A new partnership between Purdue University Northwest and Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam will launch new collaborative efforts including a student exchange program.
PNW’s College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences has agreed to collaborate with the Vietnamese college to develop special programs, which will benefit both institutions, PNW said. The agreement was reached following the International Conference on Innovations in the Social Sciences and Humanities at Ton Duc Thang University in early October.
PNW’s college of humanities was a co-sponsor of the event along with Leipzig University (Germany); National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan); University of Warwick (England), and the University of Trieste (Italy).
George Kacenga, executive director of Global Engagement for PNW, said the agreement lays the groundwork for future collaborations by the universities.
“The opportunity for PNW students to study abroad builds the global mindset capacity sought after by employers in Northwest Indiana,” he said.
Elaine Carey, dean of PNW’s college of humanities, said the insight gained by PNW faculty members from interacting with educators from countries will ultimately benefit students.
“The conference and the agreement are exciting steps for the faculty and students in CHESS to engage in collaborative research and to have greater study abroad opportunities,” she said. “We look forward to future projects.”
