Projects

In pursuit of its mission, the IRED Institute has founded, co-founded, and operated a number of non-profit educational initiatives, including IPL Scholarship, OpenEdu Initiative, PLEMS Education, and OneBook.

Featured Cultural & Educational Initiatives

GOODBOOKS AWARDS

The GoodBooks Awards is a book award jointly organized by the GoodBooks Initiative, a non-profit cultural and educational project and the IRED Institute, an independent educational organization.

Today, the GoodBooks Awards is regarded as one of Vietnam’s largest independent and civic book awards, distinguished by a selection process that combines scholarly evaluation (professional expertise) with readers’ voting (public engagement).

The mission of the GoodBooks Initiative, established in 2007, is: “To contribute to the advancement of public knowledge and the enlightenment of society through the promotion of good books and reading culture.”

In other words, the GoodBooks Awards seeks to bring valuable and meaningful books closer to the public, while also encouraging more readers to engage with high-quality books. Through honoring and spreading the value of outstanding books, the award also expresses gratitude to authors, translators, and publishers for their contributions in bringing intellectually and culturally significant works to society.

For more information, please visit: www.sachhay.org

IPL ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

The IPL Enlightened Leadership School is a non-profit educational initiative for young entrepreneurs and leaders, established in 2007 by dedicated business leaders, intellectuals, and PACE Institute of Management. Its mission is to contribute to the development of a new generation of leaders through a distinctive enlightened leadership education model.

All admitted participants receive full scholarships through the IPL Scholarship to undertake an intensive and uniquely designed leadership development program jointly organized by PACE Institute of Management and the IRED Institute in collaboration with global partners, and delivered in Vietnam.

According to a resolution of the IPL Board of Trustees, effective January 2, 2017, PACE Institute of Management has assumed full responsibility not only for the academic and operational aspects of IPL, but also for its legal, financial, and other institutional matters.

Over nearly two decades of pioneering work, IPL has successfully integrated “Vietnamese spirit” with “Global excellence,” as well as “Enlightened Education” with “Leadership Development.” Within this framework, the Enlightened Education components are primarily led by the IRED Institute, while the Leadership Development components are implemented by PACE Institute of Management in collaboration with partners from PACE’s global ecosystem, including FranklinCovey, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, Blanchard, and American Management Association.

For more information about the IPL School, please visit website: www.IPL.edu.vn

OPENEDU INITIATIVE

The OpenEdu Knowledge Portal is a Enlightening Education Initiative founded by the PACE Institute of Management and the IRED Institute of Education, and is operated by the IPL Scholarship. It is an online knowledge portal designed to enable learners to self-study and self-enlighten through global knowledge anytime, anywhere, without the barriers of time, location, language, or cost.

The Enlightening Education Model

Enlightening education, in simple terms, refers to the enlightenment and liberation of the self to become a free individual, avoiding the state of being a person whose fate is predetermined a tool, wild, or enslaved. The common measures of success and happiness in society are "to have"—acquiring wealth, status, and fame…, or "to give"- contributiion and being recognized and praised. People typically choose one of these two ways of living. The Enlightening education model directs learners towards the measure of success and happiness as "to be" - living authentically and being true to oneself. We believe that sustainable success and true happiness are inevitable outcomes when young people engage and live in accordance with their own dignity.

The enlightening education model of the IRED Institute advocates the spirit of “Self-enlightenment” and “Trust in genuine learning,” aiming to help each learner develop themselves in four overarching competencies: "Cultural Competence (Being Human)," "Civic Competence (Being a Citizen)," "Professional Competence (Being a Practitioner)," and "Leadership Competence (Being a Leader)," to become: Free individuals, Responsible citizens, and Outstanding professionals.

To discover the online learning source of OpenEdu, please visit: www.OpenEdu.vn

PLEMS EDUCATION

PLEMS Education is a non-profit enlightening education initiative founded by the IRED Institute of Education, aimed at developing self-leadership competencies for students to become global citizens.

For more details, please visit the website: www.plems.edu.vn

ONE BOOK (Books for Underprivileged Areas)

The OneBook Project is a non-profit cultural and educational initiative, embodying a vision called "promoting public knowledge for underprivileged regions". It was founded by PACE Institute of Management and the GoodBooks Initiative, and is operated by the IRED Institute of Education.

For more details, please visit the website: https://www.sachhay.org/onebook

ONE BOOK (Books for Underprivileged Areas)