SAUNACSustainability  Alliance  of  Urban  

Networks  in  Asian  CitiesPhuong  PhamHaiphong  University

General• SAUNAC  – Sustainable  Alliance  of  Urban  Networks  in  Asian  Cities• Duration  15.10.2016–14.10.2019• Partners:  • 5  European  universities• 6  Vietnamese  universities  

• Activities:  Staff  training,  train  the  trainers,  innovative  learning  approaches,  conferences,  networking  activities,  e-­‐learning  platform,  manual,  conference  papers…

The  origin  of  the  project

• Carpe-­‐Essence  project  à Decision  to  start  to  build  

Erasmus  CB  project  and  the  program  country  will  be  

Vietnam

SAUNAC  AIMS  

• To  build  the  capacity  of  the  universities  in  Vietnam  and  

the  stakeholders

• To  educate  professionals  and  students  to  develop  

viable  solutions  for  smart  sustainable  cities

• To  equip  the  tools  to  enable  a  transition  in  Vietnam

KEY  OBJECTIVES1. Accelerating the design, development and uptake of viable

solutions for sustainable cities by enhancing cooperation betweenVietnamese & European HEIs and regional authorities such asmunicipalities; communicate successful approaches reinforced withan international Sustainable City student competition and a Start-­‐Up competition for students.

2. To develop a joint course on creating sustainable cities involvingHEIs and regional authorities and to disseminate parts as opencourseware to be used and to set an example for other regions,having broad impact on the creation of sustainable cities in theregions involved.

3. To  investigate,  exchange,  and  test  best  practices  of  innovative  teaching  

approaches,  blended  learning,  distance  learning,  flipped  classroom  and  

ICT  methods,  and  to  implement  those  in  a  joint  course  (15  credits)  on  

creating  sustainable  cities.

4. To  help  Vietnamese  Universities  to  find  their  way  to  a  Vietnamese  

Innovation  Pedagogy  Approach  similar  to  that  what  has  been  

developed  in  the  European  universities.  

KEY  OBJECTIVES

Target  groups

• Students,  trainees  in  Vietnam  and  European  Universities  

• Researchers,  teaching  staff  of  HEIs,  (Vietnam  and  Europe)

• Local  stakeholders  (Vietnam  and  Europe)

• Officials  and  decision  makers  (municipalities)  

• Education  policy  makers  (Europe  and  Vietnam)

Beneficiary• HE  Institutions  in  Vietnam:  students,  trainers  in  Vietnam• Enterprises  participating  in  the  project• European  HEIs  interested  in  cooperation  with  South-­‐East  Asian  universities• European  companies  active  in  FDI  in  Vietnam

Implementation• Kick-­‐off  meeting  in  Danang• Opening  Conference  in  Hanoi• Train-­‐the-­‐trainer  course  in  Hanoi• Pilot  teaching• Assessment

Challenges

• Ambiguous  insights  into  smart  cities

• Insufficient  experience  of  conducting  the  campaign  in  the  

wider  community

• Fixed  mindset  of  local  people

• Outdated  infrastructure

• Ineffective  linkages  among  stakeholders  

• Traditional  pedagogy

Solutions

• Deep  professional  training  for  the  lecturers  and  students

• Support  from  experienced  organizations

• Implement  and  enhance  the  effect  of  the  campaign  to  the  

local  people

• Attract  financial  aids,  technology  and  legal  support  from  the  

authorities

• Intensify  the  bonds  among  stakeholders

• Update  teachers  with  modern  pedagogical  approaches