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Collaboration and Cooperation between the U.S. and Vietnam
Vision and Activities of VEFFAThong Do, Ph.D.
VEFFA Board of AdvisorsAlumnus VEF Cohort 2004
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Who Are We?
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• 250 fellows pursuing MS/PhD at 76 US universities
• 100 Alumni
• 30 visiting scholars
Social Events
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What We Do?
Fun Academic
Life
Career Success
Professional Workshops
Community Dev.
Projects
Fellow• Co-organize 9 annual conferences
• Co-organize various career development workshops and social events
• Build and execute 4 community development projects to foster higher education and R&D in VN
Vietnam Book Drive
• More than 13,000 books and scientific journals sent to 5 Universities in Vietnam
• Book collectors: 50 Fellows in 30 Universities in US
• Book donors: Professors, Students and their Friends in US
• Financial donors: VEF, Fellows, Professors, Vietnam Universities, Vietnam Embassy in US and VNG/VinaGame Corp.
• To build a network of open-access libraries.
• To foster the intellectual integration of Vietnamese scholars into the world standard knowledge.
• To engage Vietnamese oversea and people around the world across disciplines to help promote higher education in Vietnam.
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VietnameseStudents/
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Research Labs
LabConnect Guide Book• 29 lab introduction posters, 8 research introduction articles
• Poster contest awards: $3,000
• Sponsors: Ministry of Science & Technology, VNG/Vinagame Corp.Improve & enhance understanding and collaboration efforts between students, researchers in Vietnam and fellows and international experts in US labs.
Vietnam Summer Internship Program
VietnamIndustrySector
Fellows• Give fellows opportunities to apply their knowledge & expertise to solve challenging technical problems in Vietnam hi-tech corporations
• Help hi-tech corporations build a team of work-class engineers and experts
• Large interest from hi-tech firms in Vietnam
• 5 fellows participated last year
Science & Technology Review Magazine
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ScientistsFellows
ScientistsStudents
in VN
EducationScience
TechnologyA world-class S&T magazine to improve Vietnam R&D community’s capacity and direction.• S&T students, researchers, lecturers in universities and national labs
• Practitioners in S&T Corp.
• S&T policy makers
• Improve collaboration & coauthoring between R&D communities in Vietnam and US
• Increase the number and quality of Vietnam’s international publications and its Knowledge Economy Index
• Provide latest S&T direction and trends in the world for Vietnam S&T policy makers
Funding StatusSeed funding from Ministry of S&T, Vietnam: $10,000
CURRENTLY CALL FOR OTHER SPONSORS For $10,000 MATCHING FUND
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Policy Makers
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Scientists
Education
Our Vision
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VietnamPartners
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