniline,
Electrochimica Acta, Vol.127, pp. 106-114, 2014
0013-4686
4.086
Nguyïîn Àònh Tuyïn, Hong Hee Lee, Dual Three-Phase Indirect Matrix Converter with
Carrier-Based PWM Method , IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Accepted, 2014
4.08
0885-8993
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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Quang Trung Tran, Huynh Tran My Hoa, Dae-Hwang Yoo, Tran Viet Cuong, Seung Hyun Hur,
Jin Suk Chung, Eui Jung Kim, Paul A. Kohl, Reduced graphene oxide as an over-coating layer
on silver nanostructures for detecting NH3 gas at room temperature, Sensors and Actuators B:
Chemical, Vol.194, pp. 45-50, 2014
0925-4005
3.84
Tin C.D. Doan, Jacob Baggerman, Rajesh Ramaneti, Hien D. Tong, Antonius T.M. Marcelis,
Cees J.M. van Rijn, Carbon dioxide detection with polyethylenimine blended with polyelectrolytes,
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol.201, pp. 452-459, 2014
0925-4005
3.84
Le Tu Thanh, Kenji Okitsu, Yasuaki Maeda, Hiroshi Bandow, Ultrasound assisted production
of fatty acid methyl esters from transesterification of triglycerides with methanol in the presence
of KOH catalyst: Optimization, mechanism and kinetics, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry,
Vol.21, no.2, pp. 467-470, 2014
1350-4177
3.816
Thao Truong-Dinh Tran, Phuong Ha-Lien Tran, Minh Ngoc Uyen Nguyen, Khanh Thi My Tran,
Minh Nguyet Pham, Phuc Cao Tran, Toi Van Vo, Amorphous isradipine nanosuspension
by the sonoprecipitation method, International Journal of Pharmaceutics,
Vol.474, no. 1-2, pp. 146-150, 2014
0378-5173
3.785
Nam T.S. Phan, Chung K. Nguyen, Tung T. Nguyen, Thanh Truong, Towards applications
of metal-organic frameworks in catalysis: C-H direct activation of benzoxazole with aryl boronic
acids using Ni2(BDC)2(DABCO) as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst’,
Catalysis Science & Technology, Vol.4, pp. 369-377, 2014
2044-4753 3.75
Thanh Truong, Chung K. Nguyen, Thi V. Tran, Tung T. Nguyen, Nam T. S. Phan,
Nickel-catalyzed oxidative coupling of alkynes and arylboronic acids using the metal–organic
framework Ni2(BDC)2(DABCO) as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst,
Catalysis Science & Technology, Vol.4, pp. 1276-1285, 2014
2044-4753
3.75
Giao H. Dang, Duy T. Nguyen, Dung T. Le, Thanh Truong, Nam T.S. Phan,
Propargylamine synthesis via direct oxidative C-C coupling reaction between N,N-dimethylanilines
and terminal alkynes under metal–organic framework catalysis
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Vol.395, pp. 300-306, 2014
1381-1169
3.679
Thong Nguyen-Minh Le, Bin Liu, Lam K. Huynh, An ab initio kinetic code for modeling
surface reactions, Journal of Computational Chemistry, Vol.35, no.26, pp. 1890-1899, 2014
1096-987X
3.601
Thi thu Huyen Do, Hans Schnitzer, Thanh Hai Le, A decision support framework considering
sustainability for the selection of thermal food processes, Journal of Cleaner Production,
Vol.78, pp. 112-120, 2014
0959-6526
3.59
Wei-Chen Chen, Dah-Shyang Tsai, Lin-Wei Tseng, Li-Rong Yang, Minh-Vien Le,
Proton exchange membrane fuel cell of polybenzimidazole electrolyte doped with phosphoric
acid and antimony chloride, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
Vol.39, no.19, pp. 10245-10252, 2014
0360-3199
3.548
