HO CHI MINH CITY

UNIVERSITY OF TRANSPORT

TRANS-NATIONAL EDUCATION

Dissemination Workshop 2010

With the aim of setting–up close cooperative partnerships and promoting the development of Trans-national Education Programmes between Vietnam and UK universities, the British Council Vietnam (BC-VN) has cooperated with Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport (UT-HCMC) in organizing the Trans-national Education Dissemination Workshop 2010 on October 25^th, 2010 at UT-HCMC’s main campus.

British Council and HCMC University of Transport will co-organize the TNE workshop with aims to

·To have a mechanism on sharing experience and cooperation about setting up, recruiting, managing Vietnam – UK Trans – national Education programme in Vietnam;

·To create opportunity for partnership between Vietnam – UK institutions;

·To further identify BC TNE services in Vietnam for both Vietnam and UK institutions

This workshop is expected to bring the institutions opportunities for exchanging and sharing experience on TNE, which may underpin the establishment of an association/organization of TNE programs.

It also creates opportunites for the esstablishment of parnerships and TNE between Vietnam – UK institutions in order to have a well-qualified labor force in key sectors for the country’s international economic integration and development.

This is an international workshop and will be attended by representatives of Vietnam International Education Development - Ministry of Education and Training, The British Council Vietnam, 15 UK’s leading institutions and around 20 Vietnamese counterparts. The whole workshop will be conducted in English.

The Trans-national Education Dissemination Workshop 2010 is organized within the scope of the Cultural and Educational Programme of British Council in cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

TRANS-NATIONAL EDUCATION

Dissemination Workshop

HCMC 25 October 2010

Venue

Hall E.001, University of Transport HCMC (UT – HCMC)

No.2, D3 Street, Van Thanh Bac, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City

Participants (see list attached)

· Ministry of Education and Training MOET

· Vietnamese Universities

· UK Universities

· Representatives from business and industry

Purpose

· To share experience and best practice in setting up and managing VN – UK TNE programmes in Vietnam

· To identify British Council services and support offered to UK TNE programmes in Vietnam;

· To create opportunity for dialogues between Vietnam – UK institutions about partnership in collaborative programme delivery, research and academic exchange.

Monday 25 October	Contents
0800 – 0830	Registration
0830 – 0845	Opening Remarks
	Welcome and Opening Plenary Dr Tran Canh Vinh, President of UT – HCMC
	Ms Alison Ball, Director, British Council HCMC
	Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Huong, Deputy General Director , Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training
0845 – 1000	TNE Programme Chaired: Mr Guy Perring, Regional Project Manager, Trans - national Education, British Council Panellist: Mr Guy Perring, Regional Project Manager, Trans - national Education, British Council Ms Nguyen Thuy Hong Van, Director of International Relations, R&D, HCMC University of Transport Mr. Le Van Hien, Rector of Lillama College Mr Stuart Shorthouse, International Development Manager, University of Stirling Mr. Nguyen Hung Dung, General Director of Petroleum Technical Service Corporation.
	TNE key to Internationalization of Education Mr Guy Perring, Regional Project Manager, Trans-national Education, British Council
	What, where and how to start a TNE programme: Mr Stuart Shorthouse, International Development Manager, University of Stirling
	Labor demand and human resource development policy in enterprises Mr Nguyen Hung Dung, General Director, Petroleum Technical Service Corperation
	TNE case – study, Lillama College and HCM UT Mr. Le Van Hien, Rector of Lillama College Ms. Nguyen Thuy Hong Van, Director of International Relations, R&D, HCMC University of Transport
	Questions and Answers
10:00 – 10:15	Campus visit
10:15 – 10:30	Tea-break
10:30 – 11:00	Group discussion
10:30 – 11:00	Group 1: Sharing on programme promotion Group leader: Mr. Guy Perring, Regional Project Manager, Trans-national Education, British Council Group note taking: Ms Phan Phi, Education Marketing Manager, British Council Vietnam	Group 2: Sharing on programme and staff management Group leader: Mr. Ngo Van Thuyen, Director of International Education Exchange Center, University of Technical Education HCMC Group note taking: Ms Giang Nguyen, TNE Manager, British Council Vietnam
11:00 – 11:45	Group presentation Chair: Mr Guy Perring, TNE regional Manager Panellist: Mr Guy Perring, TNE regional Manager Mr. Ngo Van Thuyen, Director of International Education Exchange Center, University of Technical Education HCMC Ms Vu Kieu Dung, Assistant Director, British Council Vietnam Ms Nguyen Thuy Hong Van, Director of International Relations, HCMC University of Transport Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Huong, Deputy General Director , Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training
	Group 1 presentation
	Group 2 presentation
	Feedback from Ministry of Education and Training – MOET representative Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Huong, Deputy General Director , Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training Feedback from British Council Vietnam Ms Vu Kieu Dung, Assistant Director, British Council Vietnam
	Questions and Answers
11:45 – 12:00	Wrap up with solution to shared concerns Ms Vu Kieu Dung, Assistant Director, British Council Ms Nguyen Thuy Hong Van, Director of International Relations, HCMC University of Transport

LIST OF UK INSTITUTIONS
1.	Anglia Ruskin University
2.	Bangor University
3.	Bradford College
4.	Castle College Nottingham
5.	Middlesex University, London
6.	Newcastle University
7.	Sheffield Hallam University
8.	Swansea University
9.	Teesside University
10.	The Manchester College
11.	The University of Manchester
12.	University College Birmingham
13.	University of Bradford
14.	University of Central Lancashire
15.	University of Lincoln
16.	University of Plymouth
17.	University of Reading
18.	University of Stirling
19.	York St John University
20.	Guildford College of Further & Higher Education

	LIST OF VIETNAMESE INSTITUTIONS AND ENTERPRISES
1.	HCMC University of Transport
2.	An Giang University
3.	Banking University of HCMC
4.	Foreign Trade University HCMC Campus
5.	HCMC Industry and Trade College
6.	HCMC International University Vietnam National University, HCMC
7.	HCMC Medicine and Pharmacy University
8.	HCMC University of Foreign Language - Information Technology
9.	HCMC University of Industry
10.	HCMC University of Technology
11.	Hoa Sen University
12.	Hong Bang University International
13.	Hung Vuong University
14.	LILAMA Technical & Technology College 2
15.	Nong Lam University
16.	Ton Duc Thang University
17.	University of Finance & Marketing
18.	University of Science Vietnam National University, HCMC
19.	University of Social Sciences and Humanities Vietnam National University, HCMC
20.	University of Technical Education HCMC
21.	Petroleum Technical Services Corporation (PTSC)
22.	Civil Engineering Construction Corporation No. 6