The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is the largest accreditation council for business programs in the world, recognized by CHEA, the U.S. The ACBSP assesses programs/ degrees in the field of business ranging from undergraduate to graduate levels. This Accreditation Council was founded to meet the new accreditation criteria compared to those of the AACSB program.
As of today, the ACBSP has a global network of universities across 60 countries, with 1200 member campuses and 13000 lecturers. Since August 2020, IU has become an official member of the ACBSP.
In accordance with the Plan of accreditation for the University’s program in the period of 2021-2025, the Office of Quality Assurance and Testing of IU contacted the ACBSP and worked with the School of Business Administration to welcome the accreditation team from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
The on-site visit took place from September 12th to September 15th, 2023 by a team of experts from the U.S., India, and the Czech Republic. Dr. Thomas Eveland – Chair, Director of Graduate Programs in Business Ohio Dominican University (the U.S.) chaired the visiting team. A packed schedule was arranged during the 3-day-visit including visit to the University’s facilities, and interviews with involved individuals, etc.
During the first visit on the morning of September 12th, 2023, the accreditation team visited IU’s facilities and other Schools and Departments.
The first visit began with the University’s facilities.
The accreditation team at IU Library on the 2nd floor.
The team continued to observe the equipments IU Library on the 1st floor.
Dr. Ha Minh Tri – Dean of the School of Business – guided the accreditation team around the office block and auditoriums at the School.
During the 2nd session, the accreditation team officially conducted interviews with involved parties such as the School of Business, businesses that are partners with the University, students, alumni, the Office of Human Resources Management, and other offices and centers of IU.
The team interviewed the staff at the School of Business.
Interviews with businesses.
Interviews with students.
Interviews with the Department of Alumni Affairs.
Interviews with the Office of Human Resources Management.
Interviews with other Offices and Centers of IU.
During the last visit of the team at IU on the morning of September 15th, 2023, the accreditation team listed the strengths and suggestions for improvement to the program.
The exit interview took place in a formal setting.
Dr. Thomas Eveland – Chair of the Accreditation team – gave the evaluation and listed the strengths and suggestions for improvement to the program.
The University expects to receive the Preliminary report in 3 to 4 weeks and will give feedback to be accredited by the ACBSP in November 2023.
The accreditation team from the ACBSP took photos with representatives from IU, concluding a successful and fruitful trip to IU.
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The talk attracted approximately 170 high schoolers and more than 50 students from IU and Universities of VNU-HCM who shared great interest in Astronomy.
4 years ago, in his business trip to HCM City, Prof. Paul Ho shared with IU Astronomy lovers the photo of the M87 black hole. 4 years later, he got to meet and talk to many high schoolers of HCM City and students from IU and Universities of VNU-HCM about his journey in capturing the black hole and the potential of Asian Observatories, especially in Vietnam, in this field.
On behalf of the organizers, Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa – President of IU – delivered the lovely bouquet to Prof. Paul Ho.
In his sharing about the capture of the black hole, Prof. Ho said that besides 200 researchers, many observatories across the globe had to spend dozens of years developing the technology and instruments necessary to work on this project. During this process, lots of research on novel materials and advances in Big Data have brought great changes to society. This is also one of the major concerns in Space Engineering major at the Department of Physics – IU-VNU-HCM.
Assoc. Prof. Phan Bao Ngoc – Chair of Department of Physics, IU-VNU-HCM, the event’s interpreter, together with Prof. Paul Ho provided the audience with many takeaways from the black hole’s capture and astronomy.
Furthermore, Prof. Paul Ho mentioned the importance of Asian observatories in studying and capturing of black holes. Moreover, he emphasized the advantages of Vietnam in becoming a crucial observatory of the area. Specifically, talking about Vietnam’s economic potential, he pointed out that in recent years, the country annual GPD reached more than 70% despite the difficulties during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Then, he answered the questions from the high schoolers and IU students. The discussion’s atmosphere was lively thanks to the interesting questions from the audience and the enthusiastic responses from Prof. Paul Ho.
Vu Anh Minh, a student of 12LH class, Nguyen Huu Huan Highschool, shared his thoughts after the event: “The speech which was filled with tons of interesting information has sparked the passion for many pupils and students with interest in astronomy. It also helps them get the importance of fundamental sciences in the advanced development of novel inventions during the exploration and conquest of space.?/em>
After listening to the workshop, many of the audience raised some interesting questions to Prof. Paul Ho.