Torben Lund, Phuong Tuyet Nguyen, Hai Minh Tran, Peter Pechy, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin,
Michael Gr#tzel, Thermal stability of the DSC ruthenium dye C106 in robust electrolytes,
solar Energy, Vol.110, pp. 96-104, 2014
0038-092X
3.541
Hyun-Kyung Lee, Ha Eun Song, Haeng-Byung Lee, Cheol-Soo Kim, Mamoru Koketsu,
Luong Thi My Ngan, Young-Joon Ahn, Growth Inhibitory, Bactericidal, and Morphostructural
Effects of Dehydrocostus Lactone from Magnolia sieboldii Leaves on Antibiotic-Susceptible
and -Resistant Strains of Helicobacter pylori ,
Plos One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095530, 2014
1932-6203
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Kang Jea Lee, Seung Hwan Kim, Ah Hyun Park, Seul Be Lee, Gun Hee Lee, Gye-Mo Yang,
Hai Dinh Pham, Hoang Thi Thu, Tran Viet Cuong, and Eun-Kyung Suh, Enhanced optical output
power by the silver localized surface plasmon coupling through side facets of micro-hole patterned
InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes, Optics Express, Vol.22, no.S4, pp. A1051-A1058, 2014
1094-4087
3.525
Thi Ngoc Tram Huynh, Pascal Retailleau, Cleáment Denhez, Kim Phi Phung Nguyen and
Dom Guillaume, Regioselective synthesis of 3,4,5-trisubstituted 2-aminofurans,
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Vol.12, no.28, pp. 5098 -5101, 2014
1477-020
3.487
Mai Duy Luu Trinh, Dai-Hung Ngo, Dang-Khoa Tran, Quoc-Tuan Tran, Thanh-Sang Vo,
Minh-Hiep Dinh, Dai-Nghiep Ngo., Prevention of H2O2-induced oxidative stress in
Chang liver cells by 4-hydroxybenzyl-chitooligomers. , Carbohydrate Polymers,
Vol.103, pp. 502-509, 2014
0144-8617
3.479
Phuc Van Pham, Ngoc Bich Vu, Vuong Minh Pham, Nhung Hai Truong, Truc Le-Buu Pham,
Loan Thi-Tung Dang, Tam Thanh Nguyen, Anh Nguyen-Tu Bui, Ngoc Kim Phan,
Good manufacturing practice-compliant isolation and culture of human umbilical cord blood-derived
mesenchymal stem cells, Journal of Translational Medicine,
DOI:10.1186/1479-5876-12-56, 2014
1479-5876
3.46
Ho Pham Huy Anh, Implementation of supervisory controller for solar PV microgrid
system using adaptive neural model, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems,
Vol.63, pp. 1023-1029, 2014
0142-0615
3.43
Giao H. Dang, Thanh D. Nguyen, Dung T. Le, Thanh Truong and Nam T. S. Phan,
Direct Oxidative Amidation between N,N-dimethylanilines and Anhydrides Using Metal-Organic
Framework [Cu2(EDB)2(BPY)] as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst, ChemPlusChem,
Vol.79, pp. 1129-1137, 2014
2192-6506
3.242
Hanh T.N. Le, Tung T. Nguyen, Phuong H.L. Vu,Thanh Truong, Nam T.S. Phan,
Ligand-free direct C-arylation of heterocycles with aryl halides over a metal-organic framework
Cu2(BPDC)2(BPY) as an efficient and robust heterogeneous catalyst,
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Vol.391, pp. 74-82, 2014
1381-1169
3.187
Tram Vo P, Ngo HH, Guo W1, Zhou JL, Nguyen PD, Listowski A, Wang XC,
A mini-review on the impacts of climate change on wastewater reclamation and reuse,
Science of the Total Environment, Vol.494-495, pp. 9-17, 2014
0048-9697
3.163
Hyungtaek Jung, Russell E. Lyons, Yutao Li, Nguyen Minh Thanh, Hung Dinh, David A. Hurwood,
Krishna R. Salin, Peter B. Mather, A Candidate Gene Association Study for Growth Performance
in an Improved Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) Culture Line,
