Conference Information & Overview
See below for information about 1) the three (3) conference locations and 2) the conference overview
Important Information
The Engaging With Vietnam #15 Grand Event will be held in three (3) locations:
Location #1 = Vietnam National University / Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội (144 Xuân Thủy, Cầu Giấy)
Location #2 = Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School (8 Hai Bà Trưng)
Location #3 = Hội trường Ngụy Như Kon Tum / Ngụy Như Kontum Hall (19 Lê Thánh Tông)
Day 1 of the conference will be at Location #1.
Days 2 and 3 will be at Locations #2 AND #3, which are within walking distance of each other (see the map below). Please check the program carefully for location information.
Location #1 - Vietnam National University / Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội (144 Xuân Thủy, Cầu Giấy)
(Enter at the Xuân Thủy Gate)
Registration and the Keynote Sessions on Day 1 (Thứ sáu / Friday 12/12) will be held at Nguyễn Văn Đạo Hall / Hội Trường Nguyễn Văn Đạo.
The Breakout Session on Day 1 (Thứ sáu / Friday 12/12)will be held in E4 and C1T (See the program for details).
Map of Day 1 conference sites at Vietnam National University / Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội (144 Xuân Thủy, Cầu Giấy)
Location #2 - Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School (8 Hai Bà Trưng)
Registration is in Room 16.
All Breakout Sessions and certain other activities on Days 2 and 3 (Thứ bảy / Saturday 13/12 – Chủ nhật / Sunday 14/12) will be held at Trần Phú-Hoàn Kiếm High School.
Please check the program for details and refer to the map below.
Location #3 - Hội trường Ngụy Như Kon Tum / Ngụy Như Kontum Hall (19 Lê Thánh Tông)
All Keynote Sessions on Days 2 and 3 (Thứ bảy / Saturday 13/12 – Chủ nhật / Sunday 14/12) will be held at Hội trường Ngụy Như Kon Tum / Ngụy Như Kontum Hall.
Please check the program for details and refer to the map below.
Map of the 5-10 minute walk between Trần Phú-Hoàn Kiếm High School and Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall (~400 meters)
Click the map to open it in Google Maps.
Conference Overview
Day 1 – Thứ sáu / Friday 12 December
Venue: Vietnam National University / Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội (144 Xuân Thủy, Cầu Giấy)
7:30-8:30 ✧ Đăng ký / Registration (Hội trường Nguyễn Văn Đạo / Nguyễn Văn Đạo Hall, VNU Hà Nội)
8:45-9:40 ✧ Khai mạc / Opening and Welcome (Nguyễn Văn Đạo Hall)
9:40-10:00 ✧ Speech by Phan Le Ha, Founder, EWV: “Engaging With Vietnam Behind the Scenes: A 15-year Journey and Reflections”
10:00-10:30 ✧ Guest of Honor Speech – Senior Ambassador Vũ Quang Minh
10:30-10:45 ✧ Giải lao / Break
10:45-12:15 ✧ Phiên toàn thể 1 / Keynote Session 1 – “Phát triển công nghiệp văn hoá trong lĩnh vực điện ảnh và sân khấu Việt Nam”
- Speaker: Bùi Như Lai – Rector, Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema
12:15-13:30 ✧ Ăn Trưa / Lunch
13:30-15:00 ✧ Phiên toàn thể 2 / Keynote Session 2 – “The Past as a Source for Creativity and Knowledge Production in Global Vietnam” (Nguyễn Văn Đạo Hall)
- Speakers: Vũ Minh Hoàng (Fulbright University Vietnam) & Stan BH Tan-Tangbau (Independent Scholar)
15:00-15:15 ✧ Giải lao / Break
15:15-18:15 ✧ Phiên Song Song 1 / Breakout Session 1 (E4 & C1T, VNU Hà Nội, 144 Xuân Thủy, Cầu Giấy)
Day 2 – Thứ bảy / Saturday 13 December
Venues: Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School (8 Hai Bà Trưng) & Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall (19 Lê Thánh Tông)
Morning: Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School (8 Hai Bà Trưng)
