International Workshop: “Strengthening Internationalization of Vietnamese Emerging Universities – STRIVE”

The workshop brought together partner organisations and higher education institutions of the Project, including: the AlmaLaurea Interuniversity Consortium, Italy – the international coordinating unit; Hanoi University – the national coordinating unit; the University of Évora, Portugal; the National Academy of Public Administration; Quang Ninh University of Industry (QUI); and Phu Xuan University (PXU) – Hue; with the University of Tuscia (Italy) participating online.

In his remarks, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lương Thanh Cường noted that the National Academy of Public Administration consistently prioritises capacity-building activities across functional units, academic faculties, and among managerial staff, lecturers, and civil servants. This is achieved through the nomination of personnel to participate in international workshops hosted by the Academy or by external organisations, as well as through opportunities for lecturers and staff to attend training courses aimed at enhancing English proficiency, among others.

According to the Project’s implementation plan and timeline, as reflected in the first Quality Report issued in the ninth month of the Project, the National Academy of Public Administration, as a Project partner, has fully completed and met the schedule for the tasks under Work Package 1 (Project coordination and quality control), Work Package 2 (Overview on Erasmus+ programme in higher education sector), and part of Work Package 5 (Dissemination).

At this workshop, the international and national coordinating units continued to provide training to Project members on “Building capacity for Erasmus+ project design and management”, under Work Package 3, and facilitated discussions on matters related to ensuring the sustainability of Erasmus+ Projects, under work package 6, which is expected to be implemented in November 2026. Through the activities conducted during the workshop, partner institutions expressed their confidence that internationalisation efforts will continue to advance and generate strong, widespread impacts on lecturers and students at each participating institution, thereby contributing to improved teaching quality and student outcomes.

The STRIVE Project aligns with the objectives of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) activities, aiming to create opportunities for Vietnamese higher education institutions to access the benefits of the Erasmus+ cooperation support schemes and to reduce the gap between European and Vietnamese institutions. The Project focuses on fostering international cooperation, enhancing the quality of project preparation, planning, implementation, and monitoring of Erasmus+ international projects, while simultaneously strengthening institutional capacity to support staff and student mobility activities.