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1 The Vietnam Educatin Fundatin A U.S. Gvernment Educatinal Prgram in Vietnam Lynne McNamara, Ph.D. Executive Directr 1

2 Vietnam Educatin Fundatin (VEF) Created by an act f Cngress in December Purpse: T build clser relatinships between the U.S. and Vietnam T help Vietnam build excellence in science and technlgy thrugh educatinal exchange Fixed funding: $5 millin/yr. until

3 VEF Bard f Directrs Cabinet: : Secretaries f State, Treasury, and Educatin Cngress: : tw U.S. Senatrs, tw U.S. Representatives U.S. citizenry: : Six Presidential appintees 3

4 VEF Operatins U.S. Headquarters Arlingtn, VA Lynne McNamara, Ph.D., Executive Directr + 3 additinal staff Vietnam Field Office Hani Phung Nguyen, Ph.D., Cuntry Directr + 7 additinal staff 4

5 VEF Prgrams and Activities iti 1. Fellwships (fr Vietnamese) Graduate degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, technlgy at leading U.S. universities 306 t date; up t 40 new Fellws per year 2. Visiting Schlar grants (fr Vietnamese) Pstdctral training, research, and study up t ne year at a U.S. university 26 t date; up t 8 new Visiting Schlars per year 3. U.S. Faculty Schlar grants (fr Americans) U.S. prfessrs teaching at VN universities n-site r via videcnferencing 7 t date; up t 5 new Faculty Schlars per year 4. Capacity building prjects (in Vietnam) Vietnam OpenCurseWare Prject Lectures, Seminars, and Wrkshps Reprts n status f Vietnamese higher educatin 5

6 VEF Fellwship Prgram Began in 2003 Funding $27K fr first 2 years t U.S. university University supplements grants Frm 3 rd year frward, the University prvides full funding. Selectin Prcess Review f applicatins and persnal interviews cnducted by the U.S. Natinal Academies Additinal VEF funding Supprt fr U.S. university applicatins, Pre-Departure Orientatin, rund-trip airfare, settling-in allwance Prfessinal develpment grants VEF Annual Cnference in the U.S. 6

7 Visiting Schlar Grant Prgram Pst-dctrate Vietnamese Self-designed prfessinal develpment prgram Up t 12 mnths at U.S. university Funding by VEF Pe Pre-Departure e Orientatin, rund-trip tipaifae airfare, settling-in allwance Mnthly stipend, prfessinal develpment grant VEF Annual Cnference in the U.S. Training f Trainers upn return 7

8 U.S. Faculty Schlar Grant Prgram Teaching in fields f science, engineering, g, mathematics, medicine, technlgy in Vietnamese universities On-site r via videcnferencing One r tw semesters $55,000 grant Cllabrative develpment expected Lng-term relatinship building 8

9 Success stries 107 U.S. universities iti have jined the VEF Alliance. Many mre qualified applicants apply fr all VEF prgrams than VEF is able t supprt. Vietnamese Ministry f Educatin & Training is emulating the VEF Fellwship prgram. VEF has an excellent reputatin ti 9 thrughut Vietnam and in the U.S.

10 Success stries Graduates are sught ut Academic Training i in the U.S.: Cazdle, Ggle, GM Research and Develpment Center, Intel, Sny Electrnics, Texas Instruments Emplyment in Vietnam: Deputy General Directr, Petr Vietnam Autmatin and Infrmatin Technlgy Cmpany IT Officer, United Natins Develpment Prgram Measurement Science Assistant, ACNielsen General Directr, Ttal Building System Research Scientist, Natinal Institute f Hygiene and Epidemilgy Senir Sftware Engineer, Viet Phu C Envirnmental Scientist, Center fr Envirnmental Research and Educatin 10

11 Success in/fr Vietnam VEF is helping t build: Highly trained prfessinals High level knwledge f the latest develpments in science, engineering, medicine, and technlgy Expectatins f quality Standards f excellence Cperatin with U.S. academia Understanding by U.S. universities f excellence amng Vietnamese graduate students and pstdcs 11

12 Success in/fr the U.S. VEF is helping t build: Knwledge in the U.S. abut Vietnam and abut utstanding Vietnamese emerging g scientists and engineers Relatinships between U.S. and Vietnamese universities, academicians Cperative, bi-natinal prjects and research Relatinships with Vietnamese gvernment entities: MOET, MOST, MARD, President, Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Ministers Example f excellence in a high quality U.S. exchange prgram 12

13 Thank yu! Dr. Lynne McNamara