The outer circle of the logo design comes from the famous Vietnamese Dong Son bronze drums depicting the legendary Lac birds. This heritage frames the educational exchange experiences of Vietnamese in the global community. In the center is the ACLS logo of five open books representing the exchange of knowledge, innovation, and culture. When the books join together, they form the star of excellence.
CEEVN's counterpart in Vietnam is the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences which oversees twenty-seven research institutes.
CEEVN Philadelphia:
816 South 48th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
USA
Tel: 215-727-9819
Fax: 215-727-5798
program@ceevn.org
CEEVN Hanoi:
So 5, Ngo 52
Pho Giang Van Minh
Quan Ba Dinh
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (84-4) 3723-6825, 3722-4872
Fax: (84-4) 3723-6827
edex@ceevn.org
Center for Educational Exchange with Vietnam (CEEVN)
a subsidiary of theAmerican Council of Learned Societies
Mission
Since 1988, CEEVN has assisted Vietnamese institutions and individuals obtain access to educational opportunities throughout the world. In this work, CEEVN is especially concerned to strengthen linkages between Vietnamese institutions and the international academy and to work with those institutions to provide disadvantaged individuals and communities with opportunities for learning and cultural expression.
Program Activities
• Manage fellowship programs funded by the Ford Foundation Hanoi Office for graduate study in the following disciplines:
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• Agricultural Economics
• Anthropology & Sociology • Medical Sociology, Health Economics, & Medical Anthropology |
• International Relations
• Film Production • Philosophy • Sexuality & Reproductive Health |
• Provide Fellowships in Regional Languages Study for Vietnamese to study the languages of its neighboring countries to increase regional cooperation and international relations.
• Extend access to educational exchange opportunities for individuals of disadvantaged and marginalized communities through CEEVN's Diversity Enhancement Fund (DEF). The DEF provides support for short training courses, professional development activities, and masters degree study.
• Administer the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) for Vietnam. The global IFP, now launched in 22 countries, aims to provide opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. For IFP Vietnam, CEEVN actively recruits candidates from social groups and communities that lack systematic access to higher education. The global IFP home page is located here.
• Support local artists and communities to preserve Vietnam's traditional folk arts and culture through CEEVN's Folk Arts & Culture Fund.
• Serve as Vietnam Partner for the Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF) which enables Asian scholars to conduct advanced research in the countries of South and Southeast Asia, and the People's Republic of China.
History
CEEVN was formally created under the auspices of the Mennonite Central Committee in 1990 in Bangkok, Thailand, although its work had begun informally during 1988. The initial purpose of the Center was to assist Vietnam in gaining access to information and to participate in professional and academic exchanges with countries in Southeast Asia.
CEEVN's role during its first years was crucial because the US economic trade embargo on Viet Nam, which began in 1975, was not lifted until 1994. In the same year, CEEVN's administrative office moved from Bangkok to Hanoi and Philadelphia, and CEEVN became a subsidiary of the American Council of Learned Societies Devoted to Humanistic Studies (ACLS).
CEEVN was an integral part of the Vietnam Fulbright Exchange Program administered by ACLS from 1992- 2000. During this period CEEVN and the Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID) introduced the competition by merit concept and conducted nation-wide open recruitment. More than 200 Vietnamese professionals completed graduate study with Fulbright scholarships during this period.