Hanoi, 22 October 2024: ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe and Mdm Pham Lan Dung, Acting President of the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between both institutions in Hanoi on Tuesday, 22 October 2024.

Under this MoU, ERIA and DAV will collaborate by sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources across a broad range of mutual interest areas, including sustainable development, green growth, energy transition, regional economic integration, trade policies, supply chains, economic management, national economic and development strategies, and foreign policy.

The partnership will encompass various forms of cooperation, such as joint research projects and capacity-building initiatives, including executive training, fellowship programmes, internships, and staff exchange programmes. The two organisations will also co-host seminars, symposia, and lectures; co-publish research works, and collaborate on flagship events such as the ASEAN Future Forum, the Mekong Forum, and ERIA Leadership Lectures, the latter of which will be organised by the ERIA School of Government.