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Celebrating partnership with Vietnam
28 June 2024
The University of Sydney releases Vietnam engagement booklet
A new publication showcases research, educational and capacity-building collaborations between the University of Sydney and institutions, communities and government partners in Vietnam.
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The University of Sydney successfully hosted the Sydney Vietnam Innovation Research Symposium 2024 as part of the celebrations for the official launch of the Sydney Vietnam Institute on 20 June in Hanoi, Vietnam. During the symposium, the University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Emma Johnston AO, introduced the newly published Sydney Vietnam Engagement booklet (pdf, 3.4MB), celebrating our longstanding partnerships in Vietnam, to an audience of more than 100 government officials, university leaders, academics and researchers from both Vietnam and Australia.
Sydney Vietnam Engagement highlights the University’s longstanding, multidisciplinary collaboration with Vietnamese partners in research, education and capacity building over the last few decades. Featuring 19 case studies, the booklet covers advancements in treating tuberculosis, diagnostic approaches for breast cancer, natural resource management, and innovations in agriculture and aquaculture. It also explores creativity and cultural exchange in museum conservation, digital media and jazz improvisation.
In recent decades thousands of Vietnamese students have graduated from undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree research courses at the University of Sydney, with many returning to Vietnam to contribute significantly to its development. The University has also facilitated professional development programs for Vietnamese academics, practitioners and government officials, both in Vietnam and Sydney.
Professor Mark Scott AO, the University of Sydney’s Vice-Chancellor and President, offered his congratulations on the publication of this important booklet. In his preface, he noted: “Vietnam and Australia have worked side by side to drive social and economic progress in our two nations, in pursuit of peace, resilience and prosperity across the Asia Pacific, for half a century, since diplomatic relations were established.”
“As Vice-Chancellor and President, I am very proud of the role the University of Sydney has played in this historic regional relationship. For more than three decades, our researchers and educators have collaborated with their peers in Vietnam on projects that have improved living and working conditions, created exciting new business opportunities, and delivered valuable guidance for policy making.”
“In these pages, we have assembled evidence of the enormous impact produced by our collaborations to date. This is the foundation on which we are building a powerful, bilateral co-operation for the future – one that will deliver benefits to our citizens and to our neighbours across the region, for many years to come.”
The booklet, produced by the Sydney Vietnam Academic Network, was overseen by an Editorial Committee comprised of Professor Greg Fox, Professor Tiho Ancev, Professor Daniel Tan, and Ms Xing Jin, who also managed the booklet’s development. Contributors to the booklet include a distinguished group of professors and researchers namely Professors Patrick Brennan, Ruth Zadoks, Philip Hirsch, Lynette Mackenzie, Anne Cusick and Andrew McLachlan, Associate Professors Justin Beardsley, Jane Gavan, Jeff Neilson and Minh-Ngoc Tran, and Drs Phuong Yun Trieu, Phoebe Williams, Sandra Alday, Jonathon Hutchinson, Francisca Samsing Pedrals and Steve Barry.
Professor Fox, the Director of the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, said: “In this booklet, you will witness the power of research and educational partnerships to address challenges critical to Vietnam and the region. You will also see the incredible scope and diversity of the collaborations between our two countries. Our partnerships span from jazz and the creative arts to social entrepreneurship and child health. They also bring together expertise from multiple perspectives to tackle complex problems. Such multidisciplinary approaches are critical to addressing many of the challenges facing Southeast Asia in the twenty-first century. I highly recommend these insightful case studies and eagerly anticipate the expanding influence of our partnerships in Vietnam in the coming years.”
Editors Professor Ancev and Professor Tan remarked: “The depth, breadth and volume of scholarly engagement between our colleagues and Vietnamese partners are immense, and this booklet captures only a selection of these successful partnerships.”
The Sydney Vietnam Engagement Editorial Committee extends its gratitude to the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, the Faculty of Medicine and Health and Sydney Vietnam Institute for their support in the production of this booklet.
Download the Sydney Vietnam Engagement digital version (pdf, 3.4MB).
For booklet enquiries, contact:
Sydney Vietnam Engagement Editorial Committee
xing.jin@sydney.edu.au
For collaborations, contact:
Sydney Vietnam Academic Network
Sydney-Vietnam.network@sydney.edu.au
