Ho Chi Minh National Academy & Hatfield School Co-Produce Strategy for Leadership for Sustainable Studies Program
Written by Meghan Neumann (MPA '09). Meghan is currently working in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as the Sustainable Development and Capacity Building Intern for the partnership between Portland State University's Hatfield School of Government and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy for Politics and Public Administration.
The Ho Chi Minh National Academy for Politics and Public Administration (HCMA) holds the primary responsibility for educating Vietnam's public sector leaders. The HCMA is partnering with the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University to develop a pilot Leadership for Sustainable Development Studies Program with the support of a Ford Foundation grant. The Ford Foundation grant has stipulated that the HCMA and the Hatfield School were to hold a Strategy Workshop "to learn Strategic Leadership tools and apply them (the tools) to developing a comprehensive strategy for establishing the Leadership Studies Program." The Strategy Workshop took place from August 11-14, 2009 outside Hanoi, Vietnam and provided the opportunity for Hatfield School instructors and HCMA officials to co-produce the strategy to implement this innovative program.
Participants, including the Academy's Leadership Program Advisory Board, other Academy leaders, select members of junior faculty along with members of the Hatfield School team worked collectively and came to an agreement on the scope and proposed action plans related to five key strategic themes for achieving the Academy's long term strategic vision. The five key thematic areas include: (1) structure, (2) curriculum, (3) pedagogy, (4) human resource development and (5) further financing. The strategy document emanating from the workshop outlines in detail the specific action items necessary to implement this program. Specifically in the post-WTO context, Vietnam faces numerous challenges related to governance, social and cultural issues, economic competitiveness and the environment. By modifying and adapting preexisting frameworks focusing on public leadership and sustainable development created by scholars at the Hatfield School, the HCMA will be able to create a new Leadership for Sustainable Development Studies Program that is appropriate for the unique context of Vietnam. Additional funding from the Ford Foundation will support programmatic activities over the next five years, including curriculum development, exchanges between faculty and students, case study development, physical infrastructure capacity building and support for PhD and Master's degree studies for Vietnamese students at the Hatfield School.
The Ho Chi Minh National Academy for Politics and Public Administration (HCMA) holds the primary responsibility for educating Vietnam's public sector leaders. The HCMA is partnering with the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University to develop a pilot Leadership for Sustainable Development Studies Program with the support of a Ford Foundation grant. The Ford Foundation grant has stipulated that the HCMA and the Hatfield School were to hold a Strategy Workshop "to learn Strategic Leadership tools and apply them (the tools) to developing a comprehensive strategy for establishing the Leadership Studies Program." The Strategy Workshop took place from August 11-14, 2009 outside Hanoi, Vietnam and provided the opportunity for Hatfield School instructors and HCMA officials to co-produce the strategy to implement this innovative program.
Participants, including the Academy's Leadership Program Advisory Board, other Academy leaders, select members of junior faculty along with members of the Hatfield School team worked collectively and came to an agreement on the scope and proposed action plans related to five key strategic themes for achieving the Academy's long term strategic vision. The five key thematic areas include: (1) structure, (2) curriculum, (3) pedagogy, (4) human resource development and (5) further financing. The strategy document emanating from the workshop outlines in detail the specific action items necessary to implement this program. Specifically in the post-WTO context, Vietnam faces numerous challenges related to governance, social and cultural issues, economic competitiveness and the environment. By modifying and adapting preexisting frameworks focusing on public leadership and sustainable development created by scholars at the Hatfield School, the HCMA will be able to create a new Leadership for Sustainable Development Studies Program that is appropriate for the unique context of Vietnam. Additional funding from the Ford Foundation will support programmatic activities over the next five years, including curriculum development, exchanges between faculty and students, case study development, physical infrastructure capacity building and support for PhD and Master's degree studies for Vietnamese students at the Hatfield School.
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