Marine Biotechnology, Vol.16, pp. 161-180, 2014
1436-2228
3.152
Hung Nguyen, Ly Le and Tu Bao Ho, Computational study on ice growth inhibition of Antarctic
bacterium antifreeze protein using coarse grained simulation ,
The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.140, no.22, 2014
3.12
0021-9606
The-Vinh Nguyen, MaryTheresa M. Pendergast, Mai Thanh Phong, Xue Jin, Fubing Peng,
Mary Laura Lind, Relating fouling behavior and cake layer formation of alginic acid to
the physiochemical properties of thin film composite and nanocomposite seawater RO membranes,
Desalination, Vol.338, pp. 1-9, 2014
0011-9164
3.041
Nguyïîn Àònh Tuyïn, Hong Hee Lee, A New SVM Method for an Indirect Matrix Converter
with Common-Mode Voltage Reduction , IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics,
Vol.10, no.1, pp. 61-72, 2014
2.99
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Pham Trung Hieu, Fukun Chen, Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, Li Shuang Qing,
Zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic and geochemical characteristics of alkali granitoids
in northwestern Vietnam, Journal of Geodynamics, In press, 2014
0264-3707
2.967
Tran T.T.Van, S.Turrell, B.capoen, Lam Q.Vinh, O. Cristini-Robbe, M.Bouazaoui,
F. d’Acapito, M.Ferrari, D. Ristic, A.Lukowiak, R. Almeida, L. Santos, C.Kinowski,
Erbium-doped tin-silicate sol-gel-derived glass-ceramic thin films: Effects of environment
segregation on the Er3+ emission, Science of Advanced Materials, Vol.6, pp. 1-8, 2014
1947-2935
2.908
Nguyen Minh Thanh, Hyungtaek Jung, Russell E. Lyons, Vincent Chand, Nguyen Viet Tuan,
Vo Thi Minh Thu, Peter Mather, A transcriptomic analysis of striped catfish
(Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) in response to salinity adaptation: De novo assembly, gene annotation
and marker discovery, Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology Part D-Genomics & Proteomics,
Vol.10, pp. 52-63, 2014
1744-117X
2.875
Phuc Van Pham, Phuoc Thi-My Nguyen, Anh Thai-Quynh Nguyen, Vuong Minh Pham,
Anh Nguyen-Tu Bui, Loan Thi-Tung Dang , Khue Gia Nguyen, Ngoc Kim Phan,
Improved differentiation of umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells
into insulin-producing cells by PDX-1 mRNA transfection, Differentiation,
Vol.87, no.5, pp. 200-208, 2014
0301-4681
2.84
Nam T. Nguyen, Edward Greenhalgh, Jaouad El harfi, Georgios Dimitrakis,
Samual W. Kingman, John P. Robinson, Derek J. Irvine, , Understanding the acceleration
in the ring-opening of lactones delivered by microwave heating,
Tetrahedron, Vol.70, no.4, pp. 996-1003, 2014
0040-4020
2.803
M.D. Thanh, Building fast well-balanced two-stage numerical schemes for a model
of two-phase flows, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation,
Vol.19, no.6, pp. 1836-1858, 2014
1007-5704
2.773
Tran Trung Hieu, Won Sil Choi, Soon-Il Kim, Mo Wang, Young-Joon Ahn,
Enhanced repellency of binary mixtures of Calophyllum inophyllum nut oil fatty acid
or their esters and three terpenoids to Stomoxys calcitrans, Pest Management Science,
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3904, 2014
1526-498X
2.743
Trung Tran Hieu, JeWon Jung, Soon-Il Kim, Young-Joon Ahn, Hyung Wook Kwon,
Behavioural and electroantennogram responses of the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans L.)
