Students gathered at GPAC 2010, which was held by VNU University of Economics and Business
With the experiences of participating years and organizing successfully “global partnership of Asian colleges (GPAC) 2010”, GPAC 2014 (August 24th to 29th in Hanoi) will be sure as a successful event and give participants so many interesting activities.
Global Partnership of Asian Colleges (GPAC) is a regularly major event with the participation of different renowned universities in Asia: Chiba University of Commerce, Keio University, Meio University, Seoul National University, National Chengchi University, Peking University. It was initiated in 1991 by Professor Haruo Shimada (Chiba University of Commerce) and Professor Min Sang Kee (Seoul National University) with the desire to promote students to give their own perspectives on regional economic situation and the world’s as well as enhance close relationship among international students. Being experience the development and growth of 21 years, GPAC now actually become an annual event for students from 6 Asian countries to share, communicate and exchange knowledge as well as the national culture.
Under the theme “Sustainable Development in Asia: Economics growth and Environment management”, GPAC 2014 will dicuss issues related to sustainable development and environment protection. This forum engages to attract about 150 students from 6 countries with 40 dicussions concentrated in the main fractions: International Economics, International Finance, International Trade and Investment, Business Management, Labor Economics, Micro Economics, Environment Economics, International Finance and Currency.
Moveover, GPAC 2014 will give international students chances to visit and discover Vietnam’s landscapes such as: temple of literature (Ha Noi), Trang An Eco-tourism Complex and Bai Dinh pagoda (Ninh Binh), etc. to taste delicious traditional food or experience Vietnam culture through different activities. This is also a good opportunity for students of VNU University of Economics and Business in particular and Vietnamese students to advertise to regional friends.
Through this forum, University of Economics and Business (Vietnam National University Hanoi) desire to introduce and popularize the university’s image to professors, students, sciencetists of Asian universities, thereby highlighting the significance of Vietnam National University Hanoi in development of research in and training.