In the end, Prof. Paul Ho expressed his wish to work with Vietnam and International University – VNU-HCM in building and advancing observatories in Vietnam, which assist research in Astronomy. He emphasized that: ?em>I always believe in the future generation’s potential in advancing astronomical research. You need to believe that the world will be a better place.?/em>
Prof. Paul Ho in a photo with more than 200 students and pupils participating in the workshop, marking a successful event.
The workshop is part of a specialized series by International University with a view to building a quality curriculum, updating advanced science-engineering knowledge, and providing participants with many useful pieces of information.
]]>From the first conference in 2005 to the 8th in 2020, the 5 latest ones have been organized by IU. The Conference is honored to welcome hundreds of representatives from 20 countries to present every time. In recent years, with the rapid development of the biomedical engineering (BME) industry in Vietnam, the Conference employed translational technology from developed to developing countries, or low and middle-income countries, as its main theme. Therefore, Vietnam will be the intersection of the two BME fields of the world.
This year, BME9 attracted about 300 guests with 240 presenters (90 presenters from Vietnam and 150 presenters from other countries). The Conference is held with a view to promoting the growth of the BME field in Vietnam, exchanging the research findings between domestic and foreign researchers in the field of BME.
BME9 attracted about 300 guests with 240 presenters.
Dr. Ha Thi Thanh Huong ?Chair of Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering, IU, introduced the representatives and guests.
The Opening ceremony solemnly took place with the speech of the representatives from the Conference’s Board of Organizers, Directors of VNU-HCM, and IU and the School of Medicine-VNU-HCM as its members.
Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU, delivered the opening speech.
Prof. Vo Van Toi ?Former Dean of School of Biomedical Engineering, IU, shared about the significance of BME9.
Prof. PhD. MD. Dang Van Phuoc ?Dean of School of Medicine (VNU-HCM) congratulated the organization of the Conference.
PGS.TS. Nguyễn Th?Hiệp ?Trưởng Khoa K?thuật Y sinh trường ĐHQT ?điều phối các phiên tham luận tại Hội ngh?
Moreover, the morning session welcomed three keynote lectures from three experienced professors from University of Pennsylvania (USA), University of Technology Sydney (Australia), and University of Tsukuba (Japan). In the same afternoon, the main program, which are parallel session I and parallel session II, took place with the following topics: Medical Instrumentations, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AI, and Data Science for Health, Molecular Medicine, Lab-on-a-chip, and Microfluidics.
During the conference, the participants always seized the opportunity to interact and discuss with domestic and foreign professors. In addition, the reports brought a multi-dimensional and profound perspective to the field of scientific research in the direction of biomedicine. The Conference is scheduled to continue in the next two days ?December 28th and 29th, focusing on other interesting topics.
]]>The Conference was honored to welcome Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Hai Quan (Secretary of the Party Committee, Director of VNU-HCM), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tu (Chief of Staff of VNU-HCM), members of the Party Committee of the School Council, Board of Directors, and more than 157 IU officers and employees.
The Conference began with the performances that the lecturers, officers, employees, and IU students had prepared wholeheartedly. The performances brought to the day many soothing moments and the energy to start the ceremony.
The performances brought to the day many soothing moments and the energy to start the ceremony.
The Committee’s Board of Directors consists of 4 members: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Canh ?Vice-President of IU, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dinh Duc Anh Vu ?Vice-President of IU, Ms. Hoang Van M.S. ?Chairman of the Trade Union of IU. The Conference also selected 2 members as the Committee’s Secretary: Dr. Trinh Quoc Dat ?Dean of School of Economics, Finance, and Accounting and Ms. Nguyen Thi My Linh M.A. ?Deputy Head of Office of Human Resources Management.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU ?on behalf of The Committee’s Board of Directors, coordinated the Conference of Officers and Employees 2022-2023.
During the official session, the Conference discussed the following reports: The Summary Report for the Academic year 2021-2022, The Orientations and Missions Report for the Academic year 2022-2023, The Financial Report for the Academic year 2021-2022, changes to The Draft on the Internal Spendings Regulations, The summary Report on the activities of the People’s Inspection Committee for 2021-2022 and operational directions for 2022-2023, and the Report on the operation results and monitoring results of the School Council.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dinh Duc Anh Vu ?Vice-President of IU, presented the Summary Report for the Academic year 2021-2022.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Canh ?Vice-President of IU, presented The Orientations and Missions Report for the Academic year 2022-2023.
