Building Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs for Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change at Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Abstract

Based on the analysis of  the integration and globalization in the context of socio-economic, environmental crisis and current sustainable development orientations in the world, of the current status and tendencies of Vietnam’s deep and comprehensive reform in education and science-technology, the author introduce interdisciplinary graduate programmes concerning sustainable development and climate change at Vietnam National University, Hanoi, analyzing opportunities, advantages and challenges in organization of these training programmes. The author also  recommends some solutions for improving training and research quality in interdisciplinary graduate programs at Vietnam National University, Hanoi by more closely linking with social developmental practice, strengthening research activities, training via research and for research, development of strong scientific working groups, centers of excellence, and strengthening international integration.

Keywords: Sustainable development, climate change, interdisciplinary graduate programs, climate change, sustainability sciences, Vietnamese studies/area studies, environment and sustainable development.