The Center for Entrepreneurship
and Innovation

Level 2 includes longer-term activities that help participants practice their initial entrepreneurship and innovation knowledge in real-life cases. At this stage, participants need close monitoring and hand-holding support from CEI and other experts. Activities in this level are often in the form of internship programs, competitions and challenges. These activities often last less than one month.

Level 3 includes activities that last from 3 to 6 months whereby participants assumes much higher ownership of their projects and carry them from the beginning to the end of a project life cycle. Acitivities in this level are mostly in the form of startup incubation programs, and long-term open innovation labs. Participants can only join Level 3 when they master the knowledge and skillsets acquired from Level 1 & 2.

Entrepreneurship (E): Venture Fellows Program (VFP)

VFP is a highly selective program that every year sends 20-25 FUV students to intern in startups in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. The program aims to expose students to a professional working environment, develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and expand their network.

Business (B): Industry Labs

Batch 1: Fashion & Textile (March 2023)

Batch 2 : Education (June 2023)

This flagship program fosters the relationship between FUV and its industry partners by addressing business challenges through an open innovation model. In this program, teams of up to 10 students (from both FUV and its partner universities) receive intensive training and mentoring, and apply a multi-disciplinary, human-centric, and innovative approach, to deeply understand business problems. The program exposes students to a professional working environment, fostering a creative problem-solving mindset and expanding their network. The duration varies between 3-4 weeks for Level 2 and 3-6 months for Level 3.

Entrepreneurship (E): Outbox

Outbox is an incubation program assisting potential student entrepreneurs in navigating uncertainties in building new companies or products. The three month program includes both a self-paced virtual program, team-based activities, weekly challenges and 1-on-1 coaching with CEI and other experts. The program is designed for early-stage founders and requires at least one team member from Fulbright University Vietnam.

Social (S): Social empowerment challenges

Project 2023: Mekong Water Challenge 2023 (MWC) is an open innovation laboratory addressing water issues in the Mekong Delta. The program aims to raise awareness of water issues, encourage open innovation, and develop practical solutions to enhance the resilience of Mekong Delta communities.