Invitation and Call for paper for the International Conference PCVAME-2021


CALL FOR PAPERS

 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (PCVAME-2021)

“Promoting the Cooperation between Vietnam and Africa - the Middle East

Post COVID-19 Pandemic”

 

Time:   Thursday, 11st November 2021

Offline Meeting Room: 3D Conference Hall, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, No 1. Lieu Giai Str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam.

Online Meeting: Zoom ID and Pass (to be sent accordingly to registration)

 

After two years since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the current situation has been extremely complicated with a lot of outbreaks spreading rapidly in the world. Vietnam and African - the Middle Eastern countries have been heavily affected by Covid-19 pandemic. In comparison to the global financial crisis and public debt in 2008-2009, the Covid-19 pandemic has made all countries in the world unexpectedly impacted. Unlike the previous world economic crises which had resulted in the large imbalance between demand and supply, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused both supply and demand to be interrupted at the same time. Additionally, the international cooperation relations, of which the cooperation between Vietnam and African - the Middle Eastern countries have been facing a lot of difficulties and challenges.

 

Institute for Africa and Middle East Studies (IAMES) belonging to Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) in cooperation with other partners organize the International Conference with the theme "Promoting the Cooperation between Vietnam and African- the Middle Eastern Countries Post Covid-19 Pandemic” (PCVAME-2021). The International Conference (PCVAME – 2021) will be a forum for the domestic and foreign policy makers, researchers, organizations and enterprises to exchange information, analyze and assess the current situation of Covid-19 impacts in African - the Middle Eastern countries and Vietnam. Thereby, we share experiences to respond and find solutions to overcome difficulties in the cooperative relations between Vietnam and African- the Middle Eastern countries in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 and post-Covid-19 pandemic. The International Conference (PCVAME-2021) will contribute to the effective implementation of the Vietnamese Government’s Project on “Developing the Relations between Vietnam and the Middle Eastern & African Countries in the period of 2016-2025”.

 

Conference Registration

Please register at: https://forms.gle/GmobhYMkSxDgSKma9


For further information, please contact

Mr: Do Duc Hiep (PhD.)

Tel / Whatsapp / Zalo: 0913589777

Email: doduchiep@iames.gov.vn

 

20/10/2021

Deadline to receive abstracts

The Conference Organizers will send the response within 2 working days of receiving the abstract.

Abstract length: not more than 300 words

10/11/2021

Deadline for registration to attend

 

15/11/2021

Deadline for submitting a full paper for the conference ISBN proceedings (not conpulsory)

The Conference Organizers will send a response within 4 working days of receiving the full paper.

Paper length: 3000-5000 words.

 

Proposed Agenda:

 

Time

(Hanoi time)

Contents

Chairs and Panelist  

(to be confirmed)

13:30-14:00

Registration

 

14:00-14:15

Opening Remarks

·     Leader from Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)

·     Leader from Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

·     Leader from Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations

·     Representative of International Organization of Francophone in Asia (OIF)

14:15-15:15

Session 1

Cooperation between Vietnam and African - the Middle Eastern countries in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

 

·   Director of Middle East - Africa Department (MOFA)

·   Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Vietnam

·   Director of the Brenthurst Foundation, South Africa

·   President of Vietnam Africa Economic Cooperation Alliance (VAECA)

 

Open Discussion

 

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

 

15:30-16:30

Session 2

The Impact of Covid-19 on Socio-Economic Development of Vietnam and some African and Middle Eastern Countries.

·   Director General of Institute for Africa and Middle East Studies (IAMES)

·   Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

·   Director of Vietnam Halal Center (VHC)

·   Ambassador of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Kuwait

Open Discussion

 

16:30-17:30

Session 3

Promoting the Cooperation based on Advantages between Vietnam and Africa  - the Middle East in the Post-Covid-19 Pandemic.

·   Vice President of Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)

·   Director of VEDICO Agriculture Group (VEDICO - Sierra Leone)

·   President of the Nigeria-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NVCCI - Nigeria)

·   Ambassador of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Tanzania

Open Discussion

 

17:30-17:45

Closing Remarks

 

·   Leader from Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)

·   Director General of Institute for Africa and Middle East Studies (IAMES), VASS

 

Companion organizations:

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