Launching the project “Enhancing female leadership capacity in higher education towards the era of digital transformation and globalization”

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On the afternoon of January 20, 2022, at VNU, the kick-off ceremony of the project “Improving the capacity of female leaders in higher education towards the era of digital transformation and globalization” took place in the form of a live online collaboration. . Institute of Information Technology, VNU is the project lead agency; VNU’s Scientist Club presides over the project.

 

Tham dự phiên khởi động có bà Hoàng Vân Anh, Giám đốc Chương trình Giáo dục và Xã hội, Hội đồng Anh cùng đại diện lãnh đạo của Đại học Coventry (Vương quốc Anh), Trường Đại học Phenikaa, Trường Đại học Kinh tế & Quản trị Kinh doanh – Đại học Thái Nguyên cùng đại diện một số học viện, đại học của Việt Nam.

Attending the kick-off session were Ms. Hoang Van Anh, Director of Education and Social Programs, British Council and leading representatives of Coventry University (UK), Phenikaa University, University of Economics & Business. Business Administration – Thai Nguyen University and representatives of a number of Vietnamese academies and universities.

At the ceremony, Director of Education and Social Programs (British Council) Hoang Van Anh shared activities related to the internationalization of higher education and some social activities of the British Council that are being implemented. declared in Vietnam. The higher education internationalization program supports the national education reform process in Vietnam, bringing international elements into teaching and learning curricula in universities and colleges. In Vietnam, universities play an important role in socio-economic development and are in the development phase, implementing the autonomy model and university governance in the new era.

The British Council identifies promoting equality, diversity and integration as core values. The project aims to improve the quality and promote the internationalization of higher education; promote greater participation of women in university leadership. The British Council focuses on leadership development for universities to strengthen governance, autonomy and promote inclusiveness and equality in higher education leadership by supporting greater participation of universities. women in higher education development cooperation programs…

Ms. Hoang Van Anh also shared information about a number of projects that the British Council is implementing with Vietnamese partners. She expressed her belief that with capable people, this project will be successful with the desired results.

In the opening speech, VNU Vice President Pham Bao Son said that VNU has full strengths and is ready for resources to play a leading role in the higher education system, promoting innovation associated with digital transformation, increasing international integration, globalization.
 
VNU highly appreciates the opportunities for collaboration and cooperation between UK and Vietnamese universities and the VNU’s scientific community, jointly creating a science for sustainable development in Vietnam.
 
VNU Vice President emphasized that VNU’s achievements as well as the social values ​​that VNU contributes to the country cannot be without the contributions of generations of female leaders. To show respect for the great value that female leaders have contributed, VNU Scientists Club has proposed to build and is honored to be sponsored by the British Council to implement the project “Capacity building Women leaders in higher education towards the era of digital transformation and globalization”.
 
This is also the first project of the VSL Scientists Club representing VNU in collaboration with universities in the UK and Vietnam, which will contribute to VSL’s borderless connection mission.
 
The project aims to awaken the potential and leadership roles of women in higher education institutions in the new era; support the implementation of strategies of partner universities in digital transformation and innovation orientation. Along with that, the project helps to build a network of female leaders of UK, Vietnamese and ASEAN universities, contributing to realizing VNU’s strategy in particular and Vietnam’s higher education innovation. Generally speaking.

Head of the Executive Committee of the Scientists Club, Vice Rector of Vietnam – Japan University, VNU, Tran Thi Thanh Tu, said that the project aims to provide knowledge and skills for female leaders in educational institutions. higher education in Vietnam; thereby empowering “female leaders” in higher education in the current digitalization and globalization context. The goals of the Project are all directed to the implementation of the “strategies of the partner universities” in the goal of “digital transformation” and “innovation orientation”.
Ms. Thanh Tu said that the beneficiaries of the project are female leaders at all levels in Vietnamese universities, including female deans, female research team leaders, female department heads, vice-chancellors, and principals. and vice president, president school council …
The project is expected to provide a series of activities including: training courses, regular and annual dialogues, seminars from leading experts in the UK and Vietnam and leaders in institutions higher education institutions in Vietnam.
In addition, by building a digital platform, providing a virtual space, the Project will create a network between female leaders in higher education institutions to participate and exchange knowledge and idea. In addition, the experiences and knowledge in the field of digitization and globalization  will be shared from the professors  from the UK and the ASEAN and Vietnam leaders in the network to help the women leadership capacity building to better adapt to the current process of digitization and globalization in Vietnam..
More specifically, after participating in seminars and training courses, “members” will continue to develop plans for development and receive support from professors and “leaders” in the UK and Vietnam. Nam to complete and implement the plan.

Director of the Institute of Information Technology Tran Xuan Tu thanked the British Council for trusting, selecting and assigning the Institute to be the lead agency for this project; thanks for the companionship and close cooperation right from the beginning of the idea-building implementation by colleagues from Coventry University (United Kingdom), Phenikaa University,  University of Economics & Business Administration – Thai Nguyen University and believes that all “units” will work together in the upcoming journey, not only to achieve the goals set out by the project, but also to reap many good successes in the future. future.
Mr. Tran Xuan Tu expressed, given the role and position of the Research Institute in VNU and the particularity of activities in the field of Information Technology, the Institute of Information Technology believes that together with VNU’s Scientists Club and partner units, the Institute will perform well the task of the host of the project “Enhancing the capacity of female leaders in higher education towards the era of digital transformation and globalization” and the units will Successful project implementation.
At the ceremony, representatives of Coventry University (UK), Phenikaa University, College of Economics & Business Administration – Thai Nguyen University agreed that higher education plays an important role in the response. reflect the values ​​and ethics of society, building the foundations of society. Higher education not only provides knowledge but also builds the soul of each individual in society. Leaders of Coventry University emphasized that all individuals in society, regardless of background or status, need to be treated fairly, and be provided with equal development opportunities. The units participating in the project are committed to accompanying and successfully solving the goals set by the project, committed to providing quality professional training sessions for female leaders to improve the capacity of female leaders. leadership in higher education, towards building an equal and sustainable society.

 

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