July 15 and 16, 2021, at the University of Natural Sciences (UEB), Hanoi, Asian Management and Development Institute (AMDI), University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi and other universities of Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia participated in the Webinar to discuss the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to address them through the application of O&M.

The research project is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), led by Professor Paola Scaparra from KENT University with participation of Professors, PhDs of KENT University, Southampton and Lancaster UK are internationally renowned research units in the field of Operations Studies. .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Hoang Linh - Rector of University of Science and Technology, VNU chaired the meeting

The workshop facilitated the exchange of knowledge and expertise among stakeholders and researchers on the applicability of Operational Science in the fields of life to address the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals. sustainability of the United Nations. At the workshop, researchers from 5 countries and doctoral professors from the UK identified (i) Forest management planning in Vietnam, (ii) Food security in Cambodia, (iii) Cities disaster and digital governance in Indonesia and (iv) Urban flooding and drainage in Laos are the priority areas of research for the project in the next phase. Later this year, the Project will work with new Southeast Asian researchers (ECRs) to design Project Proposals to meet the challenges outlined above. Representative of project stakeholders.

Representatives of parties involved in the project

The conference was successfully held with many enthusiastic and objective comments from domestic and foreign scholars and experts to clarify and understand the application of O&M in the fields of science and technology. selected priority contents in the near future of the Project.

Some pictures from the conference.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Quang Thanh (University of Science and Technology) presented the application of Operational Learning in "Machine learning in landslide research"

Talking with representatives of KENT University, UK

Representatives of Southeast Asian countries (Laos, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam) participated in the workshop