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Three graduation theses from the 2020 class of Fulbright’s Master in Public Policy, Policy Analysis concentration (MPP-PA 2020) have been selected as case studies for educational purposes. These three original works constitute the final theses of 3 Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) graduate students, Ho Bao Tram, Pham Van Long, and Nguyen […]

On June 27, Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) organized an event to introduce the Master in Public Policy program for the 2020 school year to interested parties, with the participation of FSPPM alumni and faculty members.  FSPPM alumni shared their stories and learning experiences at FSPPM, testifying to the quality of training […]

Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) and Dartmouth College (Dartmouth), USA, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, as part of a long-term effort to strengthen cooperative relationships between both institutions over a period of 5 academic years. The MoU was signed by Ms. Dam Bich Thuy, President of Fulbright University Vietnam, and Professor Dennis Washburn, Associate Dean […]

PRESS RELEASE Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 22, 2020 – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $4.65 million grant to Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV). The award signing ceremony, hosted at FUV’s Crescent Plaza campus, was attended by U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink, USAID/Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene, […]

“A simple way to understand machine learning it is to think that with traditional programming we provide data and write a set of rules to get an answer. With machine learning, you provide the data and the answer, and find ways for your machine to generate the underlying rules, making for a wider, more flexible […]

Hoang Dinh Trong, a student at Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM), recommended policy adjustments to help the poor and homeless in Ho Chi Minh City in his thesis for his master’s in public policy degree.  Trong, a student of MPP20 class’s Leadership and Management concentration, defended his thesis titled “Implementation of Social […]

“I think future historians will look back on this as a transitional moment when East Asian values will be taken seriously for the simple fact that they are clearly working, potentially fostering a global cosmopolitan vision beyond neoliberal ideologies. Or they will look back and say this was the moment when we turned to authoritarian […]

On May 20th 2020 Fulbright University Vietnam hosted Xihong Lin, Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as she presented her recent findings and lessons learned from COVID-19 and the response in Wuhan Province, China, the epicenter of the pandemic, as well as data from the US and Europe. This talk […]

As promised, on Friday, June 5th, 2020, The Admissions and Financial Aid Office sent the highly anticipated admission results to our Spring Admissions Cycle applicants. Congratulations to our new Class of 2024, you will now be joining us on the journey to building Vietnam’s first liberal arts university.  This cycle has been special, both for […]

My beloved students, Yet another extraordinary school year has ended at Fulbright. As I write these words, I recall the many emotions shared by our Fulbright community members during last year’s End of Year Celebration. On that occasion, we gathered to look back on the Co-Design year, which had been marked by both immense excitement […]

In July 2019, Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management has earned its accreditation from Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), and entering the international network of leading public policy institutions. To international academics, NASPAA accreditation is commended as the “gold standard of public policy and management education.” To Dr. Vu […]

With predictions about a second wave of COVID-19 coming in this fall-winter, more and more universities in epidemic-stricken regions around the world are forced to consider closing their campuses until the end of the year. Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) hence decided to launch the Fulbright Visiting Student Program, an initiative that supports students whose study […]

During her talk at Fulbright University Vietnam, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and Chief Economist of the United States Department of the Treasury, Harvard Professor Karen Dynan forecasted that countries which took swift actions to control the spread of Covid-19 early such as Vietnam could emerge out of this financial crisis […]

On May 15, 2020, Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) and the People’s Committee of Thai Nguyen Province organized an online meeting for assessing the project titled “Enhancing the Competitiveness of Thai Nguyen Province and the Role of Samsung.” Dr. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, head of the research project, and the assembled group […]

It is a common misconception that public policy is only suitable for students who wish to work in the public sector. In fact, public policy is increasingly seen as an attractive option to professionals in the private sector and social institutions, a change that can be credited to its interdisciplinary nature and wide range of […]

On May 19th, Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) launches the Fulbright Visiting Student Program, an initiative that supports students whose study abroad plans have been disrupted because of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the world is facing a possible second wave of coronavirus infections this fall-winter, many universities in epidemic-stricken countries are forced to consider closing their […]

“The Internet has become so interwoven into my life that it’s hard to see things clearly – most of the time I just act on autopilot, scrolling up and down and swiping left and right without taking a step back and asking why I’m doing all these things. This course made me realize that I […]

A research by Dr. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, Dean of Fulbright School of Public Policy Management (FSPPM) and Dr. Tran Thi Que Giang, FSPPM’s senior lecturer was recently published by Oxford University Press – a prestigious academic book publisher. Their co-authored book chapter entitled “Vietnam: The Dilemma of Bringing Global Financial Standards to a Socialist […]

Fulbright University Vietnam and Hochiminh city Finance and Investment State-owned Company (HFIC) signed a cooperation agreement to design a Development Proposal to transform Ho Chi Minh City into a regional and international financial center. This is part of a strategic long-term plan to catalyze Ho Chi Minh City’s future economic breakthrough. Fulbright University Vietnam and […]

What should a leader do in crisis? Rarely has the question felt more appropriate than it does today. Indeed, with a global pandemic that shows little signs of stopping in the short-term, there is a significant need for leaders to step up and make clear the path forward. On April 23, famed American journalist Chris […]