Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Truc Le - Secretary of the Party Committee, and Chairman of the Board of Trustee sent New Year greetings and welcomed the delegation of students and lecturers from the University of Sydney to UEB to study.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Anh Thu – Vice Rector of UEB also emphasized that the cooperation between the two universities over the past 9 years has not only brought helpful learning programs but also opportunities for students to have a more practical experience and cultural exchange.

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Anh Thu - Vice Rector, University of Economics and Business - VNU shared at the program

This 12-day study tour (January 30 to February 10, 2023) is part of the RARE program, which began in Australia in 2011 and has been expanded in Vietnam since 2015 in collaboration with the USYD and organized by UEB.

 

Mr Jared Harrison, RARE Program Director, USYD shared about the RARE Program with UEB and USYD students.

On the first day, UEB and USYD students participated in the “Scaling social enterprise in Vietnam” workshop with lectures from representatives of the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, the USYD and social enterprises. In addition to valuable information about social enterprises in Vietnam, students also heard about startup stories starting from the urge to help the surrounding community.

 

 

Majdie Hordern, the First Secretary of the Australian Embassy in Vietnam

 

Student Darcie O'Leary (left) listens attentively to each piece of information from speeches

 

Information about "Empowering social enterprises in Vietnam" was shared online by speaker Pham Kieu Oanh - Founder and Director of the Center for Community Service Initiatives (CSIP)

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr Truong Thi Nam Thang, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation, at National Economics University shared about “Promoting the development of social enterprises in Vietnam”.

 

Student Jocelyn Li (far right) listens attentively to lectures

 

Dr Pham Vu Thang, Vice President of the School of Business Administration (UEB-SBA), Director of Thriive Foundation - Interhands Scholarship Fund

 

Speaker Nguyen Thi Kieu Viet shared about building prosperity for disadvantaged communities

 

Ms Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Consultant, Rabo Foundation

In the next 10 days, the delegation was divided into 4 groups of students and went to learn about reality at 4 businesses: Tohe, Ngong, Mimi Fashion, and Pamzon. These social enterprises accompanied UEB and USYD students to support them in forming and developing their big assignment – their project.

 

 

 

 

Mr Bui Ngoc Cuong - CEO & Founder Ngong - An Bien supported and expressed his joy when accompanying the projects of USYD and UEB students.

 

 

 

Student James Blissett (the boy on the far right) and the team have practical experience at Pamzon

 

Student Dinh Long Nhat, class QH2020E – School of Business Administration received a Certificate after participating in the program

On the last working day, 4 groups of students gave their confident and convincing presentations about a brand development project that the group came up with.

 

Tohe Group - Project: "Building social impact reports and stories of child artists"

 

Ngong Group – Project: “Exploring the potential to penetrate the Australian market (kombucha & nut milk)”

 

Mimi Fashion Group - Project: "Exploiting the potential to penetrate the Australian market"

 

Pamzon Group - Project: “Development of a social impact document and a social impact measurement plan”

 

Representatives of 4 businesses (from left to right, from top to bottom: Ngong, Mimi Fashion, Pamzon, Tohe) commented on student projects

 

 

Students from UEB, USYD and students from Nguyen Tat Thanh High School (Hanoi National University of Education) who attended the program were all captivated by energetic and inspirational presentations.

After 12 days of bonding together, UEB and USYD students not only had an opportunity to learn but also exchange knowledge and culture, and beautiful cross-border friendships began to sprout.

 

The Tohe Group

 

 

The Mimi Fashion Group

 

 

UEB - USYD students are more connected through interesting mini-games organized by BeONE English Club (UEB)

 

 

 

 

Bright smiles like bridging the geographical distance between Vietnam - Australia, between UEB students and international friends