Signed exchange agreement with the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City and thus, automatically in exchange relation with its 6 independent colleges and 21 research centers
Obtained new bridgehead to enter Southeast Asia following the establishment of the Vietnam Alumni Association
[January 10, 2012]

 With Hallyu of Southeast Asia continuing to the high Korean education fever, Yeungnam University is beginning its full-fledged entry into Vietnam.

 
 Yeungnam University (President Lee, Hyo-soo) signed an exchange agreement with the Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) in the main conference room at Yeungnam University on the afternoon of the 10th. (photo)

 VNU-HCM is a national university association launched by universities in the Ho Chi Minh area in 1995. It has been under the direct jurisdiction of Vietnam’s Prime Minister’s Office since 2011. It is Vietnam’s top advanced education institute having 6 separate colleges (science, engineering, humanities/social sciences, international, information technology, law/economics) and 21 research centers.

 With this agreement, an official channel for the best minds that graduated from Vietnam National University to study at the Yeungnam University Graduate School has opened, and thus, it is expected that joint research between Korea and Vietnam will become more active. Moreover, Yeungnam University’s advanced medical education, medical technologies and industry-academic cooperation knowhow will be passed on to Vietnam, making it more than merely academic exchange, but a win-win relationship.

 In particular, using the ‘Yeungnam University Vietnam Alumni Association’ that was established at the end of last year in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as a hub, it is expected to play a leading role in spreading Korean language education and Korean culture in Vietnam. Currently, over 40 Vietnamese who acquired a degree at Yeungnam University are actively participating in the Yeungnam University Vietnam Alumni Association, and as of the second semester of 2011, 45 students from Vietnam are studying at Yeungnam University. 8 additional students are expected to come to the university in the first semester of 2012.

 On this, Lee, Hyo-soo expressed his hopes to increase exchange with all of Southeast Asia by saying, “We basically acquired a bridgehead starting with Vietnam that can spread to active exchange with all of Southeast Asia.”