Ms. Le Dang Thuy Trang M.A. ?Deputy Head of Office of Finance and Planning, presented the Financial Report for the Academic year 2021-2022, and changes to The Draft on the Internal Spendings Regulations.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thao ?Head of the People’s Inspection Committee, presented The summary Report on the activities of the People’s Inspection Committee for 2021-2022 and operational directions for 2022-2023.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Phuong, Head of the School Council’s Supervisors Committee presented the Report on the operation results and monitoring results of the School Council.
The Conference also rewarded the excellent individuals of the Academic year 2021-2022. Then, the next report summarized the comments to the school gathered from the Conference of Officers and Employees of other units?Trade Union. Moreover, the Conference recorded the comments and resolved relevant questions.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU, delivered flowers and the Certificates of Achievement by the Minister of the Ministry of Education and Training to the individuals with excellent achievements in the academic year 2021-2022.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU, delivered flowers and the Certificates of Achievement by the Minister of the Ministry of Education and Training to the individuals with excellent achievements in the academic year 2021-2022.
Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU, delivered flowers and the Certificates of the Emulative Employee at Ministry level to 7 individuals with outstanding achievements from the academic year 2018-2019 to the academic year 2020-2021.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Hong Phu ?Head of the Office of General Administration, presented the comments to the school from the Conference of Officers and Employees of other units?Trade Union.
During the final session, the Conference elected members of the People’s Inspection Committee and published the results. Accordingly, the People’s Inspection Committee of IU for the 2023-2025 term consists of: Dr. Tran Thanh Tu ?Lecturer of School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thao M.A. ?Deputy Head of Office of Quality Assurance and Testing, and Dr. Vo Tan Phuoc ?Vice-Dean of School of Electrical Engineering.
Ms. Hoang Van M.A. ?Chairman of the Trade Union of IU, ran the election for the People’s Inspection Committee for the 2023-2025 term.
Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU, delivered flowers to congratulate the People’s Inspection Committee for the 2023-2025 term.
Upon closing the Conference of officers and employees for the academic year 2022-2023 of IU, Dr. Trinh Quoc Dat, on behalf of the Committee’s Secretary, passed the Conference Resolution.
Dr. Trinh Quoc Dat ?on behalf of the Committee’s Secretary, passed the Conference Resolution.
]]>The Opening Ceremony was honored to have the presence of Assoc. Prof. Dinh Van Tran ?Vice-President, Chair of Accreditation Council, Assoc. Prof. Bui Duy Cam ?Head of External Assessment Team (EAT), and other team members. Representatives from International University ?VNU-HCM included Dr. Ho Nhut Quang ?Secretary of the Party Committee, Chair of IU Council, Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa ?President of IU, members of the Board of Presidents, Heads of Divisions under IU, members of the Self-assessment Council, lecturers, and students.
Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, and President of IU-VNU-HCM, delivered a speech in the opening ceremony.
During the ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Tran Tien Khoa, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, President of IU, shared: “All the officers, lecturers, learners, and students at IU are fully aware of the importance of the external assessment for the school programs. This assessment displays the objective, multi-faceted and holistic view of the programs. It covers the programs?development, lecturers, facilities, and post-graduation employment. Later, the School and IU will be able to continue to improve their programs, and other activities to advance the quality, meeting the labor market’s requirements, and reinforcing the University’s position and prestige.?/p>
Assoc. Prof. Dinh Van Toan, Vice-President of VNU-CEA delivered his opening speech.
In his opening speech, Assoc. Prof. Dinh Van Toan expressed his gratitude toward IU for choosing and cooperating effectively with VNU-CEA, as well as toward the Assessment Team. He also suggested IU and other related divisions cooperate well with the EAT to ensure the assessment’s procedure and quality. To show CEA’s commitment toward the fairness and objectiveness of the assessment process, Assoc. Prof. Dinh Van Toan, on behalf of the center, asked the EAT to not only record the program’s strengths and weaknesses, but also to base on the requirements in the standards set provided by MOET to give suggestions on possible improvements to the University, the School in charge of the program, and other divisions.
During the opening, representatives of the School of Biotechnology’s Board of Leaders thoroughly presented the curriculum.
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Vu Hong Ha ?Chair of Department of Food Technology thoroughly presented the curriculum.
After the opening, EAT continued to scrutinize the evidence and execute other activities as scheduled such as online interviewing with stakeholders, collecting feedback from involved parties, and visiting and assessing the facilities used for the program.
The official assessment at International University, VNU-HCM will last from the 8th to the 10th of November, 2022.
The University’s leaders in a photo shoot with the External Assessment Team.
The Team scrutinized the documents and worked with the focal staff.
Online interviews.
Face-to-face interviews.
