Thu Phuong Nguyen President of the Vietnamese Society in Oxford VOX Presidential Welcome
HM Ambassador Mark Kent UK Ambassador to Vietnam Opening Address
HE Ambassador Tran Quang Hoan Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Address
Matthew Tye Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts University of Oxford Introduction: Vietnam Academic Network UK Dr Francis Davis Las Casas Institute on Ethics, Human Rights and Social Justice Blackfriars Hall - University of Oxford Taking VAN-UK Forward
Prof. Sarah Harper Professor of Gerontology Director of the Oxford Institute of Ageing Ageing in Asia New Directions with APPRA
Prof. Simon Cutting Professor of Molecular Microbiology Royal Holloway - University of London "Gabriella s Gibbon 15 years in Vietnam"
Vietnam
Four Pasteur Institutes of Vietnam 1891 Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) Dr Albert Calmette 1905 Nha Trang, Dr Alexandre Yersin 1925 Hanoi 1935 Dalat Nha Trang Hanoi
Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) Worked with Emille Roux to discover diphtheria toxin Went to Indochina 1890 and made various explorations of the country Discovered the fishing village of Nha Trang in 1891 & established a laboratory 1894 went to Hong Kong and isolated Yersina pestis as the cause of plague Went on to make a plague vaccine 1905 the lab at Nha Trang became the Pasteur Institute Never left Nha Trang and is buried there at Suoi Dau farm
Structure of Workshop 5 to 10 days AM: 2-3 simultaneous practical labs (10-15 students/lab) 1-2 staff per lab with technical support protein purification/pcr diagnostics/crystallisation/cloning PM: 2-3 lectures to accompany course Students provided with coursebook (lectures and practical book)
15 th Workshop in Infectious Disease British Council DelPHE Initiative National Institute of Hygiene & Epidemiology, Hanoi August 10-14, 2009 http://www.rhul.ac.uk/biological-sciences/meetings/index.html Sponsored by DFID & INTO ACTION (Jordan)
Student exchanges Ngo Thi Hoa Le Hong Duc Tran Cat Dong Tran Thi Hoa Tran Huy Hoang Nguyen Q. Uyen Nguyen M. Tam PhD at RHUL, Wellcome Trust Post-doctoral Fellowship to Yale PhD at RHUL PhD at RHUL RA at the University Federico (Naples, Italy) PhD at RHUL PhD at RHUL, RHUL Scholarship PhD at RHUL, Vietnam Scholarship
British Council DelPHE Initiative Developing Partnerships in Higher Education Multi-institutional Approach to Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB through a Concerted Programme of Education and Networking of Major Vietnamese Institutes 2007-2010 1. Hanoi University of Science (Coordinator: Prof. Phan Tuan Nghia) 2. Hanoi Medical University (Dept. of Biochemistry) 3. Military Medical University, Hanoi 4. Hanoi University of Technology 5. Royal Holloway, University of London
Funded research EU 6 th Framework 2007-2010 INNOVAC Recombinant Vaccines to TB and Malaria Partners Royal Holloway, University of London (Coordination) Cobra Biomanufacturing (SME) Italy 1 Italy 2 Germany Austria Vietnam (Vabiotech-SME)
Funded research EU 7 th Framework 2008-2011 COLORSPORE Novel Sources of Microbial Carotenoids Partners Royal Holloway (Coordination) Italy Germany France Turkey Switzerland (Nestlé) Scotland Vietnam (Univ. Medicine and Pharmacy, HCMC)
Vabiotech State spin-off, 350 employees www.vabiotechvn.com Director: Prof. Nguyen Thu Van Yersin St., Hanoi Recombinant Hepatitis B 20m dose/an Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine 3m dose/an Oral Cholera 10m dose/an Rabies 200K dose/an Typhoid Vi 8m dose/an
Nam Khoa Co. Ltd www.nk-biotek.com.vn CEO: Dr Pham Hung Van Est. 1998 with PCR diagnosis of TB from Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine 2005 New premises 2006 Turn-over $3m/an; joint ventures with Korea and China 2008 10,000m2 factory at HCMC Biotech Park
Biopharco + Xenstar LLP www.biopharco2.com.vn Biopharco = Company for Vaccine & Biological Production No. 2 Spin out from Nha Trang Pasteur Institute 23 January 2007
Spore-based Edible Vaccines Edible Heat stable Safe (probiotic) Superior Genetics Easy to produce Proof of principle
2005 Nha Trang Beachfront
Gabrielle Maud Vassal (1880-1959) English Married Dr. (Colonel JJ Vassal) Lived in Indochina 1904-1914 Lived at Nha Trang Shot a tiger Affair with novelist George Moore The Coming of Gabrielle 1922-24 French Eq. Africa 1924+ Paris (2 Avenue Lamballe) WW2 French Resistance 1959 died in England
(1910 Heinemann) by Gabrielle M. Vassal
Gabriella s Gibbon Hylobates gabriella Yellow-cheeked crested gibbon Gibbon Journal Vol.5 2009 In press
Vietnam Limepots: Antique Collecting 2009 In press
Prof. Jonathan Rigg Head of the Department of Geography University of Durham "Mapping Agrarian Transitions in Vietnam and the Greater Mekong Sub-Region"
Questions How is transition/transformation changing: The spatial signature of the household? Relations between household members? Relations between rural and urban areas? Relations between farm and non-farm work? Relations between rich and poor and markers of wealth and poverty?