to plant essential oils and their mixtures with attractants, Pest Management Science,
Vol.70, no.1, pp. 163-172, 2014
1526-498X
2.743
Nguyen Binh Anh Thu, Quang Thien Nguyen, Xuan Lan Thi Hoang, Nguyen Phuong Thao
and Lam-Son Phan Tran, Evaluation of Drought Tolerance of the Vietnamese Soybean Cultivars
Provides Potential Resources for Soybean Production and Genetic Engineering,
BioMed Research International, DOI: 10.1155/2014/809736, 2014
2314-6133
2.706
P. Phung-Van, T. Nguyen-Thoi, H. Luong-Van, Q. Lieu-Xuan, Geometrically nonlinear
analysis of functionally graded plates using a cell-based smoothed three-node plate element
(CS-MIN3) based on the C0-HSDT, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering,
Vol.270, pp. 15-36, 2014
0045-7825
2.617
P. Phung-Van, T. Nguyen-Thoi, H. Luong-Van, C. Thai-Hoang, H. Nguyen-Xuan,
A cell-based smoothed discrete shear gap method (CS-FEM-DSG3) using layerwise deformation
theory for dynamic response of composite plates resting on viscoelastic foundation,
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol.272, pp. 138-159, 2014
0045-7825
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Thi Hien Pham, My Loan Phung Le, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Phuong Thoa Nguyen,
Synthesis, Properties and Performance of Platinum and Platinum/Carbon Nanotube Films
as Cathode Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, J. Electrochem. Soc.,
Vol.161, pp. H235-H239, 2014
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0013-4651
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Mai Duy Luu Trinh, Minh-Hiep Dinh, Dai-Hung Ngo, Dang-Khoa Tran, Quoc-Tuan Tran,
Thanh-Sang Vo, Dai-Nghiep Ngo ( Ngö Àaåi Nghiïåp), Protection of 4-hydroxybenzyl-chitooligomers
against inflammatory responses in Chang liver cells , International Journal of Biological Macromolecules,
Vol.66, pp. 1-6, 2014
0141-8130
2.596
Thi Hien Pham , My Loan Phung Le, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Thi Phuong Thoa Nguyen,
Synthesis, Properties and Performance of Platinum and Platinum/Carbon Nanotube Films as
Cathode Materials for Dye - Sensitized Solar Cells, Journal of The Electrochemical Society,
Vol.161, no.4, pp. 235-239, 2014
0013-4651
2.59
Mai Duc Thanh, Building fast well-balanced two-stage numerical schemes for a model
of two-phase flows, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation,
Vol.19, pp. 1836-1858, 2014
1007-5704
2.569
Phu Hoang Dang, Hai Xuan Nguyen, Nhan Trung Nguyen, Hanh Ngoc Thi Le
and Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen, aá-Glucosidase inhibitors from the stems of Embelia ribes ,
Phytotherapy Research, Vol.28, no.11, pp. 1632-1636, 2014
0951-418X
2.397
Phuong Hoang Tran, Ngoc Bich Le Do, Thach Ngoc Le, Improvement of the Friedel–Crafts
benzoylation by using bismuth trifluoromethanesulfonate in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium
trifluoromethanesulfonate ionic liquid under microwave irradiation, Tetrahedron Letters,
Vol.55, no.1, pp. 205-208, 2014
0040-4039
2.391
Minh-Vien Le, Dah-Shyang Tsai, Chi-Chieh Yao, Jen-Chien Lo, Thi Phung Giao Vo,
Properties of 10% Dy-doped La2Mo2O9 and its electrolyte performance in single chamber solid oxide
fuel cell, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol.582, pp. 780-785, 2014
0925-8388
2.39
M. Gilbert, L. He, C.C. Smith, C.V. Le , Automatic yield-line analysis of slabs using
discontinuity layout optimization, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical,
Physical & Engineering Sciences, DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2014.0071, 2014
1364-5021
2.378
Differential expression of two-component system-related drought-tolerant soybean cultivars
DT51 and MTD720 under well-watered and drought conditions,
Plant Molecular Biology Reporter , Accepted, 2014
0735-9640
2.374
Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen, Nhan Trung Nguyen, Khang Duy Huu Nguyen, Hien Thu Thi Dau,