Facilities visit and assessment.
]]>Established in 2012, the RCE Award celebrates projects and programs on ESD within the Global RCE Network, honoring RCEs who have made outstanding contributions to address local sustainable development challenges in their regions. Recipients are awarded across three categories: (1) Outstanding Flagship Project, (2) Acknowledged Flagship Project, and (3) Honourable Mention.
As a member of the RCE network with more than 170 members worldwide, in 2022, RCE Southern Vietnam (under the International University) was honored to be awarded the ?strong>The Honorable Mention Flagship Award?for the “IU Innovation Camp 2021? a camp for students?innovations, by the United Nations University (UNU) for its impressive contribution to the fulfillment of the 11th sustainable development goal (SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities ?Thematic Category: Curriculum Development) of communities in Vietnam.
United Nations University (UNU) awarded ?strong>IU Innovation Camp 2021?/strong> with the ?strong>The Honorable Mention Flagship Award?
In 2021, the covid-19 pandemic has affected all activities on a global scale, and Vietnam is not excluded, in which, Ho Chi Minh City is the place that is hardest hit. It is urgent to maintain development activities for the young generation, especially during the period of social distancing. “IU Innovation Camp” which is the first Virtual Camping for Student in Vietnam was born as an innovative solution to solve the above problem. “IU Innovation Camp”, an intellectual and creative playground for university students in their first 3 years, aiming at assisting the students in growing their teamwork and the ability to apply knowledge into practice. Moreover, the students can also nurture the young generation’s innovative spirit, while focusing on SDG 4, SDG 9 and SDG 11.
Some images of the projects participating in IU Innovation Camp 2021.
| RCEs (Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development) is a network of centers focusing on education for sustainable development that was founded in 2002 by the United Nations University. The organization aims at providing the local and regional communities with education on sustainable development. RCE Southern Vietnam, founded in 2011 at International University (merging with the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer on 27/01/2021), is a nonprofit organization that is part of the 170 RCE centers worldwide to promote education on sustainable development in Southern Vietnam. |
In recent years, thanks to the University’s Board of Presidents?great care, all IU staff members, lecturers, and workers enjoy their Tet (Vietnamese for Lunar New Year) to the fullest. As “the love spread is the love that lasts? we believe that even with the slightest support, our beloved lecturers and staff members can bring enormous joy to the mountainous children this new year. Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer is honored to beloved lecturers and staff members Letter to Call for Donations to the Program. Specifically, we will donate money to build restrooms for children, give Tet presents, equip bulletins to raise people’s awareness toward sustainable development, and share and listen to the people about environment-protecting stories.
The donations will be brought to the Primary School in Xa Lung Village and Giang Chu Phin Kindergarten, Meo Vac District, Ha Giang Province.
From 18/01/2023 to 31/01/2023, you may donate through the account number 0877 (tax-free) under the name:
NGUYEN NGOC HUAN ?MB Bank.
Please follow the following syntax in your transaction: IU – Full name – Ủng h?chương trình thiện nguyện tại Hà Giang (Your compliance to this syntax will help the information management be easier and more convenient).
All donations are published at: //thiennguyen.app/user/1437915131030806528
For more details, please contact MSc. Hoang Nhat Truong – Staff member of Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer (Email: [email protected]; Tel: 0938.352.940).
For the program’s practical meanings, we hope our beloved lecturers and staff members can support the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer and RCE Southern Vietnam in fulfilling this project.
Upon receiving the donations, the Organizers will finalize the total and begin the trip from 01/02/2023 to 04/02/2023:
| Time | Activities | Agents |
| 01/02/2023 | Travel course HCMC-Hanoi-Ha Giang Province | – |
| 02/02/2023 | The rest room and presents giving ceremony at Xa Lung Primary School | The benefactors who join the crew, local authorities |
| Equip the bulletins about sustainable development at Sa Lung and Ma Pi Leng schools. | RCE Southern VN, local authorities, benefactors | |
| Visit and bring presents to Pi Leng A village | The benefactors who join the crew, local authorities | |
| 04/02/2023 | Give presents to the children at Giang Chu Phin Kindergarten | The benefactors who join the crew, local authorities |
| Share and listen to the people about the environment-protecting related activities. | RCE Southern VN, the teachers and kids at schools | |
| Equip the bulletins about sustainable development at Giang Chu Phin school. | RCE Southern VN, local authorities, benefactors | |
| Give Tet presents to families of Hmong Village | The benefactors who join the crew, local authorities | |
| Move back to Hanoi and complete the program | – |