The two projects are among 147 out of 736 applications have been selected for funding by the European Community programs for Capacity building in Higher education under Erasmus+ 2016.

The VETEC project aims to build and enhance the capacity of higher education institutions in Vietnam in knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) by developing academic leadership on KTT, strengthening educational capacity in KTT, establishing networks on KTT education and policy among Vietnamese stakeholders and between local and European stakeholders, and by gleaning the European partners’ insights on international KTT. The VETEC project addresses the Eramus+ horizontal priority of promoting the take-up of practical entrepreneurial experiences. The project budget is € 712,014.

The EVENT project aims to improve the employability of university graduates in Vietnam, thus clearly addressing the objectives of the Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) Call to improve the quality of higher education and enhance its relevance to the labor market and society. The project seeks to address the following CBHE priorities: learning and teaching tools, methodologies and pedagogical approaches, including learning outcomes and ITC-based practices; University-enterprise cooperation, entrepreneurship and employability of graduates. The project budget is € 999,189.

The projects will be kicked off in January 2017. 

For more details: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/selection-results_en

Reported by AH, TH.