USAID Partnership For Higher Education Reform

Duration: 2022 – 2026

Partner: Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, and the University of Danang

Prime Contractor: Indiana University

Sub-awardee: Sang Kien Viet Nam

Donor: United States Agency for International Development

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OBJECTIVE

The project’s strategy centers around four key programs – Governance Excellence, Teaching and Learning Excellence, Research Excellence, and University-Industry Linkages – and targets three major Vietnamese universities: Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, and the University of Danang, with higher-education policy advocacy and reform, technology and digitization, and gender empowerment as critical, cross-cutting tactics for success and long-term sustainability. 

ACTIVITES

GOVERNANCE

The Program for Governance Excellence will establish robust internal quality assurance systems at the targeted universities and transform university finance to achieve greater institutional autonomy. 

TEACHING & LEARNING

The Program for Teaching Learning Excellence focuses on providing faculty professional development in designing state-of-the-art courses, digitizing curriculum to increase access to high-quality resources, and establishing Faculty Learning Communities to encourage inter-institutional cooperation.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

The Program for Research Excellence improves research and innovation capacity and aligns research activities to the social and economic needs of the country through faculty exchanges, visiting scholar programs, research conferences, webinars, workshops, and short courses. 

UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY LINKAGES

Through the Program for University-Industry Linkages, Indiana University and Sang Kien Viet Nam and private-sector partners will create incentives and develop guidelines on university outreach and building and sustaining prosperous partnerships, between universities and industries, in curriculum and teaching reform, preparing students for the workforce, research, and innovation.

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