Deadline: 29-Oct-21
Applications are now open for the UK–Viet Nam Partnerships for Quality and Internationalisation. The British Council in Viet Nam works in partnership with the Viet Nam Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to support its implementation of the revised Higher Education Law 2018 and its ambition to raise the quality of the higher education (HE) sector toward regional and international standards in teaching, learning, research, innovation and knowledge transfer in the upcoming three years 2021 to 2024.
The Going Global Partnerships supports and strengthens quality tertiary system in Viet Nam and the internationalisation of higher education strategies in both UK and Viet Nam through:
- Exchanging experience, sharing insights and creating connection between UK and Viet Nam HE sectors and policy development
- Enabling and creating sustainable, diverse and inclusive HE partnerships and networks between UK, Viet Nam and other East Asian countries in teaching, research, innovation and knowledge transfer
- Strengthening the performance of Viet Nam’s HE sector
- Promoting mobility and exchange for students and academics
Priorities
Priorities of this call include:
- Leadership and governance – Higher Education leadership for Social Inclusion and Gender Equality programme
- Preparing Viet Nam higher education qualifications for future development of transnational education (TNE) and international recognition
- Towards excellence in teaching, research, innovation, and knowledge transfer
Strategies
The GGP in Viet Nam aims at supporting development and strengthening quality tertiary system in Viet Nam and internationalisation of higher education strategies in both UK and Viet Nam through:
- Exchange experience, sharing insights and create connection between UK and Viet Nam HE sectors and support policy development
- Enabling and creating sustainable, diverse and inclusive HE partnership and network between UK, Viet Nam and other EA countries in teaching, research, innovation and knowledge transfer
- Strengthening performance of Viet Nam HE sector
- Promoting mobility and exchange for students and academics
Funding Information
- Partnership funding ranges from £30,000 to £60,000 per partnership project with the expectation of match funding at the ratio of 1:0.3 from participating UK and Vietnamese universities and organisations.
- Partnership proposals are for three years of implementation from December 2021 to March 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- British Council in Vietnam now invites applications from UK and Vietnamese universities and organisations to work in a consortium to set up partnership projects under the UK-Viet Nam Partnerships for Quality and Internationalisation, Going Global Partnerships initiative.
- The GGP opens for proposals from UK and Vietnamese universities, organisations, businesses who work in a consortium to deliver a project.
- The consortium may include:
- One UK leading applicant
- One Vietnamese leading applicant
- Up to five more UK and Vietnamese members from universities, organisations and businesses.
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