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Chapter 2 Results of Technical Cooperation Project

2.2.1 Component 1 for Research
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As of Dec. 14 , 2021
a) [Activities of Output 1]Research implementation system in the three fields is strengthened.
Activities Performance

1) Sharing Japanese  Japanese universities’ experience on these issues was shared through the process
universities’ experience of developing the research proposals of Joint Research Programs, the guidance by
on the planning Japanese short-term experts, and the joint activities and seminars with Japanese
process of research short-term experts who visited CTU. (See Annex 2.2)
policy and promotion  Experience on university-industry collaboration was introduced to CTU on the
of interdisciplinary occasion of JICA Project introduction seminar on April 1 , 2016.
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research, and University-
 Japanese universities’ experience on university-industry collaboration was also
Industry collaboration
shared with CTU staff through the short-term training titled “Links between
(Plan: University and Companies/Businesses” and “Administration and Planning” and
“International Activities and Project Studies” in Japan.
July 2016 – Mar. 2017)
2) Giving technical  Technical input in selecting Joint Research Programs was given to CTU through their
input in selection, selection process.
implementation, and  Guidelines of MJR was established in March 2017.
monitoring/evaluation
 Technical input in guidance, implementation and monitoring of Joint Research Pro-
of joint research
grams have been continuously carried out by Japanese short-term experts and long-
programs, including
term experts.
development of research
(See Annex 2.2)
guideline of MJR
 Monitoring and evaluation on 4 MJR programs were carried out at a joint internal
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review meeting which was held by PMU on 1 November 2018 with the research
leaders and main researchers of the programs.
(Plan:
 Four programs of MJR were also monitored and evaluated at “International Sci-
July 2016 – Mar. 2017) entific Workshop of Model Joint Research Activities” held by the Project on April
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2 , 2019 on the occasion of completion of MJR with attendance of 17 Japanese
collaborators who were deeply involved in the MJR.
(See Annex 3.2)
 A three (3)-day monitoring workshop on 36 programs of ODA Joint Research was
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held on November 24 to 26 , 2020. Nine (9) professors from JSUC participated
in the workshop through online means. In the workshop, all 36 programs were
monitored and evaluated by the evaluation team which consisted of 8 Japanese
collaborators (members of JSUC and leaders of technical advisory committee), 13
CTU members (Steering Committee members and the leaders of three colleges, PMU
members) and the 3 Japanese experts of the Project.
(See Annex 3.2)
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3) Holding seminars/  On April 1 , 2016 at the beginning of the Project, the Project and CTU held a
workshop/conferences seminar for introduction of the Project and exchange information (seeds on Joint
to exchange CTU’s Research Programs & needs of local companies, etc.) with 85 participants of
research seeds and Japanese/Vietnamese companies, local governments and Japanese supporting
industry’s research universities.
needs  Local Vietnamese and Japanese companies visited CTU and the Project Office
from time to time to exchange information. The Project facilitated several individ-
ual meetings between the Japanese companies and the 3 colleges (CoA, CAF and
(Plan: 2016 – 2020) CENRes) of CTU. (e.g., Fills Planning Co., Ltd., Ando Tsusyo Ltd., Hakkaisan Brewery
Co., Ltd., and Takesho Food & Ingredient Inc. with agriculture field, and Kanehide
Holdings Co., Ltd., House Wellness Foods Corporation and NIR-AI Institute with
fishery & aquaculture field)

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