STICD - The UNESCO-UNITWIN 2021 online training program with the theme "Enhancing women’s status through Information Technology and Leadership Capability Training" was officially opened at Quy Nhon University (QNU) on the morning of September 27, 2021.
Dr. Jing-In Jo, Executive Director of Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Center (APWINC), Sookmyung, Women's University, speaks at the meeting
The program was offered to 60 elite female students of QNU with two training courses on Information Technology (ICT) and leadership capacity. The program took place from September 27 to October 01, 2021. The content of the training program was drawn up on the basis of joint research and investigation of the two universities in the two fields of training. Top professors and experts from Sookmyung Women's University, South Korea will deliver online lectures to the female students of QNU. In this year's program, the female students will get access to some knowledge of React Native and Python programming languages, Artificial Intelligence; Thinking, Problem Solving, Vision and Leadership; helping women start a business and change the world, etc. At the end of the course, the qualified students will be granted a diploma of the course and the best 02 groups of students will be sent to International Hackathon with international students from partner universities in the network.
UNESCO-UNITWIN Training Programs 2019 and 2020
Some information about the program:
The UNESCO-UNITWIN program was initiated in 1992 at the 26th session of UNESCO. The aim of this program is to build the capacity of higher education and research institutions through knowledge exchange and sharing. UNESCO appoints lead units in various multidisciplinary fields to provide a platform for cooperation within partner universities in the areas of training, research and academic exchange.
The UNESCO-UNITWIN Program is chaired by the Asia-Pacific Women's Information Network Center (APWINC) affiliated to Sookmyung Women's University with the theme "Empowering Women through IT Skills and Leadership Capability". It was started in 2016 with the official participation of 04 member universities from Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia. In 2018, QNU of Vietnam was honored to become an official member of this program network. Currently, the program network consists of 16 universities from 9 countries in Asia, Africa and Oceania. By July 2019, the program was officially implemented at QNU. This year, under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the program is being conducted at QNU online, not in person as it was in 2019 and 2020.
The UNESCO-UNITWIN 2021 program, co-organized by QNU and the Asia Pacific Women's Information Network Center (APWINC), Sookmyung Women's University, is sponsored by UNESCO and funded by the South Korea Ministry of Education.
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