Hai Xuan Nguyen, Phu Hoang Dang, Tam Minh Le, Trong Huu Nguyen Phan, Anh Hai Tran,
Bac Duy Nguyen, Jun-ya Ueda, Suresh Awale, Geranyl dihydrochalcones from Artocarpus altili
and their antiausteric activity, Planta Medica, Vol.80, no.2-3, pp. 193-200, 2014
0032-0943
2.348
A. Peleg, Q.M. Nguyen, P. Glenn, Many-body interaction in fast soliton collisions, Physical Review E,
Vol.89, pp. 1-13, 2014
1539-3755
2.313
Tran T.T.Van, S.Turrell, B.Capoen, Le Van Hieu, M.Ferrari, Davor Ristic, L. Boussekey,
C.Kinowski, Environment segregation of Er3+ emission in bulk sol-gel-derived SiO2-SnO2 glass ceramics,
Journal of Materials Science, Vol.49, pp. 8226-8233, 2014
0022-2461
2.305
Vo Thu An Nguyen, Fritz Duus, Thach Ngoc Le, Upward Trend in Catalytic Efficiency
of Rare-Earth Triflate Catalysts in Friedel–Crafts Aromatic Sulfonylation Reactions,
Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol.3, no.9, pp. 963-968, 2014
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Trieu Hung Le, Anh Tuan Bui, Tien Khoa Le, The effect of Fe doping on the suppression
of photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanopowder for the application in sunscreens, Powder Technology,
Vol.268, pp. 173-176, 2014
0032-5910
2.269
Phan The Nhat, Ha Nhu Biec, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai, Bui Xuan Thanh, Nguyen Phuoc Dan,
Application of a partial nitritation and anammox system for the old landfill leachate treatment,
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Vol.95, pp. 144-150, 2014
0964-8305
2.235
P. Phung-Van, T. Nguyen-Thoi, H. Dang-Trung, N. Nguyen-Minh, A cell-based smoothed discrete
shear gap method (CS-FEM-DSG3) using layerwise theory based on the C0-type higher-order
shear deformation for static and free vibration analyses of sandwich and composite plates,
Composite Structures, Vol.111, pp. 553-565, 2014
0263-8223
2.231
H. Nguyen-Van, N. Nguyen-Hoai, T. Chau-Dinh, T. Nguyen-Thoi, Geometrically nonlinear
analysis of composite plate and shell via a quadrilateral element with good coarse-mesh accuracy,
Composite Structures, Vol.112, pp. 327–338, 2014
0263-8223
2.231
V.V.Hoang, Graphenization’ of 2D simple monatomic liquids., Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter,
Vol.26, 205101-205110, 2014
0953-8984
2.223
M.D. Thanh, Remarks on traveling waves and equilibria in fluid dynamics with viscosity,
capillarity, and heat conduction, Nonlinear Analysis: RWA, Vol.16, pp. 40-47, 2014
1468-1218
2.201
Quoc Viet Tran, Huy Tuan Nguyen, Van Thinh Nguyen, Duc Trong Dang, A general filter
regularization method to solve the three dimensional Cauchy problem for inhomogeneous
Helmholtz-type equations: Theory and numerical simulation, Applied Mathematical Modelling,
Vol.38, no. 17-18, pp. 4460-4479, 2014
0307-904X
2.158
Tam V-T Mai, P. Raghunath, Xuan T. Le, Lam K. Huynh, Pham-Cam Nam, M. C. Lin,
Ab initio Chemical Kinetics for the HCCO + OH Reaction, Chemical Physics Letters,
Vol.592, pp. 175-181, 2014
0009-2614
2.145
P. Phung-Van, Chien H. Thai, T. Nguyen-Thoi, H. Nguyen-Xuan, Static and free vibration
analyses of composite and sandwich plates by an edge-based smoothed discrete shear gap method
(ES-DSG3) using triangular elements based on layerwise theory, Composites Part B: Engineering,
Vol.60, pp. 227-238, 2014
1359-8368
2.143
Yongseok Hong, Nguyen Phuoc Dan, Eunhee Kim, Hyo-Jung Choi and Seunghee Han,
Application of diffusive gel-type probes for assessing redox zonation and mercury methylation
n the Mekong Delta sediment , Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts , Vol.16, no.7,
pp. 799-808, 2014
2050-7887
2.085
N. Dinh, M.A. Goberna, M.A. Lopez, T.H. Mo, , From Farkas to Hahn-Banach theorem,
SIAM Journal of Optimization , Vol.24, no.2, pp. 678-701 , 2014
1052-6234
2.076
P. Phung-Van, H. Luong-Van, T. Nguyen-Thoi, H. Nguyen-Xuan, A cell-based smoothed
