Last Friday, the University of Da Nang hosted an international conference entitled 'University-Enterprise Cooperation in Asia: Trends and Challenges'.

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The conference was part of the EU-funded project 'Heightening University-Business partnerships for Smart and Sustainable Growth in Asia – HUB4GROWTH'. It attracted a number of participants from academia, business and other stakeholders who were interested in the interplay between education and economic development.

The event's organisers hoped that the event would help start long-term and sustainable partnerships between universities and businesses in Viet Nam and foreign countries, as well as create opportunities for bilateral cooperation in research, technological transfer, and curriculum development, and enhance students’ employability.

The HUB4GROWTH project, involving four European and eight Asian universities, is responsible for providing training for lecturers and establishing University-Enterprise centres at the participating Asian universities.

It will promote good practices for setting business interfaces in universities, enhance human resources’ capacities, provide for coherent information and communication strategies amongst the universities and within the local business environment. It will also give necessary strategic input for the creation of long-term partnerships and collaborative innovation-related initiatives with enterprises.

(Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today)