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OVERVIEW

2020 witnesses a global crisis due to pervasive perils that COVID-19 has brought in many respects, including education. In 2021, we are still facing the crisis, addressing issues posed by the situation and drawing lessons for higher education worldwide. Crisis is, in fact, omnipresent in most higher education systems in many countries. Budget cut, privatization, digitalization, massification, and internationalization of higher education have fermented the disequilibrium that leads to chronic crises and eventually requires higher education institutions to initiate changes for survival and development.

Adaptation and reform endeavors by higher education systems have incrementally catalyzed the re-defining of research, teaching, and learning activities and the reconceiving of quality and quality assurance in higher education. Simultaneously, new thinking in leadership and management has contributed to tremendous changes in and reshaping of the higher education landscape. In this context, Vietnam Education Symposium 2021 (VES 2021) has been jointly organized by AVSE Global – EduNet and University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh, in partnership with Vietnam Journal of Education, Ministry of Education and Training (also see this link for the Vietnamese website). We aim to create an academic space for discussion, research and policy consultation on approaches to crisis adaptation in higher education.

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TOPICS

VES 2021 calls for the participation and debates from diverse higher education stakeholders, including but not limited to faculty members, students, researchers, higher education institution leaders, policymakers, and international organizations.

The VES 2021 Organizing Committee would like to suggest below some major topics for discussion (please click here for the topic description). We also welcome papers related to more than one topic and those not associated with any, but still connected to the symposium’s central theme of adaptation to crises.

1.         Technology and Digitalization of Higher education

2.         Higher Education Governance and Management

3.         Quality Assurance in Higher Education

4.         Learning and Instruction in Higher Education

5.         Higher Education Policy

6.         Higher Education Sustainability

7.         Higher Education Philosophy

8.         Teacher Education and Professional Development

9.         Internationalization of Higher Education

VES 2021 will organize research methodologies and building capacity for educational leaders workshops for all participants.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

PHAN Le Ha Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei & University of Hawaii, United States Biography & Abstract >> × PHAN Le Ha Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei & University of Hawaii, United States Professor, Universiti Brunei Darussalam & University of Hawaii at Manoa PHAN Le Ha (PhD) is Senior Professor at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Head of the International and Comparative Education Research Group (ICE) at UBD, and founder of Engaging With Vietnam. Prior to Brunei, Prof. PHAN was tenured Full Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, College of Education, University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) where she maintains her affiliation, and Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She has taught and written extensively on English language education, identity-language-culture-pedagogy, global/international/transnational higher education, international development and education, educational mobilities, and sociology of knowledge. Her research work has covered many contexts in Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Asia-Pacific and the Gulf regions.  Abstract In this talk I shall discuss several emerging and established phenomena in Asia’s higher education, including the increasing educational mobilities, internationalisation, the promotion of English as a medium of instruction (EMI), and Asian universities’ keen participation in the global university rankings exercise. I then show how these phenomena have been affected by the pandemic since the beginning of 2020. Drawing on rich and complex insights obtained from varied higher education contexts in a number of ASEAN countries, I argue that the pandemic has brought about challenges, prospects, dilemmas and opportunities that invite and force us to rethink higher education in the region and to reconsider current dominant meanings and practices associated with these phenomena.

Ly TRAN Deakin University, Australia  Biography & Abstract >> × Ly TRAN Deakin University, Australia Ly TRAN (PhD) is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor in the School of Education, Deakin University, Australia. Her research focuses on internationalisation of education, student mobility, and Vietnamese higher education. She has won a range of awards for her research on international education, including the Shining Star Achievement in Research in the Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards. She is the co-editor for Routledge’s upcoming edited book on internationalisation of higher education from East Asian perspectives. Abstract Geopolitics is shaping the international education landscape. Traditionally, international education is a powerful vehicle to promote multilateral relationships, global understandings, transnational solidarity and empathy. However, recently international education has become weaponised in the context of escalating political tensions and disputes, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. International education generally and student mobility particularly have been shaped and impacted by politically motivated agendas and movements, shifting global and regional geopolitical power, inward-looking nationalism, far-right policies and systemic racism. This presentation will address the complex relationship between geopolitics and international education and its implications for internationalisation of higher education in Vietnam. It will discuss policy responses to rising geopolitical uncertainty and student mobility, international partnerships and global engagement.