7:30-8:00 ✧ Registration (Room 20, Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School)
8:00-9:30 ✧ Special Grand Lecture for about 1000 Students and the conference audience by Trieu Minh Hai & Nguyen The Son (School Courtyard, Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School)
9:30-9:45 ✧ Moving to 19 Lê Thánh Tông (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall) + Break
9:45-10:30: Keynote 3 “Higher Education and Training in the AI Age: New Policy Developments and Responses in Local, National, Regional and Global Contexts” (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall)
• Speaker: Chan Sheng-Ju (National Chung Cheng University)
10:30-10:45 ✧ Break
10:45-12.15 ✧ Keynote 4 “Global English, EMI, and Intercultural Communication in the AI Age” (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall)
• Speakers: John O’Regan (University College London) & Tran Thanh Vu (Durham University)
12:15-13:30 ✧ Ăn Trưa / Lunch
Afternoon: 19 Lê Thánh Tông (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall)
13:15-14:15 ✧ Keynote 5 – “Empire, Arms Factory and Love – Indochinese Workers in France during WW2” (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall)
• Speaker: Pierre Daum (Le Monde Diplomatique)
14:15-15:15 ✧ Book Launch (Highlighting books in the Global Vietnam Series) (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall)
15:15-15:30 ✧ Moving to Trần Phú – Hoàn Kiếm High School (8 Hai Bà Trưng Street)
15:30-18:30 ✧ Phiên Song Song 2 / Breakout Session 2 (Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School)
15:30-18:30 ✧ Artist/Artisan Rooms (Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School)
18.45: Conference Gala Dinner (19 Le Thanh Tong) – Registration required
Day 3 – Chủ nhật / Sunday 14 December
Venues: Trần Phú–Hoàn Kiếm High School (8 Hai Bà Trưng) & Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall (19 Lê Thánh Tông)
Morning – Trần Phú – Hoàn Kiếm High School (8 Hai Bà Trưng)
8:00-10:00 ✧ Phiên Song Song 3 / Breakout Session 3 (Trần Phú – Hoàn Kiếm High School)
8:00-12:15 ✧ Artist/Artisan Rooms (Trần Phú – Hoàn Kiếm High School)
10:00-10:15 ✧ Break
10:15-12:15 ✧ Phiên Song Song 4 / Breakout Session 4 (Trần Phú – Hoàn Kiếm High School)
12:15-13:00 ✧ Ăn Trưa / Lunch
13:00-15:30 ✧ Phiên Song Song 5 / Breakout Session 5 (Trần Phú – Hoàn Kiếm High School)
13:00-15:30 ✧ Artist/Artisan Rooms (Trần Phú – Hoàn Kiếm High School)
15.30-16.00: Moving to 19 Lê Thánh Tông (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall) + Break
16.00-17.00: Keynote 6 – TALK-SHOW – “Creative Industries: Addressing Critical Questions” (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall)
• Pham Quynh Phuong – Embracing Heritage in Creative Industries: A Critical View
• Vu Thao – Where and When Creativity and Tradition become a Cliché and Limitation
17.00-18.00: Closing Ceremony, Presenting Participants with Conference Participation Certificate, and Announcements of Publication Projects (Ngụy Như Kon Tum Hall)
Day 4 – Thứ hai / Monday 15 December
8:00-11:00 ✧ “Walking Art Tour” – Public Creative Sites in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
Gathering Point: Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street
Led by: Artist Nguyen The Son
Cost: Free
14:00-. . . ✧ “Walking Poetry Tour”
Gathering Point: TBA
Led by: Paul Christiansen (Saigoneer) and Phan Le Ha (Engaging With Vietnam)
Cost: Free
Day 2 – Thứ bảy / Saturday 13 December
Morning (time = TBA) ✧ “Heritage Train Journey” – Hanoi ↔ Bac Ninh
Gathering Point: Hanoi Train Station, 120 Le Duan Street, Hanoi.
Price: 650,000 VND (approx. 25 USD) per participant