Vietnam

From February 1, 2021 to the end of 2021, the representative of KisStartup, Ms. Nguyen Dang Tuan Minh, will participate in the program "NEWTON FUND’S LEADERS IN INNOVATION FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME " (LIF) in Vietnam, which has supported the above 70 researchers in their path to bringing research products from the laboratory to the market.

The LIF7 program is co-implemented by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) with the Royal British Academy of Technology. LIF6 includes training on research commercialization, experience sharing and networking activities in Vietnam, and a 2-week training course from March 9-20, 2020 in the UK.

The program consists of three components: Capacity Building, Research and Transfer. In Vietnam, the British Council is currently working with Vietnamese government funding agencies and organizations to implement the Capacity Building component to facilitate international cooperation and professional development. individuals and research organizations in Vietnam's development priority fields such as:

Health and life sciences
Agriculture
Environment and energy
Future city
Digital technology, innovation and creativity
Within the framework of the program, KisStartup targets accompanying and developing a program to support capacity building and commercialization of products and services from research results of researchers from institutes and schools. Hoping to develop the first version of the Vietnam Commercialization Acceleration Program in 2021, we believe that the KisStartup representative participating in the program will help us gain the necessary skills, experience and network. to contribute more effectively to the Vietnamese startup ecosystem, especially the commercialization of research results from institutes and schools.

Source: https://www.britishcouncil.vn/cac-chuong-trinh/giao-duc/khoa-hoc-doi-moi...

In 2 days of October 11 and 12, 2019, KisStartup in collaboration with VinTech City conducted training for 50 lecturers from 24 universities from the Central and the North of Vietnam, at the University of Technology, Hanoi National University. The training course focused on providing basic tools, basic concepts in innovation and entrepreneurship to help lecturers with understanding of innovation tools while using these tools in supporting startups and developing the activities of their Innovation and Entrepreneurship clubs at school in the coming period. In the framework of the program, we also invite experts on the national startup ecosystem, intellectual property and one start-up- WISAMI to join students in exchanging and sharing important experiences and knowledge.

At the end of the program, KisStartup is committed to continue to support the creative start-up club leaders in technology, the lecturers continue to develop their activities, and exchange connections to promote activities among 24 universities.

In 2018, KisStartup is the official partner of the National University of Hanoi to design and implement innovative training programs for five key subjects in the start-up ecology of the National University. Hanoi: Lecturers (Basic and Advanced Classes) to help faculty integrate innovative knowledge into their curriculum and teaching methodology; Supporting staff for innovative start-up projects; Innovative students and projects (Basic & Advanced level).

Accordingly, VNU Hanoi organizes training programs with funding support from the Government's 844 project on supporting startup ecosystem; KisStartup is responsible for designing content and coordinating with VNU to organize classes for lecturers, staff and students in the university. The experts partcipating in training in the program are the graduates of the TOT1 program - Innovative Partners in Vietnam of Finland (see here)

This is also KisStartup's only Training of the Trainers program that will be launched in 2018 with the intent of contributing to the formation of innovation and entrepreneurship trainers in the start-up ecosystem.

Details can be found at VNU website or at

- TRAINING COURSES FOR TRAINERS (BASIC)

- TRAINING COURSES FOR STUDENTS (BASIC LEVEL)

- TRAINING COURSE FOR TRAINERS (ADVANCED)

- TRAINING COURSE FOR STUDENTS (ADVANCED) 

- TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SUPPORT STAFF FOR STARTUPS IN UNIVERSITY