International Trade between Vietnam and the US
Vietnam • Summer & Fall 2022
Vietnam has been considered one of the largest beneficiaries in the US-China trade war as companies shift their production out of China to avoid tariffs. A business faculty-led program focusing on International Trade is a good way for your students to learn about the culture, how people do business as well as the key drives behind the impressive economic growth of one of Asia’s new tigers.
INCLUSION
- Trade relations between Vietnam and the US through a visit to the U.S Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City or American Chamber in Vietnam
- How to invest in Vietnam through visits to U.S-owned companies in Vietnam, law/consulting firms
- How Vietnamese-owned companies start doing business with US companies and their strategies to enter the US market/ expand globally
- Different models of how Vietnamese companies in fields like financial services, tech, logistics, e-commerce, start-up, etc have prepared to faster grow and benefit from international trade opportunities (including the US-China trade war) and what are the opportunities for their peers in the US?
- Vietnamese culture: how culture affects the way people do business in Vietnam
Tentative schedule
- Day 1: Arrival in HCMC
- Afternoon/Evening: airport pick up, hotel check-in
- Official check-in time is 14:00
- Day 2: Orientation
- Morning: FREE
- Afternoon: Onsite Orientation
- Students will have an orientation with the site team. Program itinerary, safety, and survival tips and a basic Vietnamese language lesson will be covered.
- Evening: Welcome dinner with authentic Vietnamese foods
- Day 3: City tour
- The purpose of this tour is to let the students understand how resilient Vietnam and its people were throughout the Vietnam War.
- Day 4: Guest Lecture & China Town Visit
- Day 5: Company visits
- Day 6: Day trip to the Cu Chi tunnels
- Visiting one of the world’s biggest man made network of connecting tunnels to learn how innovative and resilient the people of Vietnam were during the wartime, what community life meant back then and how people made friends with and relied on nature to protect them.
- Day 7: Company visits
- Day 8 & 9: Overnight tour to the Mekong Delta
- A trip for students to see the biggest “rice bowl” of Vietnam, the main drive behind Vietnam being the 3rd rice exporter in the world, at the same time experiencing life in a water world where boats, houses, and markets float upon innumerable rivers, canals, and streams. The Mekong Delta is also home to many of Vietnam’s most delicious dishes.
- Day 10: Volunteer
- Day & Street Food Tour
Volunteer at a not-for-profit restaurant for people with low-income in the morning and discover the delicious and colorful street food scene of Ho Chi Minh City through a food tour with our local guide(s) in the afternoon
- Day & Street Food Tour
- Day 11: Free
- Morning & Afternoon: Free
- Recommended activities: Independence Palace, Ben Thanh Market, Bui Vien Walking Street, etc
- Day 12: Company visits
- Day 13: Departure from Vietnam
- Morning/Noon: Check out of hotel
- Official check-out time is 12:00 PM
- Afternoon/Evening: Flight back to the US – End of program
*Notes: All activities listed above are subject to change in case of unexpected circumstances or companies/organizations’ unavailability.
Tentative locations
Ho Chi Minh City
Duration
2 weeks
What’s usually included in our price
We customize the itinerary to best meet your needs and objectives. Program fee depends on duration, number of participants and in detailed inquiries for each program, thus we do not have a fixed program fee for all. With a group of 10 students, the program fee in the location(s) of 01 faculty staff will be free of charge.
Our standard full program fee covers:
- Airport transfer
Accommodation: 3-star hotel, twin room, same-gender/room, single room for university faculty, free Wi-Fi and room service - Meals: Breakfast at hotel; welcome and farewell dinners; other meals as listed in the itinerary
Program development
Program coordinator accompanies the group in every activity for the whole program;
Local buddies arrangement (if requested)
On-site orientation;
Company visits arrangement;
Guide and entrance fees for all excursions as listed in the itinerary
Transportation as described in the program itinerary
24/7 emergency contact number (SOS card);
All gratuities to bus drivers, tour guides and/ or similar.
INCLUSION
1: Faculty sends an inquiry to ABROADER.
