“Đi một ngày đàng, học một sàng khôn/Go Out One Day and Return With a Basketful of Knowledge”: Redefining Notions of Success and Leadership in Vietnam
Abstract: Conventional narratives of Vietnamese history depict a culture steeped in a millennia-old struggle against foreign aggression. This is understandable given Vietnam’s recent encounters with France, the United States, and China. But a closer examination of this history reveals insights, both complex and illuminating, into the way Vietnamese have long defined leadership, learning, and success.
VinUni Ethical Review Policy and Procedures for use of Human Subjects in Research
Speaker: Amita Verma, Executive Director, Research Management and Accreditation; Senior Fellow, College of Business and Management
Global Cancer Research: Opportunities and Challenges
Speaker: Xiao-Ou Shu, M.D., MPH, Ph.D. Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Professor of Medicine Associate Director for Global Health, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Co-Leader, Cancer Epidemiology Program, VICC Thursday, March 24, 2022, 8 pm- 9 pm | Zoom Meeting Abstract: Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, claimed 10 million lives in 2020. Cancer incidence and
Research Opportunities for Operational and Service Excellence in Healthcare
Abstract: Health is Wealth (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 18th century) An apple a day keeps the doctor away (English proverb, 19th century) Happiness is the highest form of health (Dalai Lama, 20th century) To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. (Deepak Chopra, 21st century) Maintaining and sustaining
Optimization: A guided tour
Abstract: Optimization, also known as Mathematical Programming, or Operations Research, is a field that aims to model with mathematics, and solve with computers, practical decision problems arising in engineering and business. The field is at the foundation of most modern artificial intelligence technology, with use cases in natural language processing and computer vision, machine learning, data
Endangered languages
Abstract: Half of the world’s languages are endangered and may go extinct in this century. The loss of these languages will have dire consequences not only for their speakers, but also for culture, science, and the environment. Around the world, speakers of endangered languages are mounting strategic efforts to save their languages. This presentation features photos
Innovations for Business Transformation in Developing Economies
Speaker: Hau L. Lee, Ph.D., Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; Academic Advisory Board Member, VinUniversity Saturday, January 15, 2022, 10 am Hanoi time | Zoom Meeting Abstract: Business development in developing economies usually face significant challenges due to resource, infrastructure and market constraints. To overcome such challenges, innovations in
Cracking the Glass Ceiling: South Korea
Abstract: This study investigates whether the presence of women at senior management level improves gender equality environment in South Korea. I find strong empirical evidence that when the proportion of female senior managers is large, the gender gap in terms of salary and employment rate for full time employees reduces. Further, I empirically show that once
Understanding what it means to understand something: Implications for Human and Machine Learning
Speaker: Sanjay Sarma, Ph.D., Vice-President for Open Learning, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wednesday, December 22, 2021, 8 pm Hanoi time | Zoom Meeting Abstract: Do you know what it means to truly learn something? You probably do, but it’s probably hard to describe that aha feeling. Precisely how we learn
Customer satisfaction and customer delight and proposed model to measure customer delight in the 5 star hotel context in Vietnam
Topic: Customer satisfaction and customer delight and proposed model to measure customer delight in the 5 star hotel context in Vietnam Speaker: Tran Phuong Lan, PhD, Vice Dean, College of Business and Management