discrete shear gap method (CS-DSG3) based on the higher-order shear deformation theory for
dynamic responses of Mindlin plates on the viscoelastic foundation subjected to a moving sprung vehicle,
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, DOI: 10.1002/nme.4662, 2014
1097-0207
2.068
Canh V.Le, A stabilized discrete shear gap finite element for adaptive limit analysis
of Mindlin-Reissner plates, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,
In press, 2014
0029-5981
2.056
Nguyen Hong Quan, Guenter Meon, Nutitrient dynamics during flood events in tropical catchments:
A case study in Southern Vietnam, Clean - Air, Water and Soil, DOI:
0.1002/clen.201300264, 2014
1863-0650
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Dang Ngoc Anh Suong, Dang Thi Phuong Thao, Yamaguchi Masamitsu, Tran Linh Thuoc,
Ubiquitin Carboxyl Hydrolase L1 significance for human diseases, Protein and Peptide Letter,
Accepted, 2014
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Tran Thi Hai Yen, Dang Thi Phuong Thao, Tran Linh Thuoc , An Overview On Keratinocyte
Growth Factor – From The Molecular Properties To Clinical Applications, Protein and Peptide Letter ,
Accepted, 2014
0929-8665
1.994
Phuong-Thanh La, Bac Le, Bay Vo, Incrementally building frequent closed itemsets lattice,
Expert Systems with Applications, Vol.41, no.6, pp 2703-2712, 2014
0957-4174
1.965
Dang Nguyen, Bay Vo, Bac Le, Efficient strategies for parallel mining class association
rules, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol.41, no.10, pp. 4716-4729, 2014
0957-4174
1.965
Trong Hai Duong, Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Hai Bang Truong, Van Huan Nguyen, A collaborative
algorithm for semantic video annotation using a consensus-based social network analysis,
Expert Systems with Applications, Vol.42, no.1, pp. 246-258, 2014
0957-4174
1.965
Anh Tran, Tin Truong, Bac Le, Simultaneous mining of frequent closed itemsets and
their generators: Foundation and algorithm, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence,
Vol.36, pp. 64-80, 2014
0952-1976
1.962
Nguyen Binh Anh Thu, Xuan Lan Thi Hoang, Hieu Doan,Thanh-Hao Nguyen, Dao Bui,
Nguyen Phuong Thao, Lam-Son Phan Tran, Diferential expression analyisis of a subset
of GmNAC genes in shoots of two contrasting drought-reponsive soybean cultivars DT51
and MTD720 under normal and drought conditions, Molecular Biology Reports, Vol.41, no.9,
pp. 5563-5569, 2014
0301-4851
1.958
Anh Ngoc Tran, Thanh-Nhan Van Do, Loan-Phung My Le, Thach Ngoc Le,
Synthesis of new fluorinated imidazolium ionic liquids and their prospective function as
the electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, Vol.164, pp. 38-43, 2014
0022-1139
1.952
Tam V.-T. Mai, Minh v. Duong, Xuan T. Le, Lam K. Huynh, Artur Ratkiewicz,
Direct ab initio dynamics calculations of thermal rate constants for the CH4 + O2 = CH3 + HO2
reaction, Structural Chemistry , Vol.25, no.5, pp. 1495-1503, 2014
1040-0400
1.9
Tam V.-T. Mai, Xuan T. Le, Lam K. Huynh, Mechanism and kinetics of low-temperature
oxidation of a biodiesel surrogate#methyl acetate radicals with molecular oxygen, Structural Chemistry ,
DOI: 10.1007/s11224-014-0495-2, 2014
1040-0400
1.9
Pham Huu Anh Ngoc, New criteria for exponential stability of nonlinear time-varying differential systems,
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, Vol.24, no.2, pp. 264-275, 2014
1049-8923
1.9
Hang T.T. Nguyen, Vo Van Hoang, Le Nguyen Tue Minh, Melting of crystalline silicon thin films,
Computational Materials Science, Vol.89, pp. 97-101, 2014
0927-0256
1.879
V.V.Hoang, N.T.Long, D.N.Son, Crystallization of supercooled liquid and glassy Fe thin films,
Computational Materials Science, Vol.95, pp. 491-501, 2014
0927-0256
1.879
Hung M Le, Nam H Vu, Bach Thang Phan, Migrations of Oxygen Vacancy in Tungsten Oxide (WO3):
A Density Functional Theory Study , Computational Materials Science, Accepted, 2014
0927-0256
1.878
