VinUni x SMU Meeting of Heritage Minds Workshop (Hanoi)

We are thrilled to share the success of our inaugural VinUni x SMU Meeting of HeritageMinds in Hanoi! This workshop marks a significant step in deepening SMUUI's partnerships in Vietnam and the region.

Despite a swift pivot to hybrid/online format due to Typhoon Matmo, the discussions were incredibly productive. The agenda was packed with collaborative sessions, including focused thematic breakouts on:
(a) Urban Economics
(b) AI Heritage
(c) Environmental Governance

These sessions were key to identifying synergies and laying the groundwork for specific collaborative projects and co-created research pipelines.

A huge thanks to our co-convenors and all the participants who made this possible:

Co-convenors:
Umberto Ansaldo, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, VinUniversity
Lisa Lim, Director, Engagement & Development, UNESCO Chair in Environmental Leadership, Cultural Heritage & Biodiversity, VinUni
Orlando Woods, Director, SMU Urban Institute, Singapore Management University

Delegates from SMU:
Tomoki Fujii, SMU School of Economics; Urban Fellow (Urban Growth)
Aidan M Wong, SMU College of Integrative Studies; Urban Fellow (Urban Life)
David Ocón, SMU School of Social Sciences

Other presenters and participants:
💠VinUni: Anupama Devendrakumar, Ph.D., Duy Anh Le, Myles L. Lynch, Francis Ostermeijer, Tony Tin, Trần Khải Hoài, David Guimond, Ph.D, David Koh, Antonio Martin Losavio, Jon Nichols, Jason Picard, Chris Tan, Lien Trinh
💠Vietnam National University, Hanoi: Đinh Hồng Hải, Tran Hoai
💠UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (USSH): Đào Lê Na
💠Vietnam Academy Of Social Sciences: Nguyễn Tô Lan
💠Hanoi Architectural University: Phạm Thị Ngọc Liên

This model of deep, multidisciplinary partnership is core to SMU's GrowthinAsia strategic priority, and we look forward to sharing more updates as our joint projects take shape!