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The Vietnam Economic Research Network (VERN) is a newly-created network of researchers which builds on the work of Vietnam Economic and Environmental Management (VEEM) Research Programme. The network receives funding from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and aims at:

  1. Capacity Building for Vietnamese Researchers, particularly Young Technical Economists, Through Applied Research and On-the-Job Training

  2. Producing High Quality, Policy Relevant Research and Improving the Link Between Research and the Policy Making Process

  3. Expanding the Well-Coordinated Research Network in Vietnam and Linking it with the International Research Community

  4. Improving the Link Between Research and Teaching at University Level

 Particularly, the network aims to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction by supporting research in the area of trade liberalisation and its link with employment and firm-level competitiveness. Researchers are invited to submit research ideas for consideration by the Selection Committee which comprises of well-known Vietnamese and international academics and policy makers. Researchers are asked to submit a short (3-4 page) research idea by December 31st 2002.  The Selection Committee will choose up to nine (9) the most promising – in terms of scientific contribution, policy relevance and feasibility – research ideas. The selected teams, which will be announced in the middle of January 2003, will receive technical advice and financial support of up to $CAN 2,000 in developing these ideas into full research proposals for presentation at a joint meeting of the Advisory Board and Selection Committee scheduled for late February or early March 2003 in Hanoi. A second stage of selection during this meeting will then lead to the awarding of up to six (6) research grants of $CAN 28,000 on average to successful candidates.

 

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