Curtin recently opened the 2024 Australian component of the Strategic Leadership Certificate Course at our Bentley campus after once again being selected to support leadership development for leaders across Vietnam.

Delivered in collaboration with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia Awards, Aus4Skills and the Vietnam Australia Centre (VAC), the program aims to enhance public sector governance and foster stronger international networks.

Led by Professors Amy Tian and Jane Coffey, the initiative engaged 16 emerging leaders from key Vietnamese institutions in leadership discussions earlier this month in Hai Phong. The cohort is now in Perth beginning a two-week Australian study tour, which includes a stop in Canberra and will culminate in a symposium where participants will present their action plans.

Thank you to Professor Matthew Tonts, Provost; Professor Xiaotian Zhang, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Global; and Professor Vanessa Chang, Pro Vice-Chancellor Business and Law and everyone involved in the successful opening event which was attended by Quentin Derrick, Vietnam Australia Centre International Director; Mrs Nguyen Thanh Ha, Consul-General of Vietnam for Western Australia and the Northern Territory; and various industry executives.

Congratulations to all staff involved in the ongoing study tour including Dr Tien Nguyen from Curtin Singapore, and Dr Steve Brown, Director of Executive Education (Faculty of Business and Law) and his team.

Dr Steve Brown (front row, far left), Professor Jane Coffey (front row, fifth from left), Professor Amy Tian (front row, sixth from left) and Dr Tien Nguyen (back row, far right) with Dr Nguyen Manh Hung, VAC National Director (front row, centre), Ms Cherie Russell, Australian Embassy Counsellor of Development Cooperation (front row, sixth from left), Quentin Derrick, VAC International Director (front row, far right) and the next cohort of participants in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
Dr Steve Brown (ninth from right) and Professor Jane Coffey (seventh from right) with the 2024 cohort and industry executives.