P. Phung-Van, T. Nguyen-Thoi, T. Bui-Xuan, Q. Lieu-Xuan, A cell-based smoothed three-node
Mindlin plate element (CS-MIN3) based on the C0-type higher-order shear deformation for geometrically
nonlinear analysis of laminated composite plates, Computational Materials Science,
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.04.043, 2014
0927-0256
1.878
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T.D. Tran, C.V. Le, D.C. Pham, H. Nguyen-Xuan, Shakedown reduced kinematic formulation,
separated collapse modes, and numerical implementation, International Journal of Solids and Structures,
Vol.51, no. 15-16, pp. 2893-2899, 2014
0020-7683
1.871
Duy Phong Pham, Bach Thang Phan, Van Dung Hoang, Huu Truong Nguyen, Thi Kieu Hanh Ta,
Sinya Maenosono, Cao Vinh Tran, Control of preferred (222) crystalline orientation of sputtered
ITO thin films, Thin Solid Films, Vol.570, pp. 16-19, 2014
0040-6090
1.867
Minh Thi Tran, Kok Keng Ang, Van Hai Luong, Vertical dynamic response of non-uniform motion
of high-speed rails, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.333, pp. 5427-5442, 2014
0022-460X
1.857
Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Vo Van Tai, Transport properties of the two-dimensional electron gas
in AlP quantum wells at finite temperature including magnetic field and exchange–correlation effects,
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol.58, pp. 84-87, 2014
1386-9477
1.856
Tuan Nguyen, Seng W. Loke, Torab Torabi, Hongen Lu, On the practicalities of place-based
virtual communities: Ontology-based querying, application architecture, and performance,
Expert Systems with Applications, Volume 41, Issue 6, May 2014, Pages 2859–2873, 2014
0957-4174
1.854
Dong-Luong Dinh, Myeong-Jun Lim, Nguyen Duc Thang, Sungyoung Lee, Tae-Seong Kim,
Real-time 3D human pose recovery from a single depth image using principal directional analysis,
Applied Intelligence, DOI: 10.1007/s10489-014-0535-z, 2014
0924-669X
1.853
Ho Quoc Bang, Alain Clappier, Nadege Blond, Fast and Optimized Methodology
to Generate Road Traffic Emission Inventories and Their Uncertainties, Journal Clean Soil,
Air, Water, Vol.42, pp. 1344-1350, 2014
1863-0669
1.838
Vu Van Nghi, Nguyen Hai Au, Assessment of the Water Transfer Capacity from Be River
Basin through Phuoc Hoa Hydraulic-Works, Journal Clean Soil, Air, Water,
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201300262, 2014
1863-0669
1.838
Bor-Chun Chen, Yan-Ying Chen, Yin-Hsi Kuo, Thanh Duc Ngo, Duy-Dinh Le, Shin’ichi Satoh,
Winston H. Hsu, Scalable Face Track Retrieval in Video Archives using Bag-of-Faces
Sparse Representation, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video
Technology, Accepted, 2014
1051-8215
1.819
Umar Rashid, H. D. Tuan, H. H. Kha, H. H. Nguyen, Joint Optimization of Source Precoding
and Relay Beamforming in Wireless MIMO Relay Networks, IEEE Trans. Communications,
Vol.62, no.3, pp. 488-499, 2014
1.75
0090-6778
Sumera Mahboob, Sajid N. Malik, Nazre Haider, C. Q. Nguyen, Mohammad A. Malik, Paul O’Brien,
Deposition of binary, ternary and quaternary metal selenide thin films from diisopropyldiselenophosphinatometal precursors, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.394, pp. 39-48, 2014
0022-0248
1.693
Thi-Hiep Nguyen, Andrew R. Padalhin, Hyung Seok Seo, Byong-Taek Lee,
A Hybrid Electrospun PU/PCL Scaffold Satisfied the Requirements of Blood Vessel
Prosthesis in terms of Mechanical Properties,Pore Size and Biocompatibility,
Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, In press, 2014
1.69
0920-5063
Ngoc Kim Pham, Do Trung Nguyen, Bang Tam Thi Dao, Kieu Hanh Thi Ta, Vinh Cao Tran,
Van Hieu Nguyen, Sang Sub Kim, Shinya Maenosono, Thang Bach Phan, Different directions
of switching of Chromium oxide thin films, Journal of Electronic Materials,
Vol.43, no.7, pp. 2747-2753, 2014
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Nguyen Thi Thu Van, Nguyen Thi Phuong Dong, J.J. Strodiot, and Van Hien Nguyen,