Tommaso AGASISTI Politecnico di Milano, School of Management, Italy  Biography & Abstract >> × Tommaso AGASISTI Politecnico di Milano, School of Management, Italy Tommaso AGASISTI is full professor of Public Management at Politecnico di Milano, School of Management. His research interests deal with the economics and management of public sector, with a specific focus on funding and performance evaluation of schools, universities and local governments. His research includes more than 100 papers published in international, peer-reviewed academic journals, as well as articles and books for the Italian academic community. He is Associate Editor of Higher Education Quarterly, and member of other academic journals in the field (Tertiary Education and Management, Educational Researcher, International Journal of Educational Management). Since 2019, he sits in the Politecnico di Milano’s Board of Governors. Since 2014, he is member of the Executive Committee of the MIP Politecnico di Milano Graduate School of Business; since 2020, he assumed the role of Associate Dean, International of MIP Politecnico di Milano. Between 2010 and 2019, he has been appointed in evaluation committees of various Italian public and private universities. Abstract: Funding challenges for universities in Western countries In this talk, I will concentrate on the funding dimensions of Higher Education (HE) systems, which is central to the current debate in the light of the crisis induced by the COVID-19 emergency. The viewpoint adopted stems from the economics of HE, so the question at the center of this discussion is: “How funding of HE systems has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis? And which are the perspectives for the next future?” In presenting potential answers to these questions, I will encompass four main topics: (i) Different instruments for funding HE – a political economy perspective at a glance, (ii) Data about HE financing in Western countries before the pandemic – evidence from OECD’s Education at a Glance, (iii) Main effects on the current levels of HE funding (short-run effects of COVID-19) – what do we know?, (iv) Scenarios about the future – potential long-lasting effects of COVID-19 crisis on funding mechanisms and levels for Higher Education The geopolitics of international education and student mobility

Gerald W. FRY University of Minnesota, United States  Biography & Abstract >> × Gerald W. FRY University of Minnesota, US Distinguished International Professor and Professor of International/Intercultural Education Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development College of Education and Human Development University of Minnesota A major part of Professor FRY’s professional life has been involvement with international, intercultural, and interdisciplinary activities. He served for a number of years as both Director of International Studies and as Director of the Center for Asian and Pacific Studies at University of Oregon. He also was twice Team Leader for major Asian Development Bank educational reform projects in Laos and Thailand respectively. In 2009, he received the University of Minnesota Award for Global Engagement. In 2000, Professor Fry taught at Van Lang University in Vietnam. In collaboration with Professor Pham Lan Huong, he has published numerous articles and book chapters on higher education in Vietnam. Currently he is collaborating with two Vietnamese scholars, Vu Dao and Ngoc Nguyen Thi My, on examining happiness education in Vietnam, which will be part of the first ever book on happiness education to be published by Routledge in 2022. Abstract "Higher Education in Vietnam: Paradoxes, Challenges, and Opportunities" In this overview of Vietnamese higher education, its historical roots and evolution will be shared as important context. Tony Reid in his insightful study of Southeast Asian history stresses that a defining characteristic of the region is its ability to adapt external influences to indigenous systems. Contemporary Vietnamese higher education represents a creative amalgam of Chinese, French, Soviet, US, and global influences merged with important indigenous elements. Then the major strengths and weaknesses of Vietnamese higher education will be summarized. The final part of the presentation will look to the future and assess Vietnam's potential at replicating "the miracle on the Han River" and becoming a dynamic, innovative economy with equitable sustainable development.

