Going Global Partnerships 2025

UK-Vietnam TNE to Accelerate Research-Informed Teaching in Digital Twins, Next-Generation Wireless, and Quantum Technologies

Advancing higher education capacity through international collaboration.

Funded By

British Council

Project Overview

Bridging Frontier Research & Higher Education

This project unites institutions in the UK and Vietnam to embed frontier research in Digital Twins, Next-Generation Wireless Networks, and Quantum Technologies into higher education curricula.

By developing early-career lecturers' capacity and enhancing students' access to research-informed learning, we aim to strengthen institutional capability to deliver inclusive, internationally competitive ICT programmes aligned with Vietnam's strategic technological priorities.

Digital Twins

Infrastructure optimisation & sustainability.

Next-Gen Wireless

6G networks & IoT integration.

Quantum Tech

Future-proofing computing curricula.

Education

Research-to-teaching toolkit.

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Joint Objectives
2
Leading Nations
18
Month Duration
4
Main SDGs Targeted

Project Vision

Key Project Objectives

Our strategy for integrating advanced research into practical education.

Research-Informed Programmes

Jointly design pilot short courses on Vietnam's prioritised technologies, embedding frontier research on Digital Twins, IoT, and Cloud Computing.

Research-to-Teaching Integration

Develop proposals, convert findings into case studies, and co-supervise students in advanced ICT topics.

Knowledge Exchange

Host workshops and seminars to demonstrate research-to-teaching integration and present outputs at ICT conferences.

Academic Outputs

Publish high-impact research and create a specialised 'Research-to-Teaching Toolkit' for lecturers.

Student Employability

Introduce online-placement opportunities with UK companies, enabling Vietnamese ICT students to gain international industry exposure.

Supporting SDGs

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8
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17

Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Activities

Project Timeline (2026-2027)

May - June 2026

Webinar Series on Emerging Tech

6-hour series co-hosted by MDX and VNUHCM-UIT. Features cutting-edge talks on Quantum Cloud Computing (May 22) and 6G Integrated Sensing (June 16).

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Summer 2026

Partner Visits & Joint Planning

Reciprocal visits to develop new taught programmes and draft research proposals. Includes visits to industrial partners.

Jul - Sep 2026

Pilot Joint Short Courses

Co-designed short courses on Digital Twins, IoT, and 6G. Providing background on contemporary research and certification for students.

Dec 2026

Researcher Training

Online training for PhD candidates and early-career researchers on research methods, publication skills, and grant writing.

Early 2027

Industry-Linked Online Placements

Remote placements with UK companies in software development and data analytics to enhance student employability.

Knowledge Exchange

Upcoming Webinar Series

Join leading global experts as we delve into the practical deployment and future horizons of Quantum Technologies and 6G Wireless.

WEBINAR 1
Friday, 22 May 2026
3:00 PM (Vietnam) | 9:00 AM (UK)

Quantum Cloud Computing and Software Systems: Fundamentals, Practice and Experience.

Dr. Hoa Nguyen

Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia

Author's Page

Quantum computing is moving toward practical use, yet heterogeneous, noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) hardware and fragmented software stacks still make application deployment and resource management challenging...

WEBINAR 2
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
3:00 PM (Vietnam) | 9:00 AM (UK)

Integrated and Intelligent Connectivity for 6G and Beyond: Role of ISAC and Intelligent Metasurfaces

Prof. Aryan Kaushik

CEO at OUF Innovative, UK

Author's Page

Following the IMT-2030 framework by ITU-R, two major technologies of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) and intelligent metasurfaces (IM), i.e., RIS, holographic MIMO (H-MIMO), herald a new era of 6G connectivity...

Institutions

Our Partners

A strategic collaboration between leading UK and Vietnamese institutions.

Middlesex University

Middlesex University (UK)

Faculty of Science and Technology

Home to the London Digital Twin Research Centre. Leading expertise in digital twin modelling, infrastructure optimisation, and low-carbon operations.

Lead Applicant

Dr. Tuan Anh Le

VNUHCM-UIT

VNUHCM - UIT (Vietnam)

Faculty of Computer Networks and Communications

A leading centre for ICT education in Vietnam, dedicated to training a high-quality information technology (IT) workforce capable of contributing to the development of Vietnam's national IT industry.

Lead Partner

Dr. Dang Van Huynh

Project Team

Meet the Experts

Collaborating researchers leading the initiative from the UK and Vietnam.

Prof. Huan Xuan Nguyen

Middlesex University

Dr. Tuan Anh Le

Middlesex University

Dr. Quoc-Tuan Vien

Middlesex University

Dr. Dang Van Huynh

VNUHCM-UIT

Dr. Quan Le-Trung

VNUHCM-UIT

Interested in Collaborating?

Whether you are an industry partner looking for talent, a researcher interested in Digital Twins, or a student wanting to join our short courses, we'd love to hear from you.

© 2026 UK-Vietnam TNE Partnership.

Supported by the British Council Going Global Partnerships.

Designed for academic collaboration.