On 24 August 2017, Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat had a meeting with UNDP delegation led by Mr. Sean O'Connell who is in charge of UNDP Social Impact Fund in Vietnam. Attending the meeting, there were Ms. Quynh Anh - UNDP Communication, Mr. Pham Quoc Dat - Founder of Hatch Ventures, Dr. Dao Thanh Tung - Director of International Cooperation Department, Ass Prof. Dr. Truong Thi Nam Thang - Director of NEU Center for Social Innovation and Entrepreneuship.
At the meeting, Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat affirmed that NEU had been willing to support NEU Center for Social Innovation and Entrepreneuship in its action. Mr. Sean O’Connell appreciated NEU achievements in developing training and research on social business in Vietnam. Additionally, he hoped that it would open up more opportunities for bilateral cooperation such as joint research, co-hosting competitions for young people towards sustainable development, supporting small and medium business in the application of sustainable development goals into corporate governance, etc.
After the meeting, UNDP delegation paid a visit to NEU Training Centre Building, followed by the sharing session: Sustainable Development Goals Youth Scholarship 2017 hosted by NEU Center for Social Innovation and Entrepreneuship.