{"id":54639,"date":"2026-02-11T11:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/?p=54639"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:11:19","slug":"equipsea-recognising-the-people-behind-the-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/id\/equipsea-recognising-the-people-behind-the-science\/","title":{"rendered":"EQUIPSEA:\u00a0Recognising the people behind-the-science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54639\" class=\"elementor elementor-54639\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5732f896 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5732f896\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1f246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c1f246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In research, attention is often focused on scientists and scientific impact. But behind every grant and every partnership is work that is less visible and just as critical: people managing funding, budgets, contracts and keeping everything on track from the first grant application to the final report.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In February 2026, 75 of these professionals, including 67 trainees and 8 trainers, gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for something rare: a workshop designed specifically for them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been doing this work for years,&#8221; shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/people\/le-duyen-an\/\">Ms L\u00ea Duy\u00ean \u00c2n<\/a>, Head of Procurement and Logistics at OUCRU, &#8220;but I learned a lot on the job. There has been quite little training on how procurement fits into the research cycle, or how people across disciplines can work together more effectively throughout that cycle.&#8221;<\/p><p>That\u2019s the reality across much of Southeast Asia. Research and grant management are emerging professions here. Many people juggle these responsibilities alongside other official roles, without formal training or clear career pathways. This is not a lack of capability, but a lack of investment in a profession that is essential to modern research.\u00a0<\/p><p>Meanwhile, international funders increasingly expect stronger systems: due diligence, financial management, governance, reporting, and compliance. When local institutions fail to demonstrate these capacities, they struggle to attract funding and lead research projects, even when scientific expertise is clearly there.<\/p><p>Over time, this influences who holds responsibility, who makes decisions and who is seen as ready to lead.\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Combined-scaled.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-54676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Combined-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Combined-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Combined-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Combined-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Combined-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Combined-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><p><strong><em>The Equitable Research Partnership: Initiative in Providing International Research Management Skill Sets in South East Asia<\/em><\/strong> <em><strong>programme<\/strong><\/em>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/equipsea-event\/\">EQUIPSEA<\/a>, was designed to respond to this reality. It aims to underline research and grant management not just as support staff, but as a core part of research leadership.\u00a0<\/p><p>Over 12 months, the organisers consulted with international experts and then ran a regional needs assessment to understand what people actually need. The result was a three-and-a-half-day workshop focused on practical realities of research management: grant and finance management, budgeting, institutional styles and policies, effective communication, contracts, intellectual property, and Good Financial Grant Practice standard (GFGP).<\/p><p>Every session was designed around real challenges participants face daily, with the principle that <strong>\u201cEveryone is a teacher &#8211; Everyone is a learner.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25ce64 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c25ce64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"An important and distinctive feature of the workshop is that the agenda and the content is created in response to the needs of the participants, based on the information they provide during registration.<br>\n<br>\nThis approach puts the focus on what is most useful for the attendees, to support them in more confidently tackling the challenges they face in their day-to-day professional roles.\" \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Ms Mary Ryan<span style=\"font-weight: normal\">, International Research Development Manager, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.<\/span><\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfae2f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfae2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\" lang=\"VI-VN\" xml:lang=\"VI-VN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\">P<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\">erhaps the most valuable part wasn&#8217;t the formal sessions. It was discovering that others were navigating the same obstacles, that the workarounds you<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\" lang=\"VI-VN\" xml:lang=\"VI-VN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\">invented weren&#8217;t unique, that the expertise in the room was deeper than anyone reali<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\" lang=\"VI-VN\" xml:lang=\"VI-VN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71024806 BCX0\">ed. Participants left with more skills, confidence, and a community of peers they can call on long after the workshop ends.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7831b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4f7831b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"Having a history of more than 35 years and thanks to our affiliation with the University of Oxford, OUCRU has a dedicated grant management system and an excellent team. However, such support is missing in most research institutions and universities in Vietnam. This situation is common across Southeast Asia and negatively impacts equitable research partnerships.<br><br>\nOur workshop was an initiative to improve this situation, and it was successful beyond my expectations. I believe a series of workshops providing international research management skills is essential and urgently required to significantly improve the research culture in Southeast Asian countries.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Assoc Prof Ng\u00f4 Th\u1ecb Hoa<span style=\"font-weight: normal\">, Head of Zoonoses Group, OUCRU Vietnam.<\/span><\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037ed56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037ed56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By investing in research and grant management capacity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/equipsea-event\/\">EQUIPSEA<\/a> contributes to more equitable research partnerships across low- and middle-income countries. When local institutions can manage funding confidently, they are better positioned to lead collaborations, shape research agendas and share ownership more fairly.