As part of their field learning activities, more than 60 master’s students in Cohort 13 of the Executive – MBA program at National Economics University (NEU) successfully completed field surveys, consultations, and a seminar in Shanghai, China, from June 25 to 29, 2025.

Accompanying and guiding the delegation were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huy Nhuong, Vice President of NEU; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ta Van Loi, President of the College of Business; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Dinh Bao, Head of the Department of Personnel and Organization; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Trung Thanh, Dean of the Institute of International Education; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Thanh Huong, Vice Dean in charge of the Institute of Postgraduate Education; staff members of the Institute of Postgraduate Education; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Hoa, Head of the Training Division of the Institute of Postgraduate Education; Dr. Nguyen Duc Hoa, Deputy Head of the Training Division of the Institute of Postgraduate Education; and master’s students in Cohort 13 of the Executive – MBA program.

Field learning is an important component of the executive master’s academic program at NEU, designed to strengthen the connection between classroom instruction and practical business management and operations. In Shanghai, the master’s students conducted field surveys and consultations at YTO Express Group and SAIC Volkswagen, and participated in a seminar on “Cooperation Between Chinese and Vietnamese Businesses” at the School of Business of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

The delegation at YTO Express Group headquarters

YTO Express Group is a large, well-known private express delivery company in China. At the Group’s parcel sorting center, the master’s students observed the automated parcel sorting line and received a briefing explaining how it operates. At the Group’s headquarters, representatives of its leadership introduced and described its organizational and governance models and methods for managing and monitoring operations across the Group.

The Group’s leaders also devoted considerable time to exchanges, discussions, and answering questions from many master’s students on topics of interest, including business strategy, achievements, and the application of digital transformation and artificial intelligence in organizing the Group’s operations. On behalf of the delegation, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huy Nhuong thanked the Group’s leaders for their warm hospitality and presented a commemorative gift to a representative of YTO Express Group.

The delegation visits YTO Express Group’s parcel sorting center

The delegation tours YTO Express Group’s parcel sorting line

The delegation receives a briefing on management and control at YTO Express Group headquarters

Master’s students ask questions of YTO Express Group’s leaders

At SAIC Volkswagen, in addition to observing automobile production and assembly at the factory and visiting the company’s exhibition and heritage hall, the master’s students heard representatives of the company’s leadership analyze and discuss current production and business operations and its development strategy through 2030 and beyond.

Established in Shanghai in 1984, SAIC Volkswagen is a joint venture between SAIC Motor (China) and Volkswagen Group (Federal Republic of Germany). SAIC Volkswagen holds a leading position in automotive market share, delivering 2.93 million vehicles to the Chinese and Hong Kong markets in 2024. Recently, the company has also made a strong shift toward producing environmentally friendly electric vehicles.

The delegation and master’s students visit SAIC Volkswagen’s heritage room

The delegation and master’s students visit SAIC Volkswagen’s heritage room

The delegation and master’s students tour SAIC Volkswagen’s automobile assembly plant

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) is China’s first university specializing in commerce, finance, and economics and currently ranks among the top 100 in the ARWU rankings. At SUFE, master’s students in Cohort 13 of NEU’s Executive MBA program and master’s students in SUFE’s MBA program jointly organized a lively seminar on “Cooperation Between Chinese and Vietnamese Businesses.”

At the seminar, master’s students from both universities actively presented papers and engaged in lively discussions, drawing on the specialized knowledge gained through their studies and their practical experience in business management and operations.

Representatives of master’s students in SUFE’s School of Business MBA program presented a paper entitled “From Practice to Insight: The Future of China–Vietnam Cooperation Through the Lens of China’s Global Industrial Innovation,” offering extensive analysis and insights into new development trends in economic cooperation between the two countries.

Meanwhile, master’s students in NEU’s Executive MBA program presented four in-depth papers: “Analysis of Vietnam’s Business Environment and Opportunities for Cooperation Between Chinese and Vietnamese Businesses”; “Business Strategy of China’s SAIC – Volkswagen Group and Its Application to Vietnamese Businesses”; “Business Management Experience of SAIC Volkswagen Group and Its Practical Application to Vietnamese Businesses”; and “Logistics and Supply Chain Management at China’s YTO Group—Lessons for Vietnamese Businesses.”

The papers not only demonstrated the master’s students’ research capabilities and critical thinking but also helped deepen the seminar discussions and promote future cooperation initiatives between businesses in the two countries.

The study trip concluded successfully, helping master’s students in the executive master’s program gain a deeper, more vivid, and clearer understanding of foreign businesses in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the expanding application of artificial intelligence.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ta Van Loi, President of the College of Business, NEU, delivers the seminar’s opening remarks

Master’s students in SUFE’s School of Business MBA program present a paper

Master’s students in Cohort 13 of NEU’s executive master’s program present papers and participate in discussions

Article and photos: Institute of Postgraduate Education and Department of Communications

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