In order to recognize the contribution to Vietnam and NEU education development, on 20 December 2016, the National Economics University conferred the medal " For the course of Education" upon Dr. Jean Pascal Torréton - Chief Representative, L’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) in Vietnam.
Attending the ceremony, there were Assoc Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong - NEU Vice President, Assoc Prof. Dr. Luu Thi Bich Ngoc - Director, Institute for Population and Social Studies, MA. Thac Sy Long - Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department. About distinguished guests, there were Mr. Mehdi Salim – Attaché for Higher Education and Scientific Cooperation, Embassy of France in Vietnam and members of IRD in Vietnam.
Holding the position of Chief Representative of IRD in Hanoi since 2011, Dr. Jean-Pascal Torréton has always supported the activites of research and education within the framework of cooperation between IRD and Vietnamese universities and research institutes. Dr. Torréton had negotiated the agreement between IRD and NEU as well as other universities, namely University of Science and Technology Hanoi, University of Cantho, Foreign Trade University, in the period 2008-2012, 2012-2016 and preparing for 2016-2020. He also made great contribution to conducting the project Erasmus Mundus in which NEU is coordinator in Asia, building and increasing capacity of France - Vietnam research groups and the like.
In terms of support for undergraduate and graduate training, Dr. Jean-Pascal Torréton had organized many trips to work at NEU Institute for Population and Social Studies for French experts in accordance with French - Vietnamese Protocol in the period of 2010 – 2014 and 2014 – 2016, to teach at Vietnamese universities and facilitate training activities of IRD members at Vietnamese universities such as NEU, FTU, USTH and the like. Furthermore, he organized training courses for 70 Vietnamese PhD students since 2011, awarding scholarships to young researchers in Vietnam, and assisting short-term training courses within the framework of cooperation between IRD and other institutes.
As a token of recognition to great contribution of Dr. Jean-Pascal Torréton to Vietnam and NEU education development, Ministry of Education and Training Vietnam decided to confer the medal "For the course of Education" upon Dr. Jean-Pascal Torréton.