<\/p><p>Over time, this strengthens not only individual projects, but the wider research ecosystem across Southeast Asia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc06297 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc06297\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00aa54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a00aa54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>About EQUIPSEA<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e303b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e303b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/laura-scifo-b8520226a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EQUIPSEA<\/a>\u00a0programme\u00a0was\u00a0funded\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk\/international\/equitable-partnership-in-international-collaboration\/equitable-partnerships-workshops-follow-on-funding-awards-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British\u00a0Academy<\/a> and codeveloped by partners affiliated with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ox.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Oxford<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/people\/associate-professor-ngo-thi-hoa\/\">Assoc Prof Ng\u00f4 Th\u1ecb Hoa<\/a>, Ms Genevieve Kiff, Ms Duyen Nguyen, Mr Paul Miki Carvalho, Ms Laura Scifo) and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Glasgow<\/a>\u00a0(Ms\u00a0Mary Ryan)\u00a0in the\u00a0United\u00a0Kingdom,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upm.edu.my\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Universiti Putra Malaysia<\/a>\u00a0(Assoc Prof Mohamad Faizal Bin Ibrahim), and the\u00a0Oxford\u00a0University\u00a0Clinical\u00a0Research\u00a0Unit\u00a0(OUCRU) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/people\/associate-professor-ngo-thi-hoa\/\">Assoc Prof Ng\u00f4 Th\u1ecb Hoa<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/people\/nguyen-trung-thanh\/\">Dr Nguy\u1ec5n Trung Th\u00e0nh<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/people\/nguyen-xuan-truong\/\">Mr\u00a0Nguy\u1ec5n Xu\u00e2n Tr\u01b0\u1eddng<\/a>)\u00a0in Ho Chi Minh\u00a0City,\u00a0Vietnam.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fa042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16fa042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-combination-3-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-combination-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-combination-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-combination-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-combination-3-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Photo-combination-3-2048x1365.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The EQUIPSEA trainers leading the sessions: (top row, left to right) Assoc Prof Ng\u00f4 Th\u1ecb Hoa, Ms Mary Ryan, Ms Genevieve Kiff; (Bottom row, left to right) Mr Paul Miki Carvalho, Ms Duyen Nguyen and Ms Laura Scifo.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90197ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90197ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/equipsea-event\/\">EQUIPSEA<\/a>\u00a0workshop generated significant regional interest, attracting <strong>165 applicants<\/strong>\u00a0from across South and Southeast Asia, including research scientists, support staff, and grant managers. From this competitive pool,\u00a067 participants\u00a0were selected based on the excellence and relevance of their professional profiles.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our selection strategy was intentionally multidimensional to ensure a truly inclusive impact. We balanced geographic representation across the region with a diverse range of host institutions and sectors within grant and finance management. To foster the next generation of leaders, we <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">prioritis<\/span>ed a mix of seniority, welcoming junior members alongside seasoned professionals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Furthermore, the scope was expanded beyond biomedical research to encompass various scientific disciplines, with gender balance serving as a core consideration throughout. To support this diverse cohort, 30 participants (including 11 from Vietnam and 19 international) were fully funded by the British Academy, with the remainder receiving partial funding.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab456b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fab456b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-768x434.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-5.png 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">EQUIPSEA trainee distribution by country <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d6f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8d6f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cohort comprises a diverse, multidisciplinary network spanning research institutes, Ministries of Agriculture, universities, and tertiary hospitals. The workshop achieved significant regional reach: nearly half of the participants (<strong>43%; 29\/67<\/strong>) represented the Southeast Asian and South Asian nations of\u00a0<strong>Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Nepal<\/strong>. The remaining <strong>57%<\/strong>\u00a0were drawn from diverse\u00a0<strong>geographical areas across Vietnam<\/strong>, ensuring a comprehensive national and international exchange of research management best practices.\u00a0<\/p><p>Closing the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/people\/associate-professor-ngo-thi-hoa\/\">Assoc Prof Ng\u00f4 Th\u1ecb Hoa<\/a>\u00a0emphasised\u00a0the collaborative nature of the initiative: &#8220;The success of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/equipsea-event\/\">EQUIPSEA<\/a> workshop is due to the generous support of the British Academy and OUCRU&#8230; together, we are building a stronger research culture in Southeast Asia.&#8221;<\/p><p>Her remarks highlighted a key theme of the week: that regional scientific excellence depends as much on administrative stewardship as it does on laboratory skills.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b872eb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b872eb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fcd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58fcd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Testimonials<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f276de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f276de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Group-1-1-768x430.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-54673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Group-1-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Group-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Group-1-1-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Group-1-1-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EQUIPSEA-Group-1-1-2048x1147.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d0506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"11d0506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd8fc0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cd8fc0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03d08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b03d08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe workshop has brought me new knowledge and skills; it was worth every penny I spent.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr T\u1ed1ng Th\u1ecb Lan Chi, Tay Nguyen University, Vietnam.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5459d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5459d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Duplicate this kind of action to continue knowledge sharing, develop networking and collaboration to address common challenges, and online meetings could work. Many thanks for this valuable initiative.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>A participant from Cambodia.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1c68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed1c68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPlease make another workshop like this for more research support. This encourages us and values insight and knowledge, and also increases our confidence despite feeling \u2018we are just supporting\u2019. Thank you very much for the great workshop! 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