Institute: Asian Development Bank

Location: Headquarters: 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines

Description: 

Since its founding in 1966, Asian Development Bank has been assisting the countries by loans, grants, policy dialogue, technical assistance and equity investments to reduce poverty and ensure growth across the Asia and Pacific region is sustainable and inclusive. Among the supports, ADB has been providing educational training and technical assistance program for empowering government and public officers in developing countries. ADI has been participating this program to provide educational training for the public officers in Mekong Subregion (Great Mekong Subregion-Phnom Penh Plan: GMS-PPP) since 2010.

Cooperation: Educational Training program

Homepage: http://www.adb.org

Institute: Asian Development Bank Institute

Location: Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan

Description:

The Asian Development Bank Institute was established in 1997 to help build capacity, skills, and knowledge related to poverty reduction and other areas that support long-term growth and competitiveness in developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region. ADBI covers various applied research and policy seminars, and by cooperating with ADI through academic exchange and research collaboration, it provides educational training program jointly.

Cooperation: Academic exchange and educational training program

Homepage: http://www.adbi.org

Institute: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

Location: Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland

Description:

- Autonomous research institute within the UN system
- Focus on multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on the social dimensions of contemporary development issues.

Cooperation: Academic exchange and visit, joint host for international seminar

Homepage: http://www.unrisd.org

Institute: International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague (ISS)

Location: Kortenaerkade 12 2518 AX The Hague The Netherlands

Description:

- ISS was established in 1952 as the International Institute of Social Studies by Dutch universities and the Netherlands Ministry of Education

- It provides various diplomat program and research platform in the field of development studies and international cooperation. 

Cooperation: Visit and academic exchange

Homepage: http://www.iss.nl

Institute: National Academy of Public Administration, Vietnam (NAPA)

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam

Description:

- NAPA was established in 1952 as national educational institute for public officer in Vietnam

- It provides diplomat program and short course for training public officer.

Cooperation: Visit and academic exchange, seminar opening

Homepage: http://www.napa.vn

Institute: Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)

Location:  No. 1 - Liễu Giai - Ba Đình - Hà Nội

Description:

- VASS was established in 1953 as the government institute

- Focus on the research on the policy and strategy for development of Vietnam

Cooperation: Visit and academic exchange, seminar opening

Homepage: http://en.vass.gov.vn/