WAC

WOMEN ACADEMICS OF COLOUR

Aims to empower international academics of colour working in Australia.

Our
Objectives

Resources in international education between Vietnam and Australia
To enable and facilitate discussions on international education development and relationship building between Australia and Vietnam
To support education research networks and activities related to Vietnam and Australia
To act as a reference hub for Australia-Vietnam international education to promote the international

Located in the Research for Educational Impact (REDI) Strategic Centre, Deakin University, and supported by Faculty of Arts and Education’s Research Development Grant, the Australia-Vietnam International Education Centre (AVIEC) facilitates dialogues and webinars discussing and exchanging expertise on key emerging issues, policies, practices and trends in student mobilities and international education. The webinars will involve speakers as key partners and stakeholders from a range of government, education, industry and community sectors.

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Meet our members

Ly Tran is a Professor in the School of Education, Deakin University. Her research focuses on international students across the school, VET and HE sectors, student mobility, the New Colombo Plan and internationalisation of higher education in Vietnam. Prior to coming to Australia, she was a lecturer at Hue university, Vietnam. Ly has published intensively on internationalisation in Vietnamese higher education, international student experiences, the international education-migration nexus and student mobilities and public diplomacy. Ly has been collaborating with a number of Vietnamese colleagues and universities on projects related to Vietnam.