Simon MARGINSON University of Oxford, England Biography & Abstract >>  × Simon MARGINSON University of Oxford, England Simon MARGINSON is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oxford, Director of the ESRC/OFSRE Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE), and Joint Editor-in-Chief of Higher Education. He is also a Lead Researcher with the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, and a Professorial Associate of the University of Melbourne. CGHE is a research partnership of universities in nine countries that conducts projects on global, national and local aspects of higher education. Simon’s own research is focused primarily on global and international higher education, higher education in East Asia, the contributions of higher education, global science, and higher education and social inequality. In 2014 he was the Clark Kerr Lecturer on Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include Higher Education in Federal Countries, edited with Martin Carnoy, Isak Froumin and Oleg Leshukov (Sage, 2018); High Participation Systems of Higher Education, edited with Brendan Cantwell and Anna Smolentseva (Oxford University Press, 2018); and Changing Higher Education for a Changing World, edited with Claire Callender and William Locke (Bloomsbury, 2020). Abstract: The end of Anglo-European domination? Higher education in Vietnam in a multi-polar world Schooling in Vietnam has been traditionally strong by international standards but higher education less so. This is partly a function of the cost – universities, especially science-based education and research, are expensive. But it is also partly a function of the standard system of international comparison that are used. In political economy the age of Euro-American domination is drawing to a close. The world becoming less hegemonic and more multi-polar. Almost half of world GDP is now generated in the arc between India and Japan. As well as the rise of China and India we see a range of middle powers including Iran, Indonesia and Brazil. It is inevitable that over time political and cultural power will become more multi-polar also. Yet the operations of the higher education and research sectors, including the standard comparisons, still reflect the previous configuration of power. The systems used to evaluate and rank universities, based on bibliometric data collections of English language science, tend to reproduce the domination of the peak Anglo-American universities. Most journal editors are from the US and UK, and in science, Euro-American theories and methodological models are dominant. A huge volume of existing work is not tracked, especially work in languages other than English, and endogenous (indigenous) knowledge everywhere. Universities in China, Korea and Singapore have succeeded by high levels of investment in the capacity to create Western science. Nevertheless, higher education is growing and deepening in many countries, not just wealthier countries. It may be that a more nationally independent strategy of development in universities and science, using broader standards of comparison, will serve Vietnam best.

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ORGANIZERS & PARTNERS

Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global)

The association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts was founded in May 2011 with the main purpose of connecting intellectual sources in a systematical way to identify ideas, strategies, and implementation in all fields of sciences and techniques in foreign countries and at the same time orient to make contribution to the development of Vietnam.

University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh

VNUHCM-University of Social Sciences and Humanities (abbreviation: VNUHCM-USSH, Vietnamese: Đại học Khoa học xã hội và Nhân văn Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is one of the member universities of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, which includes the HCMUSSH, the University of Natural Sciences, the University of Technology, the International University, the University of Computer Science and the University of Economics and Law. The HCMUSSH plays an important role in Vietnam's higher education, especially in the fields of social sciences and humanities.

Vietnam Journal of Education, Ministry of Education and Training

Vietnam Journal of Education is a member organization of the Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam). The journal focuses on two major responsibilities: (i) to disseminate knowledge in the service of practice and to expedite the integration of research, theory, and practice in education and; (ii) to propagate education policies by Vietnam's Government and Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnam Journal of Education (VJE, ISSN 2588-1477) is an academic, open access and peer-reviewed publication. We encourage the submission of manuscripts from researchers and practitioners around the world from a myriad of academic fields and theoretical perspectives.

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 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Wilfried ADMIRAAL PhD, Professor, Director, Chair in Educational Sciences, Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching, Leiden University, The Netherlands >>Biography

Hong T.M. BUI PhD, Associate Professor in Higher Education Management, University of Bath, United Kingdoms >>Biography

Bich-Hang DUONG PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota, USA >>Biography

Minh-Quang DUONG PhD, Associate Professor in Faculty of Education, University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam >>Biography

Minh-Dang HOANG PhD, Associate Professor, University of Education, Vietnam National University - Hanoi, Vietnam, President of Scientific Council for Psychology and Education, NAFOSTED >>Biography

Rajani NAIDOO PhD (Cambridge), Professor, Director of International Centre for Higher Education Management, University of Bath, United Kingdoms; UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management >>Biography

Lan T. P. NGO PhD, Associate Professor, President, University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City >>Biography

Loc-My Thi NGUYEN PhD, Professor, President of Professor Council for Education >>Biography

Duc-Khuong NGUYEN PhD, Deputy Director for Research, IPAG Business School, France >>Biography

Tien-Trung NGUYEN PhD, Associate Professor, Deputy Editor in Chief, Vietnam Journal of Education, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam >>Biography

Marek TESAR PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Dean International at the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand >>Biography

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ASSOCiATED JOURNALS

High-quality papers will be invited to submit to Special Issues of the Higher Education Quarterly (Q1), Policy Futures in Education (Q2), and Vietnam Journal of Education, Ministry of Education and Training. Invitations for contribution to these Special Issues will be updated on the page PUBLICATION with VES from the menu. 

