From June 18 to 22, 2024, a delegation of faculty and staff from National Economics University (NEU), led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Vice President, visited and held working meetings at Dongseo University and Hanbat National University in South Korea to discuss plans for student and lecturer exchanges in the coming period.

The delegation also included Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Son Tung, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Trung Thanh, Dean of the Institute of International Education; Dr. Pham Sy Long, Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation; and representatives of the leadership of the University’s units, along with faculty and staff.
NEU’s vision is to become a research-oriented, multidisciplinary university covering multiple fields, ranking among Vietnam’s top five universities and Asia’s top 100 universities in economics, management and business administration according to international ranking standards. With this vision, and amid accelerating integration and globalization, NEU places particular emphasis on international cooperation in education, viewing it as an important strategy for enhancing its educational capacity and raising its profile and brand worldwide. NEU therefore continually expands its partnerships and strengthens and develops joint programs with other universities abroad.
This important visit marked new developments in NEU’s relations with Dongseo University in South Korea and Hanbat National University, affirming their close ties and progress in educational cooperation. It also provided an opportunity for NEU to demonstrate its goodwill and desire to cooperate with more universities in South Korea and around the world.
As part of its working schedule, the NEU delegation met and held direct discussions with the leadership of Dongseo University in South Korea.
Receiving and meeting with the delegation on behalf of Dongseo University were Dr. Jekuk Chang, President; Dr. Kim Hee Kyung, Dean of the International Faculty; and representatives of the leadership of the university’s units.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Vice President of NEU, poses for a photo with Dr. Jekuk Chang, President of Dongseo University in South Korea.
At the meeting, representatives of the two universities’ leadership discussed and agreed on financial and facilities support for students from NEU’s Faculty of Business Administration transferring to Dongseo University, as well as study opportunities and other graduate programs.
The NEU delegation holds discussions and a working meeting with representatives of Dongseo University in South Korea.
The NEU delegation meets with students currently studying at Dongseo University in South Korea.
A meeting between the NEU delegation and DSU Cohort 6 students at Dongseo University.
Also during its visit and working meetings at Dongseo University, on July 21, 2024, the delegation attended the graduation ceremony for Cohort 5 of the international bachelor’s program in Business Administration, a joint 2+2 program offered by Dongseo University and NEU. After two years of study at NEU and two years at Dongseo University, students receive a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Dongseo University, one of Asia’s top 50 universities for internationalization standards, with a modern learning environment that attracts many South Korean students and international students from around the world.
The bachelor’s graduation ceremony for DSU Cohort 5 students.
Also as part of its working schedule, the NEU delegation visited and held working meetings at Hanbat National University, one of South Korea’s long-established public universities.
The university provides an ideal learning environment for young people with a passion for technology, engineering and applied technology development. Hanbat National University is a center for training South Korea’s technology engineers. This is a major advantage as NEU and Hanbat National University cooperate to learn from each other and implement new programs at NEU’s College of Technology.
Hanbat National University currently maintains close partnerships with scientific research institutes and major technology corporations in Daejeon, and has links with more than 101 universities in 29 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and China. These connections offer opportunities for graduate students in NEU’s E-MBA program to study and visit businesses in South Korea.
Hanbat National University receives and welcomes the NEU delegation.
This visit and the working meetings provided an opportunity for the two universities to discuss plans for future joint academic programs in greater detail, paving the way for further cooperation, development and achievements.
Hanbat National University committed to supporting and facilitating study and business visits in South Korea for graduate students in NEU’s E-MBA program. The two sides also agreed on lecturer and student exchanges, which could take the form of summer courses lasting 10–14 days or exchanges of one to two semesters. NEU also plans to launch additional joint 2+2 bachelor’s programs or 1+1 master’s programs with Hanbat National University in the coming period.
The NEU delegation poses for a commemorative photo with representatives of Hanbat National University.
After more than a week of continuous work, the delegation’s visit concluded successfully, opening a new phase of development for the University’s international joint academic programs and helping NEU gradually realize its goal of becoming a research-oriented university that meets regional and international standards.
Article and photos: Department of Communications

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