Foreign Trade University Ho Chi Minh City is the southern branch of Foreign Trade University (Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Ngoại thương), a public university founded in 1960 and headquartered in Hanoi. The Ho Chi Minh City campus was established in 1993 and upgraded to a branch campus in March 2026. It teaches economics and business, including international business, international finance, logistics and supply chain management, and accounting.
At the university level, Foreign Trade University runs the FIIS Innovation and Incubation Center and the Change Maker Community, which helps students incubate startup projects.
Students and faculty from Foreign Trade University HCMC can also build venture skills with SEA Bridge through the ASEAN1967 Fellowship and the open Global Venture Playbook reading list.
More universities from Vietnam in the Gen SEA University Network:
Gen SEA University Network members in other countries:
Foreign Trade University HCMC is part of the Gen SEA University Network, the universities SEA Bridge works with and whose students join our programs.
Students from Foreign Trade University HCMC have been selected for the ASEAN1967 Fellowship, SEA Bridge’s program of real venture work across ASEAN.
For students: apply to the ASEAN1967 Fellowship to work on real projects with companies expanding across Southeast Asia.
For faculty and university partners: contact SEA Bridge to explore joint courses, student projects and research collaboration.
