Signing of cooperation agreement between Fulbright University Vietnam and Weatherhead East Asia Institute, Columbia University (USA) - Photo: TRONG NHAN
According to the agreement, Fulbright University Vietnam and the Weatherhead East Asia Institute at Columbia University (USA) will coordinate to promote research activities and academic exchanges, co-organize conferences, welcome international scholars, and build new cooperation programs in the fields of technology, humanities, and social sciences .
The aim of the agreement is to expand the connection between the educational environment in Vietnam and Columbia University's global research network, and to facilitate long-term joint projects.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Dr. Dinh Vu Trang Ngan - President of Fulbright University Vietnam - said that the cooperative relationship is based on the orientation of jointly promoting academic quality and spreading cultural values.
Through cooperation with Columbia University, Fulbright aims to introduce Vietnamese culture to international friends, while expanding study and research opportunities for students and lecturers on both sides.
On the side of Columbia University, Dr. Lien-Hang T. Nguyen - Director of the Weatherhead East Asia Institute - said that the two sides are aiming to establish a Global Vietnam Center at Columbia University , which is expected to become a space connecting research activities and dialogue on contemporary Vietnam.
The center will implement four components: the Leadership and Policy Program in collaboration with the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM); the Digitizing Vietnam project applying artificial intelligence (AI) technology in digitizing and exploiting Vietnam's historical and cultural archives; the Vietnam Arts in Action program chaired by director Tony Bui and Fulbright lecturers, promoting artistic cooperation; and the Language Experience and Summer Internship program, creating opportunities for international students to come to Vietnam to study and research.
The discussion session was attended by many scholars from Fulbright University Vietnam and Columbia University - Photo: TRONG NHAN
The cooperation between Fulbright and Columbia was launched in 2022, when the two sides signed an educational agreement within the framework of the workshop “Understand the Past - Transform the Future”.
Since then, many cooperation programs have been implemented, including the Public Policy and Leadership program for senior officials and leaders of Ho Chi Minh City, inheriting the cooperation between the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program (FETP) and Harvard University in the past.
Another project within the framework of the cooperation is “Digitizing Vietnam” , developed by the Fulbright Center for Vietnamese Studies in collaboration with the Weatherhead East Asia Institute.
The project focuses on applying AI in preserving, selecting and digitizing valuable documents, aiming to analyze, reconstruct and visualize Vietnamese cultural data. This approach helps bring traditional cultural values closer to the public in the context of digital transformation.
The signing ceremony also took place with a discussion session entitled “Towards a New Era of Development: Technology, Higher Education and the Future of Reform in Vietnam” , with the participation of Mr. Thomas Vallely - Founding Chairman of the Fulbright Vietnam Board of Trustees, Dr. Jonathan Pincus - Director of FSPPM, Ms. Annabel Lee (Amazon Web Services), Mr. Hiep Huynh (ACEN Vietnam) and former Ambassador Vu Quang Minh .
Speakers discussed the role of higher education and technology in Vietnam's innovation and development.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/fulbright-viet-nam-ky-ket-hop-tac-voi-dai-hoc-columbia-20251107171449827.htm
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