China Talk 21

China’s Worldviews: From Mao to Xi

On March 17th 2023, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Diplomatic Academy Vietnam (DAV) organized China Talk 21, with the topic “China’s worldviews: from Mao to Xi”. China has a massive political and economic impact for the Southeast Asian region, and understanding China’s views is crucial for engaging with the country in the international political order. The recent developments around Taiwan and China’s role in the war between Russia and Ukraine show why this issue is as important as ever.

The 10th Ocean Dialogue

Offshore Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges to Green Transition

Ocean Dialogue is one of the annual flagship cooperation programs between Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Vietnam and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV). The series of Ocean Dialogue intends to raise the importance of the ocean and provides a platform to exchange knowledge from different perspectives. On 23rd March 2023, the 10th edition entitled “Offshore Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges to Green Transition” was organized in Nha Trang, and drew virtual and in-person participation of more than 200 domestic and foreign experts.

Course building project – Politics of Globalization

Workshop on Curriculum Development

Course building on” Politics of Globalization” is a 2-year- joint project of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Vietnam in cooperation with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh (USSHHCM) and strives to incorporate “Politics of Globalization” in the International Relations (IR) curriculum at their university. Against this background, a two-day workshop was successfully organized in Ho Chi Minh City on the 9th and 10th of March 2023. The workshop gave participants the chance to discuss the theme of teaching Globalization and Politics.

Course building workshop on "Foreign Policy Analysis"

Course building on "Foreign Policy Analysis" (FPA) is a 3-years joint project of Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung Vietnam and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam with the aim of incorporating FPA in the International Relations (IR) curriculum at Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. Against this background, a two-day workshop was successfully organized in Ho Chi Minh city on 25th & 26th November 2022. The workshop served as a forum for exchanging ideas among Vietnamese scholars and researchers, and with their foreign colleagues about the syllabus of the FPA course.

Dissemination research's findings

Legal framework promoting circular econmy in the area of waste management

On 27th October, the dissemination workshop on the research’s findings about the legal framework promoting circular economy in the area of waste management was organized in Hanoi. The research conducted this year, 2022, is under a three – year joint project between KAS Vietnam and Institute of State and Law on “Legal framework promoting circular economy for sustainable development: International experiences and implications for Vietnam”. In the first project year, the area of focus is waste management.

The 14th South China Sea International Conference

Peaceful Sea-Solid Recovery

The South China Sea International Conference is an annual international conference organized by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) with the support and partnership of KAS Vietnam.

Workshop "Improving the Verification of the Settlement of State and Local Budgets"

Since 2019, under the pillar of Representation and Participation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam together with the Finance and Budget Committee of National Assembly has been cooperating to organize a number of nationwide training workshops on State and Local Budget verification. Improving capacity for deputies in verifying the settlement of State and Local Budget is the determination of the NA’s Finance and Budget Committee in boosting the efficiency of overseeing public expenditure; KAS Vietnam takes the honor to support these activities with the belief that the transparent and effective use of public finance is the key for good governance.

Webinar #4 of HOPE Project

Health governance to promote comprehensive life cycle assessment of materials in regard of sustainable construction in Vietnam

On 28th September, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation successfully organized the 4th webinar of the HOPE project in collaboration with the Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE) with technical support from Hamburg University, Germany.

9th Ocean Dialogue: Marine Scientific Research

Confidence Building and Environment Sustainability

On 5th October 2022, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in collaboration with the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the British Embassy Hanoi successfully organized the Ocean Dialogue 9 in Nha Trang City, located at the South China sea which is home to an abundant and diverse group of marine species and ecosystems. The event that focused on “Marine scientific research: Confidence building and environment sustainability” was attended by hundred on-the-ground participants and about 200 hundred online-attendants. The full-day-conference was divided into 4 sessions, each of them featuring interesting discussions from experts from Asia, Europe and America. For a long period, marine scientific research has been advocated as an area of common interest to restore ocean sustainability and build confidence among coastal states.

The Mekong Forum 2

ASEAN Centrality in addressing the challenges in the Mekong sub-region

On September 27th 2022, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies (IFPSS) of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam jointly organized the second Mekong Forum about "ASEAN's centrality in addressing the challenges of the Mekong Sub-region". As the Mekong issue plays an imperative role for the whole Southeast Asian region, the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Cooperation (AMBDC) was established in 1996. However, it has made no significant progress compared to other dynamic mechanisms in the sub-region.