Capacity building
Rail infrastructure
Rail Research & Innovation Framework
Research and Innovation Framework for Vietnam’s Railway Sector
Designs a research and innovation framework so Vietnam’s research, training and innovation landscape can keep pace with its new railway projects.
Project ID: TRiP 7
Lead: University of Birmingham
Workstream: WS4
At a glance
Region Vietnam
Duration November 2026 – March 2027
Momentum behind Vietnam’s railway expansion
The innovation and capacity-building landscape
A diagnostic and benchmarking report
What is the state of Vietnam’s railway research, training and innovation – and where are the biggest capacity gaps for its high-speed and urban rail plans?
Research activities
Analysis of the research, training and innovation landscape
Quality of contract-by-contract training
Benchmark against international standards
Planned research outputs
Diagnostic and benchmarking report
Governance architecture, sector model and fund-readiness roadmap
Relevance & uptake
Advice to Vietnam’s railway stakeholders · fund-readiness roadmap
Implemented by
University of Birmingham
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