I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Vietnam
Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) is a menber of VNU University
of Economic and Business which was established in 28th June
2014. The Institute originates from Vietnam Center for Economic and Policy
Research under the VNU-UEB.
The
Institute is associated with a network of national and international
scientists, focusing on researching and analyzing policies with modern and
highly quantitative methods. Based on research results and expert network, VEPR
provides the government agencies, international organizations, enterprises and
media with high-quality consulting and training services.
II. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director:
Assoc.Prof.PhD. Nguyen Anh Thu
Tel: (84-24) 37547506 ext.610
Email: thuna@vnu.edu.vn
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Vice Director: PhD. Nguyen Quoc Viet Tel: (84-24) 37547506 ext.309 Email: vietnq@vnu.edu.vn | |
III. FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Functions:
- Conducting fundamental and applied
research, applying research results for training activities and scientific
research of the UEB.
- Carrying out, applying, consulting
scientific research and undertaking domestic and international cooperation in the
fields of economics and policy.
- Compiling documents, scientific
information related to economics for training and consulting activities.
- Organizing postgraduate training,
international joint training and short-term training as assigned by the UEB.
2. Responsibilities:
2.1 Carry out economic
and policy research:
- Organizing and implementing
programs, projects on economics, analyzing policy, evaluating the policy
effectiveness, development strategies and relevant fields.
- Consulting on economics and relevant
fields in order to enhance the capacity of organizations and business
communities.
- Actively exploiting and implementing
applied research projects; sharing experiences and project results of economic
consultancy projects, policy research and relevant fields for organizations and
individuals.
- Managing and implementing national
and international consultancy projects as assigned by the UEB’s Rector.
- Developing international research
projects, finding out human resources to implement or jointly implement the international
research projects.
- Participating in bidding research
projects at state/ministerial/VNU levels, strategic research programs of VNU.
- Proposing and making bids for
research projects with local authorities or ministries.
2.2 Implement training
activities:
- Participating in postgraduate
training activities as assigned by the VNU-UEB.
- Organizing and coordinating with
other units inside and outside the University in designing, developing and
implementing all forms of joint training, inter-university transfer training of
postgraduate education in connection with domestic and international offices,
organizations and businesses as assigned by the UEB
- Chairing, organizing and
implementing short-term training courses on economics and policy analysis for
organizations, agencies and individuals if necessity.
- Implementing programs which support
youth talents, providing scholarships and soft-skill training courses for
developing young scientist community in economic and policy research.
- Organizing seminars for academic
exchange and major courses for young researchers inside and outside the VNU.
- Translating and publishing research
publications of policy research or economic monographs.
- Receiving and creating favorable
conditions for foreign lecturers and researchers who work and teach for VEPR
and UEB.
2.3 Implement tasks
assigned by the VNU University of Economics and Business:
- Developing and submitting to UEB
Rector for approval and implementation of strategies and plans of VEPR in coordination
with the common development orientation of UEB.
- Developing and submitting to UEB
Rector for approval and implementation of annual financial plans.
- Implementing and coordinating with
relevant units of UEB to finish assigned tasks as well as UEB's tasks.
- Participating in Councils and Help
Board of Admission Councils for undergraduate and graduate programs as assigned
by UEB Rector.
- Receiving and managing graduates and
fellows who enroll in the Institutes based on the regulations of UEB Rector.
- Coordinating with other units of
VNU-UEB in training relevant majors regulated by UEB
- Organizing revenue and expenditure
activities according to the current principles of financial management scheme
to autonomous units; implementing financial report to the UEB as regulated.
- Managing and employing effectively
human resources and assigned assets.
- Conducting other tasks as assigned
by the UEB’s Rector.
IV. OBJECTIVES
The
primary mission of VEPR is carrying out economic and policy research to improve
the quality of decision-making process of policy-making institutions,
enterprises and interest groups by providing insights of the social, political
and economic factors that drive economic affairs and macroeconomic policy of
Vietnam.
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Contact:
Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy
Research, VNU University of Economics and Business
Building E4, 144 Xuan Thuy Str., Cau Giay Dist.,
Hanoi, Vietnam
Phone: (84-24) 37547506 + Ext. 704, 714
Email: vepr_ueb@vnu.edu.vn
Website: www.vepr.ueb.edu.vn; http://ueb.edu.vn