The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa hosted a special delegation led by Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dzung from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. On May 22, the delegation, hailing from Washington D.C., engaged with UH Mānoa faculty and students, fostering dialogue and collaboration.
“UH Mānoa has long been regarded as a world leader in Southeast Asian studies. We hope this visit encourages our university to support more efforts to partner with Vietnamese universities that celebrate Vietnamese culture and language in Vietnam and across its diaspora, including Hawaiʻi,” said Miriam Stark, director of the UH Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
Ambassador Dzung stressed the importance of educational ties between Vietnam and the U.S. focusing on trade, investment, technological innovation and reconciliation efforts. He praised the success of the Vietnam Executive MBA (VEMBA) program at the Shidler College of Business, which has seen more than 1,000 graduates. Through VEMBA, the business school partners with Van Lang University in Vietnam to train, guide and prepare Vietnam’s top executives who want to elevate their management skills.
The delegation was welcomed by Stark, Spencer Kimura (director of International Programs in the College of Social Sciences) and Vance Roley, dean at Shidler. Nori Tarui, an economics professor and research fellow at the UH Economic Research Organization, moderated discussions.
