The project focused on the training and building up the capacity of management and governance in order to improve the higher education sector in the involved countries so that it can face the new challenges brought by globalization and the knowledge society. The aim is not only to increase higher education quality and accountability, but also to close the gap with developed and emerging countries. This challenge needs creative and innovative approaches to higher education institutions but also highly motivated, trained and dedicated managers at HEIs. The general objective of the project is to to contribute to the modernization and reform of the management system within HEIs in three Asian countries (MN, VT, CB) and to strengthen the competencies of top and middle managers of these institutions. More specifically, the project aims at introducing Information Management Systems (IMS), upskilling human resource (HR) and financial management staff and facilitating administration and student enrolment processes. Likewise, the project will establish project management offices as an approach to change management through a strategy that addresses the unique challenges of each HEI.The project redefines effective change leadership and management for HEIs where it requires leaders who can facilitate a complex process of transformation – not only in the core higher education activities of learning and teaching, research and engagement but also in how the university operates, in its culture, governance, structure and how it positions itself and supports staff and students. The project will serve as a reference in the country for inclusive leadership education . The project helps to integrate the efforts of a wide variety of players at every level from academia, operations and administration, and help reshape unsupportive or unaligned systems, structures, funding mechanisms, leadership roles and performance indicators.

The increasing of the use of fossil fuels to meet growing Vietnamese energy demand (by 10% per year) goes against the need to prevent dangerous climate change. Renewable Energy Systems (RES) are a key solution. Vietnamese HEIs aren't offering a training program specialized on RES in both undergraduate and graduate level and their main goal is to become leading universities, looking forward to standardizing education programs oriented to society demands and international accreditation criteria.ECO-RED project aims at contributing to the modernization, accessibility and Internationalization of n. 3 Universities in Vietnam, promoting the collaboration between Europe and Vietnam, supporting the adoption of innovative programmes and fostering a close collaboration between HEIs and labour market.The overall objectives are the:- Enhancing the collaboration, including credit recognition, mobility, joint training, among HEIs- Improving of the quality and relevance of HEIs - Improving the level of competences and skills in HEIs, adopting new and innovative pedagogical approach.The specific purpose of the ECO-RED project is to establish n. 5 new undergraduate courses on renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainability in n. 3 Vietnamese Universities.Main outputs will be:1) A detailed knowledge of Vietnamese Universities needs and of market needs; 2) a Manual on common standards, adopted for the elaboration of high Quality courses on RES and developed by the close collaboration among European Quality and International Offices and Vietnamese Offices, trained on Bologna Process; 3) n. 5 courses on RES accredited at Vietnamese and European HEIs; 4) training materials elaborated and delivered (n. 2 of n. 5 courses also in streaming); 5) at least 45 students trained; 6) Sustainable perspectives explored and verified; 7) Project activities and results disseminated; 8) ECO-RED project accomplished in a transparent and effective way.

The objective of the project is to support the Vietnamese students in the field of ICT to transfer their knowledge to the businesses and community by providing them with - directly and through teachers - new skills and activities to adapt them effectively to the IT-market as entrepreneurs or employees. The partner universities will also be supported to enhance their collaboration with the industry in order to benefit students, teachers and the community. The project proposes: 1) Development of the curricula by developing entrepreneurial, IT-related and industry-relevant methods of teaching, new content and introducing extracurricular activities that support entrepreneurialism. Providing the students and teaching staff with entrepreneurship skills and mind-set will stimulate the creation of business start-ups, ultimate goal of this project and create new jobs to answer the increase number of graduates every year. It will also provide the students and teaching staff with a new way of thinking fostering innovation being a requirement to support Vietnam’s growth.2) Improvement of a more consistent way of communicating and collaborating with the regional businesses and other actors - University Business-Collaboration UBC. These activities help the universities to increase the work-life relevance of the teaching through joint projects with the industry as well as to commercialize their research output. It will reinforce the capacity of the universities to network effectively with the community supporting scientific cooperation and knowledge exchange.3) An evaluation of the partner universities current practices towards a more entrepreneurial university and recommendations for improvement will allow the Vietnamese universities to identify their strengths and weaknesses and upgrade their facilities and practices to be more innovative and competitive.

The project aims at supporting higher education institutions in Vietnam and Myanmar in order to:1) Increase attainment levels opening new Undergraduate/Master courses on Waste management which can support the easier entering in the labour market of students; 2) Improve the quality and relevance of high education promoting a cross-border cooperation through the close exchange of knowledge and trainees and endorsing the mobility of the best students;3) Enhance the quality of Asian education system through professor/researcher visiting and sharing experience in the area of waste management and lessons learned from the European university system/universities; 3) Spread a new recycling culture and the importance of differentiated collection within the Universities. The main objective of the project is to establish 6 new courses on Waste Management, Green Policies for Sustainability and recycling processes in 3 Universities in Vietnam and 2 Universities in Myanmar. The courses will be based on an innovative approach that includes the respect of both European and local quality standards, the promotion of students and professor’s mobility, the internationalization of education and the promotion of the recycling culture. Specific goals are:1. increase the local competences on Waste Management and recycling processes;2. promote the dialogue between European and higher education (universities) in Vietnam and Myanmar in order to facilitate the reciprocal recognition of competences and credits;3. inform Asian Universities on European University system: Bologna Process, Quality Evaluation and Internationalization;4. make comparable the education and training quality of Asian Universities and European Universities, elaborating 6 courses which respect the quality parameters of all countries;5. promote the mobility of students and professors/researchers/staffs and the Universities cooperation;6. promote waste recycling and spread awareness to society.

Tuning Asia-South East project brings together 7 South East Asia nations and 6 EU Member States giving the opportunity for 30 higher education institutions to engage in policy dialogues, work on key issues related to harmonising competences, and enhance mutual recognition of higher education qualifications. In order to contribute to and support the harmonisation process within the South East Asia region through building of a framework of comparable, compatible and transparent degree programmes, project aims to apply the Tuning methodology in the South East Asia universities in three subject areas – Civil Engineering, Medicine and Teacher Education, develop Tuning Meta-Profiles in three subject areas; develop, implement, monitor and improve degree programmes, and promote regional and international cooperation between the South East Asia and EU universities. The project main results are ensured by using a multi-stakeholder bottom-up approach while taking European and world Tuning experiences in collaboration with key stakeholders at national, regional and international levels. They include: a well-established group of trained academics and managers (65 academic staff and 40 management staff); Reference Points for the Design and Delivery of Degree Programmes in Civil Engineering, Medicine and Teacher Education; 4 BA Degree Programme Profiles and 1 Master’s Degree Profile; 2 Regional Dissemination Seminars; 2 International Dissemination Conferences; 2 High Level International Policy Forums; 1 Public interactive website. The outcomes of the project are of relevance for all higher education institutions in South East Asia.