The project kickoff workshop was held on 04 December 2012 in the VNU Hanoi University (HUS) with attendance of delegations from HUS, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Danish partners from Roskilde University (RUC), including the HUS's Rector and the VNU's President.

At the workshop, general information of the project was introduced by the project coordinator, followed speeches of representatives of HUS, VNU and RUC. The workshop continued with discussion between HUS and RUC for how to efficiently coordinate activities and communicate.