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Fulbright Mini Fall Film Festival (FMFFF) is an initiative by Fulbright’s Career Development department, where students get to experience a wide range of high-quality Vietnamese movies, from action blockbusters to independent art films. It is much more than just an entertaining experience, in fact, the festival offered students an opportunity to directly discuss with and […]

Author: David Dapice, Harvard Kennedy School Published by EastAsiaForum on 10 November 2020. Read HERE  The US Treasury is investigating whether Vietnam is manipulating (over-devaluing) its currency. This is driven by a growing bilateral trade surplus with the United States — a variable of special concern to the current White House but to very few economists. […]

Mr. Le Minh Hoan, the Party chief of Dong Thap Province, was the guest of the latest issue of Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management’s (FSPPM) monthly talk show. Held by the Alumni Association of Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM), Fulbright’s Friday Talk takes place on the final Friday afternoon of […]

On the afternoon of October 2nd, 2020, Member of the Central Party Committee H.E. Phung Quoc Hien, led a delegation from the National Assemby to confer with faculty members of Fulbright of Public Policy and Management, Fulbright University Vietnam on the current and future state of Vietnam’s economy. The working group from the National Assembly […]

Fulbright University Vietnam recently held an online discussion titled “Beijing’s Expanding Shadow: Choices for Vietnam,” elaborating on the attitudes of Southeast Asian countries towards the rise of China. The discussion focused on Under Beijing’s Shadow: Southeast Asia’s China Challenge – the latest book by Mr. Murray Hiebert, senior associate of the Southeast Asia Program of […]

In a recently published story “How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge,” NBC News reported that Dr. Christopher Balding is an associate professor at Fulbright University Vietnam. In fact, Dr. Balding has not been employed by the University since September 10, 2020. The University has asked NBC News to […]

On the morning of October 26th, 2020, Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, Fulbright University Vietnam hosted a ceremony to welcome the Master of Public Policy cohort of 2020-2022 (MPP 2022), with over 80 new students in attendance. During his opening speech, Dean of Fulbright School of Public Policy Management, Professor Pham Duy Nghia emphasized […]

Fulbright University Vietnam and VNG, one of the fastest growing technology firms in Vietnam, recently signed a memorandum of understanding for continued cooperation in the provision of internship opportunities for Fulbright students, as well as the co-organization of workshops and career fairs. Under the framework agreement, VNG commits to be a partner in Fulbright’s Venture […]

Are you a high-growth startup looking to hire bright and self-starting Fulbright students as interns in the summer of 2021? Are you keen on joining Fulbright’s tight-knit network of startups and venture capital firms dedicated to our mission of nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders? The Venture Fellows Program (VFP) could be a good […]

American author, financier, and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein joined a global virtual conversation at Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) to share his thoughts on leadership on September 23, 2020. He was joined online by a famous moderator, American political commentator and journalist Chris Matthews, contributor to MSNBC and former host of Hardball with Chris Matthews, to […]

Dang Thi Manh, alumna of Fulbright Economic Training Program (FETP)’s Master in Public Policy (MPP), never expected to hold a managerial position in an American multinational company given her humble background as an English teacher. Manh took a sharp turn in her career path. From the English teacher of Foreign Trade University (FTU) in Ho […]

A day in mid-2007, in the office of Ben Wilkinson, Harvard Vietnam Program representative of Fulbright Economic Teaching Program (FETP), a candidate for a part-time librarian position was waiting for a job interview. The candidate was Truong Minh Hoa, a bachelor’s degree holder from Library and Information Science Faculty of the University of Social Sciences […]

CIMB ASEAN Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship for students from Southeast Asian countries, sponsored by CIMB Group. This year, Le Khanh Ha completely won the judges over with their unique personality, talent, and sincerity, earning for themselves a full ride scholarship for the remaining three years of study at Fulbright University Vietnam worth over $70,000. […]

Since May 2018, Harvard Business School’s project, Managing the Future of Work, is shining a light on six forces currently redefining the nature of work in the United States as well as in many other advanced and emerging economies. Co-chaired by faculty members Professor Joseph Fuller and Professor William R. Kerr, the project team has […]

Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) recently invited Nguyen Dinh Luong, former chief negotiator of the Vietnamese team for the Vietnam-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) as a visiting lecturer to conduct the Negotiation course. The agreement, signed in 2000, paved the way for Vietnam’s economy to integrate into the global economy after a […]

On August 29th, 2020, at Fulbright’s 2020 Convocation , Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) signed a memorandum of understanding on the Information Technology Scholarship of $50,000 to Fulbright University Vietnam. According to this memorandum of understanding, the “TPBank Information Technology Scholarship” will be awarded to students majoring in Computer Science with the most […]

In June 2019, Master of Public Policy (MPP) Graduate of 2019 Phan My Dung and Dr. Bae Yooil attended a seminar in Korea on the topic of public governance. Together, student and professor introduced their research findings on young Vietnamese career choice motivation between the public and private sectors, a deep look into the millennial workforce […]

Unlike most Vietnamese universities, where work experience is usually required only in the last year of study, Fulbright students’ ambition to apply what they have learned in the classroom to a real context led many to seek opportunities right after their first year. A core pillar of liberal arts philosophy, experiential learning contributes greatly to […]

The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), together with Fulbright University Vietnam recently hosted an online panel titled “Future of ASEAN: The Role of Youth”, with the participation of 3 YSEALI alumni from Vietnam, Cambodia and Brunei. The event was organized on the occasion of the establishment of YSEALI Academy at Fulbright, supported by a […]

The admissions process for Fulbright University Vietnam Undergraduate Class of 2025 has officially started! This year, Fulbright continues with two admissions cycles: Priority Cycle (10/9/2020-29/11/2020) and Spring Cycle (18/1/2021-4/4/2021) with the target of 250 students. Vietnamese citizens or foreigners currently in high school senior year and will graduate by September 2021 are eligible to apply […]