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REVIEW COMMITTEE

VES Organising Committee would like to sincerely thank and acknowledge the meaningful contributions of the following reviewers whose academic services have significantly contributed to the success of the symposium:

Phuong-Quyen VO PhD, Doctoral researcher of the University of Newcastle, Australia >>Biography

Email address: phuong.vo@uon.edu.au 

Hoa NGUYEN PhD, Senior Lecturer & Post-Graduate Research Coordinator, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Australia >>Biography

Email address: hoa.nguyen@unsw.edu.au

Huong Le Thanh PHAN PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University, Australia >>Biography

Huong NGUYEN PhD, The University of Queensland>>Biography 

Email address: huong.nguyen@uq.edu.au

Hong-Linh HO PhD candidate, University of Glasgow, Email address: honglinhho@hcmussh.edu.vn

Van Thi Thanh LAI PhD candidate, Monash University 

Phuong-Thao THAI, Email address: thao.thaiphuong@hust.edu.vn

Thi Kinh KIEU PhD, Lecturer of The University of Danang - University of Science and Education, Email address: ktkinh@ued.udn.vn

Diep T B NGUYEN PhD candidate, Deakin University 

Kaoru MATSUNAGA Assistant Professor, Kansai University >>Biography 

Anh DUONG PhD, The Saigon International University, Email address: duonganh157@gmail.com

Ngoc Anh TRINH PhD, Lecturer, Banking Academy of Vietnam  

Tran Le Nghi TRAN PhD >>Biography 

Minh Hue NGUYEN Lecturer, School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, Monash University >>Biography, Email address: minh.hue.nguyen@monash.edu 

Ha Thi Phuong PHAM Lecturer, FPT University  

Dung Thuy PHAM PhD candidate, Western Michigan University 

Bich-Phuong Thi NGUYEN Lecturer, University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University, Email address: bichphuong@vnu.edu.vn 

Phuong-Thao Thi TRAN PhD, Can Tho University  

Md Maksud ALI, Email address: mdmaksud.ali@uq.edu.au  

Atsushi TSUKI Senior researcher, International Development Center of Japan 

Trang PHAM-SHOUSE PhD Candidate, The Pennsylvania State University, USA >>Biography, Email address: trangphamcfl@gmail.com 

Phuong-Thao NGUYEN PhD, Hanoi National University of Education, Email address: nguyenphuongthao@hnue.edu.vn

Diem-Hang Thi KHONG PhD, Teaching Associate & Research Assistant, Faculty of Education, Monash University >>Biography 

Eisuke SAITO Lecturer, Monash University  

Cuong Huu NGUYEN PhD, Van Lang University, Vietnam >>Biography, Email address: cuongnh29@gmail.com 

Ha T. NGO PhD, University of New South Wales >>Biography 

Jochen HOFFMANN Associate Professor, Aalborg University  

Li T. DAO PhD, Aalborg University 

Wei Shin LEONG >>Biography, Email address: leongweishin@gmail.com 

Lan Anh HOANG Teacher - Bac Giang Gifted High School, Email address: hoanglananh1306@gmail.com

Bich-Hang DUONG Postdoc researcher, University of Minnesota 

Hieu-Thuy Thi TRAN Lecturer, VNU University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University  >>Biography, Email address: thuytth@vnu.edu.vn  

Dinh-Thang TRUONG PhD, Rector, Quang Tri Teacher Training College >>Biography, Email address: thangnewzealand@gmail.com 

Nhu-Ngoc NGUYEN PhD, Faculty of Business Administration, Van Lang University 

Andy NGUYEN PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oulu >>Biography, Email address: andy.nguyen@oulu.fi 

Ha DO >>Biography

Hoang-Dung Le, PhD, Vice President, University of Social Sciences & Humanities Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh  

Tien-Trung NGUYEN PhD, Associate Professor, Deputy Editor in Chief, Vietnam Journal of Education, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam

Ron EDWARDS, Email address: ron.edwards1952@gmail.com 

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