SWISS-ASEAN LEARNING AND TEACHING

The first Connect-Us Conference (CuC) was organized in cooperation with the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City at Campus 59C Nguyen Dinh Chieu in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This time more than 30 global experts from academia joined the CuC.

Overall, more than 40 papers coming from Asia and Switzerland were submitted. In the end, twelve researchers from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Switzerland had the opportunity to present their work in front of the audience. The presentations covered a wide a range of global issues on social, economic and sustainable development, as well as diverse topics such as finance and accounting, tourism and agricultural development.

Researchers were granted to publish their research in the Proceedings (Download here) of the conference.

The second CuC will take place in October 2019 hosted by Universisti Teknologi Malaysia. More information on the conference procedure can be found here.

Photo: Prof. Mathias Binswanger, Economist at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, talking about topic “Economic Growth, Sustanability and Subjective Well Being: What are the issues?”

Photo: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam, Vice Dean of School of Economics at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City explaining “Behavioral insights for research on sustainable development goals”

Photo: Mr. Manfred P. Rist, Southeast Asia Correspondent of Neue Zuercher Zeitung, highlighting the “Social, Political and Economic Challenges of the Asean community” at the CuC 2017