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Meeting with Forbes CEO in Korea - Vietnam cultural exchange at UEF

07/05/2018
In the afternoon of July 23rd , the cultural exchange program “Asia University Student’s Expedition for Cultural Network” was successfully conducted by Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance partnering with Deasan Foundation.

100 Korean lecturers and students checking in at “Home of UEFers”
 
The program was held with the participation of 100 lecturers and excellent students who were representatives of Korea’s leading universities. Deasan Foundation, key sponsor of the program, chooses UEF as a strategic partner with the objective of together celebrating this cultural exchange event. At present, the cooperation between Vietnam and Korea has shifted from only strategic to comprehensive, hence the much attention it gets from governments of both sides. In particular, UEF has secured strategic relationships as well as signed agreement with numerous prestigious Korean universities such as Woosong University, Wonkwang University, Hankuk University,...


Representatives of UEF and Deasan Foundation  giving gifts to speakers

At the event, both Korean and Vietnamese students had the opportunity to learn of useful knowledge about Korean and Vietnamese culture, history and especially operating social media based business presented by famous CEOs. Besides, the students were taught
the similarities between start-up methodologies among Vietnamese and  Korean  youth, and tips to build a stronger brand image for the company in the marketplace. Korean CEOs also placed a focus on the strengths, shortcomings of the aforementioned business methods.


Leading Vietnamese and Korean CEOs showing their enthusiasm in sharing knowledge to students
 
At the program, students raised lots of questions so experts can comment on their business ideas and find out ways to design an effective start-up path. Korean experts were impressed by UEFers’ highly practical questions which showcase their great vision.

Vietnamese and Korean students expressing ideas and raising questions on many issues

The highlight of the program is a speech from Ms. Duong Thu Huong - CEO of Forbes Vietnam -  focusing on style of top leaders from giants including Vinamilk, Visan, FPT, Thegioididong, VNG, etc. She also stated that each leader has their own changing style in different periods. As a result, students know the importance of leadership style, she stressed “To become a great leader, you have to possess five main characteristics: enduring, creative, daring, determined and visionary regardless of the time.”

Finally, students of both sides were full of excitement when expressing their own business plans and receiving feedback from experts. Particularly, Korean CEOs considered Vietnam to be a really potential marketplace as it aligns with Korean culture in many ways, and encouraged Korean students to be willing to start up business in Vietnam.
 
After the program, UEF and Deasan Foundation had a discussion on planning the upcoming programs to strengthen sustainable cooperation in various areas such as cultural exchange, academic and start-up programs. With such a strong tie between the two, we believe UEFers will have more chances to experience and study as well as improve career prospect in our globalized world.



 
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