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Center for Educational Exchange with Vietnam
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Center for Educational Exchange with Vietnam (CEEVN) - non-profit organization promoting educational and scientific exchanges between Vietnam and other countries, mainly the United States. Established in 1990 under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee. The Center is a member of American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). From 1992 to 2000 CEEVN was a part of the Vietnam Fulbright Exchange Program managed by ACLS and helped more than 200 Vietnamese professionals to complete graduate study. The Organization administers many educational and scholarships programs related to Vietnam in cooperation with the Harvard Institute of International Development (HIID), Ford Foundation, Asian Scholarship Foundation, Asia Network. Activities * Supporting study missions abroad for Vietnamese senior delegations and other professional and scholarly exchange; * Fellowships for study abroad s and Doctoral level degrees, postdoctoral research in anthropology and sociology; * Fellowships for research and language training in neighbouring countries: Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, China; * Exchange and training programmes in political science, philosophy and sociology; * Identifying training programmes in Southeast Asia and other countries; * Assisting Vietnamese institutions to administer training and exchange programs in foreign countries; * Serving as Vietnam liaison for the Harvard-Yenching Institute that provides training fellowships in social science and humanities; * Providing access to education for persons from disadvantaged groups nominated through the Diversity Enhancement Fund (DEF); * Providing linkages, guidance and logistical assistance to groups seeking to develop exchanges with Vietnam.
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