The Climate Compatible Growth team in Vietnam are celebrating a major milestone in their work. The course “Geospatial Data, Best Practices for Collection and Management” has officially been embedded into the curriculum of the National Economics University in Hanoi and has been delivered twice over the past year as part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) course for students there.
This achievement was led by Dr Le Huy Huan who was inspired to apply the course material to his teaching, following his attendance at the Energy Modelling Platform – Global (EMP-G) in August 2024 in Trieste. The EMP-G was delivered by CCG and ICTP with the support of partners from the OpTIMUS energy modelling community.
The course has received excellent feedback from the students and will continue to be delivered in future.
Dr Huan said: “It is crucial to have good data when you are trying to do any type of energy modelling for your country. If it is not available already, researchers have to generate it themselves and this course provides an excellent approach to follow.”
“Geospatial Data Management for Energy Access Modelling and Planning” was developed by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) in collaboration with Kartoza, which promotes GIS software for managing data.
Prof Mark Howells, Director of CCG, said: “our partnership with Sustainable Energy for All is dedicated to advancing global capacity in energy modelling and planning. Together, we develop and deliver programmes designed to enhance the skills of energy planners, analysts, and policymakers in our partner countries. SEforALL plays a crucial role in creating and providing training materials and knowledge products that support effective energy transition strategies.”
He continued: “The Vietnam CCG team’s achievement is very significant for us. One of the objectives in our strategy is to see our teaching materials embedded in the curriculum of our country partners so that they will be there long after CCG finishes. Alongside the energy modelling training we and our partners provide each year, this is a major part of building capacity and knowledge locally, ensuring that countries like Vietnam can be autonomous in their modelling and energy policy planning in the future. We very much applaud the Vietnam team for this achievement.”
Dr Huan added: “I would like to sincerely thank the sponsors and organizers of the course, including CCG, ICTP, Kartoza, SEforALL and others for their invaluable support and dedication in providing this learning opportunity. Their contributions have greatly enriched my knowledge and enabled me to integrate this content into my course at the National Economics University (NEU).
“Special thanks go to the coordinators at CCG for their guidance throughout the course and their ongoing support. I am also deeply appreciative of my students’ enthusiastic participation. This collaboration marks a significant step toward enhancing the quality and relevance of our curriculum, bridging academic learning with practical applications, and building a foundation for future research initiatives in geospatial studies.”
