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On February 20, 2023, the renowned teacher, Dr. Nguyen Tung Lam and his family signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fulbright University Vietnam to create a scholarship under his name. This special scholarship under his name will grant to students intend to pursue Psychology major, as an effort to promote psychology, especially educational psychology in […]

On February 22, Fulbright University Vietnam was pleased to welcome H.E. Mr. Mark Kent to a fireside chat with our students, lecturers and staff. The event was part of his special trip to reconnect with a fast-changing Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, after 12 years since he served as Ambassador of the […]

HANOI AND HO CHI MINH CITY—Mr. Thomas J. Vallely, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fulbright University Vietnam, spoke at Alumni Gathering Events in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.   In his remarks Mr. Vallely acknowledged the individuals and institutions that contributed to the vibrant academic exchange relationship between Vietnam and the US. He […]

Ho Chi Minh City, February 20, 2023 – The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) has determined that Fulbright University Vietnam is eligible to proceed with an application for candidacy for accreditation within two years. The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) is a voluntary, non-governmental membership association that serves as an institutional […]

Early January, Fulbright University Vietnam was pleased to host a special “graduation” event for nearly 50 participants of the Leadership Development Program. It was organized by our very own Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in collaboration with Zalo Group, a Vietnamese tech company that developed some of the most widely used online services and platforms […]

Vi Thị Thu Hà, a student at Đông Du Middle & High School in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, received a scholarship worth VND 285 million in recognition of her outstanding academic and research achievements that have had a positive impact on her community. Thu Hà, in her application to Fulbright University Vietnam, […]

On January 13, 2023, YSEALI Academy Public Policy Seminar on Southeast Asia’s Economic Integration amid Global Turbulence officially concluded with the memorable Closing Ceremony and Gala Dinner at La Vela Hotel (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). The YSEALI Academy was delighted to welcome Consul General Susan M. Burns of the Consulate General of the United […]

Read the full 2022 Year-in Review newsletter HERE Dear cherished friends of Fulbright University Vietnam, It seems just like yesterday that we held our Convocation for the Undergraduate Class of 2026 and our Class of 2024 Master in Public Policy students. In just four months, we concluded the Fall semester, new faculty and students have […]

The Vietnam Studies course ‘Developing Vietnam’ is a collaboration between Dartmouth College in the United States and Fulbright University Vietnam. It allows students from both institutions to examine various facets of Vietnamese culture, society, and politics through the lens of development in contemporary Vietnam. This interdisciplinary course utilizes methodologies and perspectives from History, Environmental Studies, […]

On November 26, 2022, Fulbright’s student club TEDx FUV successfully hosted the first TEDx Talk at Fulbright University Vietnam campus entitled “TEDx FUV Main Event – RE:”. More than 100 avid learners showed up at the event on a weekend afternoon to celebrate the culmination of the club’s tireless effort throughout the past academic year […]

On January 5, Fulbright University Vietnam  played host to a corporate briefing on “COP27 Opportunities and Challenges”, organized in collaboration with Climateworks Centre, a not-for-profit founded by Monash University and the Myer Foundation to bridge the gap between research and climate action. The event gathered experts from public institutions, NGOs, the finance and private sectors, […]

On Monday, January 9, the YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam kicked off the year 2023 with a cozy Opening Ceremony for the 2023’s Public Policy Seminar. The Academy welcomed 33 young and ambitious fellows from all 11 ASEAN countries, bringing their diverse forte to the Seminar on “Southeast Asia’s economic integration amid global turbulence.” […]

At the 2nd Vietnam Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences last August, Dr. Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, the first female keynote speaker of the program, presented her research on the role of microbial activity in setting the ocean carbon flux – a vital factor to the stability of our global climate. Her work has been […]

Read the full newsletter HERE. Dear cherished friends of Fulbright University Vietnam, What is the greatest gift you have ever received in life? As the festive season is all around us, it’s the question that members of the Fulbright family find ourselves smiling and reflecting upon, as we look back to yet another eventful and […]

After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an elective course for Master in Public Policy students from the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS, Harvard University) was restarted in early November 2022. This is a program co-organized by FSPPM and HKS on the foundation of a 28-year […]

Newly introduced in this Fall Semester 2022, “In retrospect: Legacies of the American/Vietnam War from diverse perspectives” is a Vietnam studies connected course between Fulbright University Vietnam and University of Utah (U.S). Looking at the main events of the historic war through a multidimensional and multidisciplinary lens, the transnational (and transcultural) course guides students to […]

Early this month, our campus was alight, and truly inspired, with an afternoon of conviviality, the spirit of community, and roaring congratulations as the Final Pitch and Showcase event, which celebrated the 13 social impact businesses participating in the Fulbright x Acumen “Social Impact Business Accelerator” program, took place.   The event marked the culmination of […]

“As the world is facing many challenges and crises, we must do everything differently to change the system and ensure a sustainable future. One solution is to invest in education, in the people who can create positive impacts for our society,” said Mr. Nguyễn Phương Lam, a distinguished philanthropist in Asia, in conversation with Fulbright […]

On November 26-27, members of the Natural Capital Management (NCM) program at Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM), Fulbright University Vietnam organized a short course themed “Geospatial Technology in Feasibility Research of Renewable Energy in Vietnam” in Ninh Thuan Province. It was the second course in the NCM program; the first course was […]

Read the full newsletter HERE. Dear cherished friends of Fulbright University Vietnam, Among the many beautiful traditions long honored and celebrated in our country, my favorite has to be the Vietnamese Teachers’ Day, which falls on the 20th of November. On this special day, we pay respects to the people instrumental, and ever influential, in […]