2: ABROADER gets in touch with faculty within 02 working days for more details if it is needed.
3: A proposal with a program fee will be sent to faculty for approval in the next 02 weeks.
4: ABROADER supports providing necessary information to promote the program on campus channels or collecting program fees from participants if requested.
5: ABROADER starts logistical procedures to run the program (visa, student information and health & safety, and pre-departure orientation, etc.)
If you still have questions, feel free to contact us!
REVIEWs ON US
Featured educators
“Working with ABROADER has been a delight; their partnership in building a program that works for both our model and local realities has been top notch. Over the last few years, we have worked closely together to open a new location for Northwestern’s Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) in Hanoi. This eight-week program sends small groups of Northwestern students to intern directly with community-based organizations in Hanoi to partner on work prioritized by the host organization. ABROADER builds and maintains relationships with a wide variety of organizations that are passionate about their missions, as well as hosting students.”
COREY ANNE PORTELL
Northwestern University, United States
Senior Program Manager, Global Engagement Programs, Global Learning Office
Featured educators
“I thank you for your warm greetings ever since my first visit to Hanoi in 2015. We mainly deal with study tours for Japanese university students, but it is not unusual for students to go abroad for the first time. In an environment where individualized care is required for such students, sincere support has always been provided. Also, seeing our students interact with local students and host families in English, which is not their native language, allows for communication from the heart, which extends beyond just language. That experience has led to their confidence, and this is always touching. All of this is thanks to the pre-training of local students and host families and your efforts as a team.”
YUKO TAKAMOCHI
Ryugaku Journal Inc., Japan
Corporate Sales Manager, Private Organization for Overseas Education
Featured educators
“ABROADER has an extensive industry network that they utilise to provide the students with industry tours relevant to their classroom work. They have well established links to a number of Vietnamese Universities and use them such that coordinated activities and learning experiences are shared between Vietnamese students and students from Newcastle. ABROADER also maintains a local buddy system which providé an amazing insight into the Vietnamese people and culture. Students from Newcastle also appreciate the culture and volunteer days, not only as a break from their classroom studies, but as a learning experience as well as a chance to give a little back to Vietnam.”
JAMES WELSH
University of Newcastle, Australia
Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Featured educators
“For many years, ABROADER has been my trusted partner when I send my students to Vietnam. From ABROADER’s vast network of relationships with great industry leaders to their ability to pair students with local buddies, ABROADER ensures that my students gain a learning experience of a lifetime through deep immersion into the local businesses and culture. In helping with getting my students’ visas processed and from a risk management perspective as well, their team is reliably efficient, thorough, flexible, and highly professional. My heart-felt thanks to Lucy Nguyen and her excellent team for all that you do for my students!”
PROFESSOR LYNN IMAI
Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada
Counsellor & Coach | Global Leadership Expert
Featured educators
“I would like to thank you for your leadership, guidance and support of our pre-service teachers. Your thorough planning, preparation and attention to detail, along with your outstanding leadership during this professional experience, ensured that it was a great success for all concerned. The experiences that you enabled our pre-service teachers to have, and the relationships that you have built with collaborating schools, are vital to the work of the Faculty Education at Monash University. Your wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting the organization of quality International Professional Experience for our students is highly appreciated and valued.”
DOCTOR REBECCA COOPER
Monash University, Australia
Senior Lecturer
Featured educators
“I was part of the Ohio University Global Engagement team that visited Vietnam in 2019. Lucy and her team made the trip a never-to-forget trip. Though we were a bunch of faculty and staff, not the usual exchange students that ABROADER handles, they still were there for us. From the stroll in the central market of Ho Chi Minh City, boat-ride down the Mekong Delta, interaction with local business leaders and university faculty – ABROADER did an excellent job! When it comes to groups, exchange students, study-abroad students’ trips to Vietnam intending to have an authentic worthy Vietnamese experience, then without a shade of doubt, I would recommend ABROADER!”
GREG-VICTOR C. OBI, PH.D.
Ohio University, United States
Professor of Business Management Tech – College of Business
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