Celg- Qut Student Exchange Program

07 Dec, 2022

From Dec. 3rd to Dec. 4th 2022, The College of Economics, Law and Government UEH (CELG) organised a student exchange program between CELG undergraduates and Queensland University of Technology (QUT, Australia) students. This program was operated to convey the orientations of the CELG Board of Directors in creating an international exchange environment and strengthening international integration skills for CELG students. Interestingly, this program was effectively run by cooperation between CELG Administration Office and the CELG Youth Union, along with outstanding expert support from the EEPSEA team.

CELG - QUT student exchange program welcomed Dr. Phạm Khánh Nam –Secretary of the CELG Party Committee, Vice-Rector, College of Economics, Law and Government UEH; Ms. Đặng Thị Bạch Vân – Head of Administration Office, College of Economics, Law and Government UEH; Ms. Nguyễn Thị Thương Nhớ - Secretary of the CELG Youth Union, College of Economics, Law and Government UEH. On behalf of the Queensland University of Technology, Dr.Vincent Hoàng - in charge of the QUT delegation, also attended the program.

The exchange program includes two relevant parts:

Academic exchange in The New Colombo Plan Mobility Program

Topics introduced by research fellows at Economy and Environmental Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) in 03 workshops are:

Workshop 1: Can Celebrities Help Promote Sustainable Lifestyles?

The workshop created a dynamic environment to discuss and exchange knowledge of Sustainable Lifestyles and the role of celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behaviour;

Workshop 2: Economic Games: An Introduction and Applications

First, the principles of the experimental method applied in behavioural economics were introduced. Specifically, examples of using experimental economics to explain gender equality were also mentioned. After that, participants experienced economic games in the computer room and had the opportunity to get a payoff.

Workshop 3: Behavioural Sciences for Sustainability

The third workshop was an in-depth interview about behavioural sciences regarding sustainability.

Student exchange program

The program attracted the attention of many CELG students. 60 UEH students and 12 QUT students discussed and exchanged the culture, arts, and outstanding features of CELG and QUT, as well as sustainable environmental development messages from an economic perspective. This program included:

Topic 1: "UEH and Sustainable Development by Advancing Technology Application: Vision and Challenges" presented by Mr. Huynh Thien Tu, CELG lecturer.
Topic 2: "UEHer - The sustainable approach to a Green lifestyle" presented by Ms.Dinh Thi Chieu Thu, CELG student.
Discussion and interaction between CELG and QUT students around the main topic.

The program took place successfully and created an environment for CELG and international students to interact, actively integrate and strengthen connections.