Nguyen Tat Thanh University becomes the associate member of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
NTTU – Recently, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) has announced to Nguyen Tat Thanh University about changing the role of the university from the observer (membre observateur) to the associate member (membre associé) having the right to raise opinions at the general assembly of AUF. Becoming the associate member of AUF shall bring many opportunities for Nguyen Tat Thanh University in academic exchanges, scientific research cooperation as well as professional sharing with other universities.
Declaring in the announcement, AUF was so proud to receive the very active contribution of Nguyen Tat Thanh University as a member of the network, hoping that changes in this approved regulation shall boost cooperative activities with the university to be stronger in the upcoming time.
Nguyen Tat Thanh University has become the observer of AUF since 2019. During that time, the university has actively participated in many activities such as the networking meetings hosted by Francophone universities, seminars and training organized by AUF. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the university was sponsored by AUF for the project “Develop an online training system following international standards” with a budget of 7,000 Euros in 6 months (from November 2020 to April 2021). After the success of this project, the university continued receiving the EUR 5,000 fund of building a MOOC studio from December 2021 to January 2022. Such activities show the commitment of Nguyen Tat Thanh University to not only academic development but also efforts to expand links with universities around the world.
The MOOC studio of Nguyen Tat Thanh University was funded by AUF
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Founded in 1961 in Montréal (Canada), Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) is a multilateral organization that supports cooperation and solidarity among higher education institutions using French as one of teaching languages, especially focuses on Africa, Arab countries, Asia Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean region. AUF has more than 779 members including public and private higher education institutions, networks related to university life. Every year, AUF grants more than 2,000 scholarships to promote academic exchanges among member universities. Its annual operating budget of more than 40 million euros comes from contributions from countries in the Francophonie. The goal of AUF is to promote relationships and cooperation among members in the following areas: – Promoting scientific research cooperation – Creating development factors for the future |