February 22nd 2017

Today, Iván Rodríguez, Project Manager at the Technology Transfer Service of the University of Alicante, and Noelia López, Senior Project Manager at OGPI, are participating in the 1st National Workshop Brokerage event that is taking place at Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, in Vietnam, in the framework of the Erasmus+ project ENHANCE Strengthening National Research and Innovation Capacities in Vietnam. The main aim of this National Workshop is to strength the links between academia and industry fostering joint initiatives in the field of research and innovation. Following this 1st National Workshop, the 2nd Training Workshop Research Management will take place on Thursday and Friday.

ENHANCE operates at a macro level targeting the Vietnamese Higher Education system (Research & Innovation Management and Implementation). Thanks to a complementary consortium involving 6 of the most relevant Vietnamese Higher Education Institutions with geographical balance, 3 European Higher Education Institutions with large experience in Research & Innovation and international cooperation and the participation of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The project is in line with national priorities that give a predominant role to Research & Innovation in the mid/long term and its activities have been designed as a response to Vietnam real needs.