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The project

Building University-Industry Learning and Development through Innovation and Technology (BUILD-IT)

Sponsored by USAID and led by Arizona State University, BUILD-IT leverages deep and diverse government-industry-academic partners that share a goal of tightly linking science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) instruction in Vietnamese higher education institutions to the needs and capabilities of industry partners to produce graduates who can lead inclusive, technology-based growth.

The rapid adoption of educational innovation will be driven by the input of key stakeholders through their participation in semi-annual solutions councils. A network of maker innovation labs will support curricular innovation, providing students and faculty with a venue to implement the applied-problem and project based curriculums being developed. The Higher Education Learning and Innovation Exchange (HELIX) will serve as a web-based repository for educational assets, resources, and faculty training and development tools.

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Our priorities

1 Strengthen Higher Education Policy

We work with institutions and policymakers to develop and formalize new practices and higher education governance systems accepted institutionally and by MOET. Executive Leadership training in collaboration with Portland State University (PSU) will embed world-class institutional policy practices within Rectors and senior leadership in Vietnamese Universities.

2 Enables University-Private Sector Collaboration

We develop curricular partnerships, mentorships, and industry sponsored experiential opportunities in innovation spaces, building students’ professional and technical competencies in preparation for STEM careers. We facilitate semi-annual student-industry engagement events, launches campus based-programs providing female mentors in STEM careers; and hosts Women in STEM Leadership forums supporting academic initiatives and scholarships for females in STEM degrees.

3 Improving Academic Programs and Outcomes

We partner with Vietnam National University (VNU) and University of Danang (UDN) Accreditation Institutes in developing quality assessor training for national impact. Partner institutions will also participate in university, academic program, and course quality training, designed in collaboration with Catholic University of America (CUA), and will establish robust assessment and evaluation systems to support continuous program improvement and international recognition and accreditation

Maker Innovation Network

Maker Innovation Network

Premiering with two Maker Innovation Spaces supporting hands on curriculum innovation. These facilities, one in Ho Chi Minh City and one in Danang, will create an active learning and innovation environment whereby both STEM students and the private sector will benefit.

Project-based curriculum

Project-based curriculum

Establish project-based curriculum comprised of experiential learning opportunities, strengthening industry-university linkages across multiple curriculum platforms via industry-sponsored projects, co-ops, capstone design projects and apprenticeships.

Women in STEM Mentorship Programs and Leadership Forums

Women in STEM Mentorship Programs and Leadership Forums

Launch university campus based clubs and associated programs providing female mentors in STEM careers; host a Women in STEM Leadership forum supporting academic initiatives and scholarships for females in STEM degrees.

Student-Industry Engagement Events

Student-Industry Engagement Events

Host semi-annual events linking private sector and higher education to increase the population of innovative workforce-ready graduates.

Certified Facilitator Programs

Certified Facilitator Programs

Implement programs to improve instructional pedagogy teaching quality, leveraging in-country trainers, and distance technologies to create sustainable long-term faculty development systems to ensure wide-scale adoption and implementation of modern methodologies.

Executive Leadership Training

Executive Leadership Training

In collaboration with Portland State University (PSU), the training will embed world-class institutional policy practices within Rectors and senior leadership in Vietnamese Universities.

Developing Quality Training

Developing Quality Training

In collaboration with Catholic University of America (CUA) the training addresses university, program, and course quality, and to partner with VNU and UDN Accreditation Institutes in developing quality assessor training for national impact.

HELIX Portal

HELIX Portal

Launch the Higher Education Learning and Innovation Exchange (HELIX) that provides a digital repository for educational resources, social collaboration tools to interact and collaborate with peers, and the creation of a community of practice.