This is a brief report of Thai Nguyen University Information Access Center from Nov 2012 up to July 2014 on the occasion of the visit of NIA Vice President

1. TNU IAC’S ACTIVITY REPORT
for the period Nov 2011 – Jun 2014
Thai Nguyen, July 2014

2. 1. Brief Introduction of TNU and TNU LRC
2. What have been done at TNU LRC?
3. Current situation
4. Proposals for future cooperation

3. TNU is located at the CAPITAL of THE
Thai
Nguyen
University
NMA of Vietnam
~ 14 million people living in 15 province: mountainous, rural, poorest

4. TNU = The central hub for
training, scientific research and
technology transferring in the
NMA of Vietnam
 Total students: ~ 90 000 coming
from 15 northern provinces
(30% are ethnic minority)
 4000 lecturers & researchers
First direct beneficiaries
from TNU IAC

5.  A member of TNU
 A modern library & information
center established through a $10 million
project financed by Atlantic
Philanthropies
 Missions:To support educational and
training institutes for better developing
human resources, improving scientific
research and promote technology
transferring
Main activities/Interest
• Library and Information
service/resources
• Training in ICT
• E – learning, E –library, E-government

6. The launching of 2nd Vietnam-Korea Information Access Center
at TNU LRC on November 21, 2012.

7. What have been done?
• Training course for TNU students, local government officers:
Fundamentals of IT ( Computer usage and public internet
access, Microsoft Office application) information literacy
• Free internet access for TNU community
• Space and facilities for study, group discussion/presentation
• TNU IAC has been recognized as a well-known representation
for a good friendship between Korean and Vietnamese

15. ADVANTAGES
• HR:
– Good leadership
– Key staff: young,
dynamic, hard-work
• Modern facilities
• A larger numbers of users,
business partners
CHALLENGES
• Gorvemental budget has
been reduced sharply
• Operating cost has been
increasing steadily
• Limited cooperation
activities between TNU and
NIA
Current situation

16. Proposal for future cooperation
• New development projects in the
areas of
• E-learning
• E-government
• Promoting application of ICT
• Students, staff exchange:
2 ways V  K
• More activities in the area of
education/culture exchange to
enhance mutual understanding
between K and V: Korean
film/music/art festival at TNU

17. Let TNU & NIA create another successful project
to enhance the mutual understanding
& friendship
between Vietnamese and Korean people!
Thank you very much for your
consideration!