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An activity series towards the 15th Congress of the Party Committee of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, term 2025-2030

UEH Research & Knowledge Transfer Strategy 2011-2025: From International Publications to Research for Sustainable Community Development

The period 2011-2025 marks a strategic advancement of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) on its journey of research and knowledge transfer: from focusing on international publications to directing research towards sustainable development for the community. This is how UEH affirms its role as a multidisciplinary university – always innovative, connected, and serving a strong and prosperous Vietnam.

Toward the 15th Party Congress, UEH has currently been undertaking a comprehensive review of its development journey during the 2011-2025 period - a significant milestone that clearly reflects the breakthrough thinking in UEH's development orientation with five strategic pillars: Education, Research, Governance, Operations, and Community. This is not only an occasion to summarize the achievements and lessons after 15 years of significant transformation, but also an opportunity to more clearly affirm the strategic vision that has been consistently pursued and the long-term preparation for the next development phase.

1. INTENSIFYING ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS (2011-2020)

2. PROMOTING EXCELLENT RESEARCH LINKED TO MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TRAINING (2021-2022)

3. RESEARCH FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY (2023-2025)

INTENSIFYING ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION (2011-2020) 

During the period from 2011 to 2020, UEH officially intensified academic research and expanded its influence on academia through international publications. With this policy, UEH continuously improves its system of policies to encourage faculty and researchers to develop academically, including issuing new regulations on academic activities, rewarding according to internal spending regulations, providing financial support for attending international conferences, and especially the establishment of the Academic Research Fund in 2014. This fund has become a sustainable funding foundation, encouraging research projects written in English and published in prestigious international journals within the ISI, Scopus, and ABDC.

Thanks to synchronized and in-depth efforts, UEH has achieved impressive results during this foundational period: 954 academic projects at various levels, 725 international publications, with a high proportion of Q1/Q2 articles accounting for over 85%.

At the same time, UEH has strongly promoted the student scholarly research movement with 1,792 projects carried out, forming specialized research groups in various fields of green marketing, macroeconomics, finance - banking, logistics, economic law, and more; and actively implementing applied projects to serve the socio-economic development of localities, contributing to policy consulting, accompanying businesses, and spreading social responsibility to the community.

This is not just the beginning, but a bold step, laying a solid foundation for UEH on the journey to conquer global academia and affirming the mission of serving through knowledge.

Number of researchers: 70

Research projects at all levels (National, Ministry & equivalent, and Institutional): 954

Number of international publications: 725

The ratio of Q1/Q2 articles to the total number of Scopus articles: 85%

Number of student research projects: 1792

PROMOTING EXCELLENT RESEARCH LINKED TO MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TRAINING (2021-2025)

Entering the 2021-2025 period, not just continuing the momentum of academic research development, UEH has gradually transformed to realize its vision of becoming a Multidisciplinary and Sustainable University with international impact. This is a period when UEH strongly promotes the connection between excellent research and multidisciplinary training. 

With 498 academic projects at all levels, 2,450 international publications, and a Q1/Q2 article in Scopus of 87.1%, UEH clearly demonstrates a significant advancement in academic quality. Along with that, 3,878 student research projects have also demonstrated a vibrant, strong, and persistent youth research movement.

During this period, UEH officially issued the Regulations on Research Fellowship, marking the formation of a team of specialized scholars. Simultaneously, the university announced the main research directions, focusing on the pressing issues of the era, integrating technology into traditional fields, and orienting international publications toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The interdisciplinary research results have laid a solid foundation for UEH to develop new interdisciplinary and future-oriented fields of study: ArtTech, Marketing Technology, Digital Business, Logistics Technology, Intelligent Control, Smart Cities, etc.

Also at this stage, UEH has launched the communication program "UEH Academic Brand" – a bridge to bring research knowledge to the community, thus inspiring and encouraging the application of research results into practice.

With the philosophy of "research to serve", UEH is gradually laying the foundation for the "City – University" model, developing as a strategic research center for the Southeast region, Mekong Delta, Central region, and Central Highlands.

Through knowledge transfer projects, policy consulting, and international cooperation, UEH has shaped the role of a constructive university – where academic knowledge is accumulated and disseminated to create positive and sustainable changes for the community, the country, and humanity.