Annualised growth rates of per capita expenditure/income by quintile Cambodia (1993-2004) Indonesia (1993-2002) Laos (1992-2002) Malaysia (1993-2004) Thailand (1992-2002) Vietnam (1993-2004) Bottom Quintile (poorest 20%) 2 nd Quintile 3 rd Quintile 4 th Quintile Top Quintile (richest 20%) 0.69 1.27 1.84 2.39 3.38 2.09 1.97 1.86 1.77 1.93 1.47 2.22 2.85 3.40 3.82 2.26 2.65 2.72 2.68 2.23 2.35 2.27 1.96 1.51 0.38 3.37 3.92 4.29 4.61 4.69 Source: ADB 2007: 35
Rural-urban relations The linkage of work in the recovery industry with rural production colors much of the relations of production, reproduction, and consumption in the community of waste materials recoverers. The most obvious of these connections is the leading role played by agricultural cycles in determining when and who is able to work in Hanoi (DiGregorio 1994: 95).
Household relations
Household spatial signatures Source: re-drawn from Funahasi 1996
Peasants in the city
Remittance landscapes
Panel Discussion Conducting research in Vietnam Dr Catherine Moyes University of Oxford Clinical Research Unit Dr Martin Evans Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Oxford Charles Howie Royal Agricultural College
HM Ambassador Mark Kent UK Ambassador to Vietnam On the Britain-Vietnam links
HM Ambassador Mark Kent UK Ambassador to Vietnam HE Ambassador Tran Quang Hoan Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Ms Nguyen Phuong Nga Deputy head, Press Department, Vietnamese MoFA Questions and Answers
Yen Vu SVUK Vice-president SVUK Vietnam-UK Relation
Established in 2001 with website - online communication channel for Vietnamese students in UK Annual events: Football tournaments, Singing contest/shows & local cultural events by VietSocs Past difficulties: Individual event sponsorship, lack close connection between VietSocs and SVUK
New team with 10 members Overcome previous difficulties in long-term financial management, structure and general policy 3 main goals: + Establish new VietSocs and strengthen existing VietSocs network + Wider - ranging student benefits & talent recognition + Academic & culture exchange - further build up VN-UK relationship
Set up new VietSocs & Support financially/others for social events: VietSocs culture shows, Voice Up, SVUK Football Cups and others Student Of the Year award Career Fair & Explore Vietnam trip in summer Ongoing collaboration with British Council Vietnam The Link University
Sponsorships in Culture Exchange/sports events: Good Morning Vietnam, Nottingham football tournament News exchange, Guidebook & SVUK Connect Pre Departure, Alumni Gala & UK Scholarship talks
The Link University
Recent diplomatic agreements between Vietnam - UK Initiation: Steep increase in demand & lack of supply Main goal: Immense reduce in cost & International quality education A highly potential market for UK universities
Funds: Government and high-demand industries Start with teaching & training contracts with UK universities while gradually involve Vietnamese universities until final stage First meeting between Vietnam & UK universities will take place this summer 09
Phuong Nguyen VOX alumna Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford VOX - VN-UK Relations Perspective
About VOX History Vision Membership
Vietnam-UK Link Information exchange Academic events Communication Cultural exchange Social events Charity projects
The way forward Accessibility and inclusiveness Valuable participation of academic and nonacademic professional networks
Discussion Educational experiences of Vietnamese students in the United Kingdom