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The convocation ceremony of Fulbright University Vietnam’s undergraduate class of 2020-2024 is the third of its kind since the establishment of our institution. Emotions ran high for those attending the event both physically and virtually. While retaining its traditional rituals, special moments on this Convocation day touched the hearts of all participants. This was the […]

The Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) held the graduation ceremony for 54 students from the 2020 class of Fulbright’s Master in Public Policy. The graduation ceremony took place in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic with a number of students taking part online. All the faculty and students present at the […]

The symbol chosen as Fulbright University Vietnam’s seal holds special significance that many would not know. Its story began in 1994, with the founding of the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program (FETP) by the Harvard Vietnam Program, the precursor to what has now become the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM). In its early […]

Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) and Princeton University, New Jersey, USA recently signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of study, scientific and cultural exchanges. According to this 3-year initial agreement, Fulbright students will be offered, come September, to enroll into and participate in a virtual learning experience “at” Princeton’s History Department, the […]

“At Fulbright University Vietnam, we believe in education being accessible to all, and in ensuring the success of all our students. This is only possible in a diverse and inclusive learning environment, where students thrive through each other’s unique contributions,” said Dam Bich Thuy, President of Fulbright University Vietnam. A 2016 UNICEF study found out […]

Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM)’s Master in Public Policy (MPP) program is the first and the only full-time program in Vietnam that offers a distinctive American-standard approach to learning.Students of the MPP program can choose between two concentrations: Policy Analysis and Leadership and Management. Policy Analysis applicants are required to complete the […]

On July 17th, 2020, Fulbright’s Venture Fellows were invited to visit the headquarters of VNG, the first Vietnamese “unicorn” with global ambitions, and one of the fastest growing tech companies in the country, as part of the Venture Fellows Program (VFP) “summer tour”. All summer, Venture Fellows will have the opportunity to meet with the […]

The Ministry of Education and Training recently published statistics on higher education in Vietnam for 2017-1018 and 2018-2019. There were 36.476 master’s students graduating in 2017-2018, an increase of 1.792 compared to the previous academic year. Graduation data on master’s degrees was not included in the 2018-2019 report. The capacity for master’s level education in […]

A knowledge initiative pioneered by Fulbright, Open Courseware is a public resource with learning and research materials published online for public access. In line with Fulbright’s values of shared knowledge, the early 2000s saw Fulbright School build Open Courseware from scratch to benefit not only Fulbright learners and graduates, but also the broader Vietnamese society. […]

One of the things that sets apart the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) is the case-study method utilized for teaching public policy.  FSPPM inherited this method from Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) to teach applied economics in Vietnam since the late 1990s. But our faculty has since created their own trove of case […]

Regional and local development is an optional course of the Master in Public Policy program at Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM). Taught by Dr. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, Dean of FSPPM, it is favored by students of both Policy Analysis and Leader & Management concentrations. Recently, more than 50 students of the […]

Huynh Minh Trang was accepted by three different universities in the U.S.; she was hoping to start her college life in America this September. But like so many other students who planned to study abroad this Fall, she’s stuck in Vietnam because the Covid-19 pandemic has left her in limbo. Trang is among 190,000 Vietnamese […]

“It can be extremely frustrating for students to come out of University with a degree and then find out that it’s not as applicable to the workforce as they thought it was. The way Fulbright enables students to gain experience within some of the best companies in Vietnam is really, really valuable.” Toby Scregg, Managing […]

Le Van Phuc, an alumnus of Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM), was a university lecturer in the central province of Thua Thien Hue when he decided to apply for – and win – a scholarship to pursue a master’s in public policy at FSPPM, from which he graduated in 2017.  This year, […]

“The most important goal of my undergraduate classes is to impart to students that Economics is a framework. It is not just playing with math models and answer hypothetical questions and what ifs. It’s about thinking through the bigger ideas, discussing real world issues. I want them to have a better understanding of how the […]

Built on the academic foundations laid by leading professors at Harvard University over two decades ago, the Master of Public Policy (MPP), Policy Analysis concentration (PA) is the longest standing and most established program at Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM). As the first MPP program in Vietnam and the only one in […]

Leadership and Management (LM) is one of the two concentrations in master’s in public policy at Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management. Grounded in economics, the program is particularly designed for mid and senior managers of any professions. Faculty members are leading experts in economics, law studies, and management in Vietnam. The curriculum is […]

On June 22nd, 2020, Fulbright University Vietnam held a ceremony on campus grounds for the reception of the second round of funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The ceremony was attended by H.E. Daniel Kritenbrink, US Ambassador to Vietnam, Michael Greene, Director of USAID Vietnam, President of Fulbright University Dam Bich […]

In the last week of May, 19 graduate students enrolled in Fulbright’s first class of Leadership and Management concentration (LM 2020) defended their theses after 18 months of coursework. LM students are particularly geared towards pragmatism. With over 60% of students coming from private and NGO sectors, graduation theses for LM are oriented towards practical […]

Since the Covid-19 pandemic is the principal reason world oil price are spiraling down, the global crude oil market can only recover to normal, or a “new normal”, when SARS-COV 2 viruses are effectively controlled. Once mass lockdown bans are lifted, the global economy can rumble back to its normal conditions, resulting in increased demand […]