A class of hybrid methods for quasi-variational inequalities, Optimization Letters,
DOI 10.1007/s11590-014-0729-7, 2014
1862-4472
1.65
M.D. Thanh, N.D. Huy, N.H. Hiep, D.H. Cuong, , Existence of traveling waves in van der Waals
fluids with viscosity and capillarity effects, Nonlinear Analysis: TMA, Vol.95, pp. 743-755, 2014
0362-546X
1.64
Ngoc Kim Pham, Do Trung Nguyen, Bang Tam Thi Dao, Kieu Hanh Thi Ta, Vinh Cao Tran,
Van Hieu Nguyen, Sang Sub Kim, Shinya Maenosono, Thang Bach Phan,
A change of switching direction in chromium oxide thin films, Journal of Electronic Materials,
Accepted, 2014
0361-5235
1.635
Le Thanh Danh, Kyoung Kwan Ahn, Active pneumatic vibration isolation system using
negative stiffness structures for a vehicle seat, Journal of Sound and Vibration,
Vol.333, no.5, pp. 1245-1268, 2014
0022-460X
1.613
Linh Tran, Ly Le , Recent progress and challenges in the computer-aided design
of inhibitors for influenza A M2 channel proteins, Medicinal Chemistry Research,
Vol.23, no.5, pp. 3607-3616, 2014
1054-2523
1.612
Quy Trinh, Ly Le, An investigation of antidiabetic activities of bioactive compounds
in Euphorbia Hirta linn using Molecular docking and pharmacophore,
Medicinal Chemistry Research, Accepted, 2014
1054-2523
1.612
Phan Thanh Nam, Pham Ngoc Dinh Alain, Dang Duc Trong, Pham Hoang Quan,
Ice formation in the Arctic during summer: False-bottoms, Applied Mathematics and Computation,
Vol.227, pp. 857-870, 2014
0096-3003
1.6
Thu Van Trung Ho, Simon Woodley, Alison Cottrell, Peter Valentine,
A multilevel analytical framework for more-effective governance in human-natural systems
A case study of marine protected areas in Vietnam, Ocean and Coastal Management,
Vol 90, pp.11-19, 2014
0964-5691
1.597
H. Luong-Van, T. Nguyen-Thoi, GR. Liu, P. Phung-Van , A cell-based smoothed finite
element method using three-node shear-locking free Mindlin plate element (CS-FEM-MIN3)
for dynamic response of laminated composite plates on viscoelastic foundation.,
Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol.42, pp.819, 2014
0955-7997
1.596
H. Luong-Van, T. Nguyen-Thoi, GR. Liu, P. Phung-Van, A cell-based smoothed finite element
method using three-node shear-locking free Mindlin plate element (CS-FEM-MIN3)
for dynamic response of laminated composite plates on viscoelastic foundation,
Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol.42, pp. 8-19, 2014
0955-7997
1.596
Thi Hoai Thu Nguyen, Nguyen Kim Tuyen Pham, Khanitha Pudhom, Poul Erik Hansen,
Kim Phi Phung Nguyen, Structure elucidation of four new megastigmanes from Sonneratia ovata
Backer (Sonneratiaceae)., Magnetic resonance in chemistry, DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4132, 2014
0749-1581
1.559
C. N. Ha Thuc, H. T. Cao, D.M. Nguyen, M. A. Tran, Laurent Duclaux, A.-C. Grillet,
and H. Ha Thuc, Preparation and Characterization of Polyurethane Nanocomposites
Using Vietnamese Montmorillonite Modified by Polyol Surfactants, Journal of Nanomaterials,
DOI:10.1155/2014/302735, 2014
1687-4129
1.547
Bui A.Danh, Vu K.Minh, Nguyen T.Hiep, Nguyen T.Le-Thu, Dang V.Son, Nguyen D.Lien Hoa,
A protostance and two lanostanes from the bark of Garcinia ferrea, Phytochemistry Letters,
Vol.10, pp. 123-126, 2014
1876-7486
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-chief
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Binh
Associate editor
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huynh Thanh Dat
Members
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tu
Dr. Le Thanh Long
Dr. Nguyen Tan Phat
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh
Dr. Le Thi Thanh Mai
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam
Mai Thanh Thuy, M.A.
Nguyen Cong Mau (Mr.)
Nguyen Van Ha, M.A
Nguyen Thi My Ngoc, M.A
Hoang Thi Thanh
Dinh Thi Khoi Nguyen
Bui Le Vu
Doan Thi Minh Chau
Designer
Dang Duc Loi
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