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We’re excited to share the launch of the Octava Social Innovation Challenge powered by SolveMIT! OctavaFoundation is offering $500,000 in prize funding for those working on accessible and affordable edtech solutions that improve learning outcomes for underserved K-12 learners in Southeast Asia. Apply today: https://bit.ly/3yZ1lMy How can EdTech solutions improve learning outcomes for underserved learners […]

Currently a research associate at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Ulster University, Dr. Le Xuan Khoa is continually driven by the desire to pursue knowledge and develop a network of leading professionals in fields that contribute to a carbon-neutral future in Vietnam. As such, the YSEALI Academy’s seminar on Energy Economics and Policy has proven to be the perfect gateway to fulfill his goals – highly opportune for his keenness to become an expert and leader in renewable energy, while unveiling unexpected insight into […]

Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) is delighted to announce that the Scholarship Committee has selected four (04) recipients for the Community Change-Maker Scholarship and three (03) recipients for the TPBank STEM Scholarship. Since the initial scholarship announcement in May 2021, we have received applications from a number of deserving and well-qualified students. After rigorous rounds of […]

The Offices of Admissions at Fulbright University Vietnam and Dickinson College (Pennsylvania, USA) proudly co-host an essay writing competition entitled “Building A Brighter Future” with attractive prizes, along with certificates co-issued by both universities. Those eligible for the competition are Vietnamese highschool seniors (12th graders) or students who have graduated from high schools and are […]

This fall, a select few Fulbright students with physical disability and/or mental disorders will be able to receive financial aid from Wheel Cards Scholarship. This scholarship is established through the generosity and commitment of Wheel Cards to support college students with disabilities in Vietnam. As the world’s first wheelchair/ disabilities-related NFT project, Wheel Cards has […]

Fulbright University Vietnam is delighted to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of Fulbright Review of Economics and Policy (FREP), an international journal published on the platform of Emerald Publishing. Link to the journal’s inaugural issue can be found at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2635-0173/vol/1/iss/1. FREP is a peer-reviewed, open-access international scientific research journal, hosted by Fulbright School […]

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — On September 6, 2021, the YSEALI Academy at Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) officially announced the launch of its Entrepreneurship Seminar on “Navigating the Startup Ecosystem”. This seminar is now open for applications until September 24, 2021. Launched in 2020, YSEALI Academy’s main mission is to organize seminars and workshops […]

After completing the Energy Economics and Policy seminar, the Malaysian YSEALI alumna is strongly keyed to the power of transnational conversation – a prerequisite, she believes, to advance Southeast Asia’s transition into a clean energy future – for which the YSEALI Academy has proven to be an effective facilitating platform. A roadmap for sustainability and […]

Read the full newsletter HERE Dear cherished friends of Fulbright University Vietnam, The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our daily lives, causing a lot of uncertainties and new challenges. Yet, it has also brought out the best in many of us – those who have shown compassion and empathy and offered a helping hand […]

It’s that time of the year again, Fulbright University Vietnam’s Buddy Program is calling for high school volunteers from all across the country. The Fulbright Buddies will act as the bridge connecting Fulbright and students in your high school or your area. During the one-year term (from September 2021 to June 2022), the Buddies will […]

The Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management’s 2021 admission cycle started right when the 4th wave of COVID-19 in Vietnam began. In the face of such difficulties, the University has made timely adjustments to provide support to the candidates. In addition to previous changes such as expanding the eligibility of candidates, extending the application […]

In a video that went viral in 2016, American rapper Prince Ea set up a hypothetical trial in which he appeared as the plaintiff against the modern education system. He sued the obsolete system of forcing all students into the same mold and assessing the abilities of everyone with standardized tests. The inspirational speech transformed […]

Dear Fulbright community, friends and supporters, There’s a beautiful proverb in Vietnamese: “Bán anh em xa mua láng giềng gần” (A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away). Yet, during this fourth wave of COVID-19, the love Fulbright University Vietnam received proved to me that in hardship, everyone is our neighbor. On August […]

As one of the youngest Energy Security Analysts at the National Energy Council in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nuzulia Fajriningrum is also one of the 25 YSEALI fellows selected to participate in the YSEALI Academy seminar on Energy Economics and Policy, which took place from July 05 to July 16, 2021. Recently, Fajriningrum sits down and shares […]

Fulbright University Vietnam has received a five-year programmatic grant of US$1 million from two companies, Galaxy Studio and Dragon Capital to launch “Natural Capital Management” Program. Led by two visionary executives, Ms. Dinh Thi Hoa and Mr. Dominic Scriven, OBE., who share a life-long commitment to environmental sustainability in Vietnam, the two companies are entrusting […]

Dear Fulbright Community, I wish I could begin this letter on a positive note, but the devastating impact that COVID-19 is creating in Ho Chi Minh City and across Vietnam does make it difficult to do so. A few months ago, who could have thought such a vibrant city as Ho Chi Minh City could […]

Read the full newsletter HERE Dear cherished friends of Fulbright University Vietnam, Earlier this week, I was deeply touched while watching a video of the unconventional “live show” that the renowned saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan performed for the patients and healthcare workers in an empty courtyard of a COVID-19 makeshift hospital in Ho Chi Minh […]

Two weeks of the YSEALI Academy’s flagship seminar on Energy Economics and Policy has officially culminated with its graduation ceremony on July 16, 2021. Throughout the seminar, 35 young professionals coming from different backgrounds across ten Southeast Asian countries and Timor-Leste have come together on a quest for knowledge and bonded under the name of […]

When Dr. Le Thai Ha rummaged through the drawers looking for mementos of her student life, she found the brochure introducing the graduate research program of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. The photo on the cover of the publication shows Ha sitting on an ornamental rock among five other fellows from Singapore, China, India, and […]

In the face of extremely complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City and 57 other provinces and cities across the country, the Government is enforcing increasingly strict social distancing measures. Therefore, in order to accommodate the candidates and ensure the admission progress of the Master of Public Policy program in 2021, […]