The AVPI is Australia's first policy institute focused on its relationship with Vietnam, acting as a partnered public policy hub centred around engagement, collaboration and impact.
RMIT University, Asia Society Australia, Asialink and the Australia-Vietnam Leadership Dialogue have established the inaugural Australia Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI). Acting as a one-stop shop for research and insights on the strategic and economic relationship between Australia and Vietnam, the AVPI is a partnered platform for bilateral policy engagement. The AVPI is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) under the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Grant Pilot Program.
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The AVPI enables and facilitates discussions on strategic and economic issues in the Australia-Vietnam bilateral relationship. Through disseminating the latest research and sharing expert insights from people with on-the-ground experience, the AVPI helps to advance a cooperative and secure environment for business and investment. Our consortium approach brings together a powerful network of organisations in specialist fields to bring meaningful impact. Our areas of focus align to key sectors in the Australia-Vietnam relationship, including business and investment, digital economy, cyber security, agriculture and food manufacturing, professional services and education and training.
To champion the Australia-Vietnam strategic and economic bilateral relationship.
To provide a platform for bilateral engagement, growing strategic policy discussions, partnerships and knowledge networks around opportunities for two-way trade and investment, collaboration and innovation.
Australia’s first policy institute focused on its relationship with Vietnam
The AVPI is built on trust among our partnerships and is reflected across our operations, approach and the accountability of our people and institute.
We believe in the inclusion of diverse voices and perspectives to ensure the AVPI is a platform built on fairness to achieve new insights, creativity and innovation to benefit all communities.
We are dedicated to embracing and fostering innovation to deliver maximum impact on rapidly developing issues affecting the communities across both countries.
We uphold an unwavering sense of integrity and transparency across all our operations as a non-profit disseminating public knowledge and solutions to existing and future issues of strategic significance to bilateral relations.
In March 2024, the AVPI announced the new Chair of the AVPI Advisory Board. The activities of the Advisory Board and membership will be announced in the coming months.
Dr Huong LE THU (or Le Thu Hương) is a public intellectual, prolific writer, commentator, academic and policy analyst with experience working across the Indo-Pacific. She is currently Deputy Director of Asia Program, International Crisis Group. She has held positions with the Australian National University (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre), Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Huong is also an advisor to Griffith Asia Institute (GAI) at the Griffith University, AP4D and affiliated with the National Security College. Huong is an influential policy analyst and a long-term advocate for Australia-Vietnam, and Australia-ASEAN relations.
Visit WebsiteThe AVPI’s key strength lies in its consortia approach, engaging a broad range of organisations in Australia and Vietnam as Knowledge Partners that are active and interested in developing the Australia-Vietnam strategic and economic relationship. Knowledge Partners will have opportunities to contribute to collaborative projects and events, drive new initiatives, promote activities and content, and gain access to the latest policy thinking on the bilateral relationship.
There are no financial obligations required of our partners. Knowledge Partner logos are hosted on the AVPI homepage to reflect the AVPI ecosystem and Knowledge Partners are encouraged to engage with the AVPI and its network as mutually beneficial.
We are a growing consortia and always welcome new partners. If your organisation is interested in learning more about the Knowledge Partner opportunity, please express your interest via our Contact Form.
Knowledge Partners benefit from AVPI by:
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