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Special International Exchange Grant Programs, including Fulbright University Vietnam
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To provide special grants for international exchanges and other activities that support and address current and emerging issues of mutual interest to the United States and other countries, consistent with the program criteria established in the Department’s annual appropriation. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) seeks to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange programs, including the exchange of scholars, researchers, professionals, students, and educators. Educational and cultural engagement is premised on the knowledge that mutual understanding, the development of future leaders, and the benefits of education programs influence societies and affect official decision-making almost everywhere in the world today.
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No Current Data Available. The Trust for University Innovation in Vietnam (TUIV) receives financial support from ECA, including funds via the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund, towards the development of Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV), the first independent, not-for-profit university in Vietnam. USAID also is providing funding. FUV will embody American higher education values including academic freedom, autonomy, meritocracy, and transparency. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, it will admit its first class of students in academic year 2017-18 (teaching applied economics and management to Vietnamese mid-career managers and policymakers through a two-year Masters in Public Policy degree program) and its first undergraduates for 2018-19. Ground will be broken on campus construction in the fall of 2017, with the first phase of the construction to be completed by 2020. The Vietnamese government has been very supportive, including donating the land for the campus. FUV builds on the investments made under the direction of the U.S. Congress over 20 years in the Fulbright Economic Teaching Program (FETP), a cornerstone of U.S.-Vietnamese bilateral cooperation in higher education for which ECA provided funding. FETP has transitioned into FUV’s School of Public Policy and Management.
The Trust for University Innovation in Vietnam (TUIV) receives financial support from ECA, including funds via the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund, towards the development of Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV), the first independent, not-for-profit university in Vietnam. USAID also is providing funding. FUV will embody American higher education values including academic freedom, autonomy, meritocracy, and transparency. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, it will admit its first class of students in academic year 2017-18 (teaching applied economics and management to Vietnamese mid-career managers and policymakers through a two-year Masters in Public Policy degree program) and its first undergraduates for 2018-19. Ground is expected to be broken in the fall of 2018, with the first phase of the construction to be completed by 2020. The Vietnamese government has been very supportive, including donating the land for the campus. FUV builds on the investments made under the direction of the U.S. Congress over 20 years in the Fulbright Economic Teaching Program (FETP), a cornerstone of U.S.-Vietnamese bilateral cooperation in higher education for which ECA provided funding.
Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) began recruitment of its first cohort of undergraduate students in spring 2018 and 56 students were selected for a special ‘co-design-year,’ which began with intensive English in mid-July followed by regular classes that started in September 2018. The official full undergraduate program opened in September 2019 raising the total number to approximately 125. In addition, a new cohort of approximately 70 graduate students will join 50 Masters of Public Policy students for the 2019-2020 academic year. In June 2018, FUV moved to a temporary campus, which includes dormitories for the undergraduates, until FUV’s permanent campus is completed. Ground for FUV’s new campus was broken in June 2019, with the first phase of the construction expected to be completed by 2022.
Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) is the first independent, not-for-profit academic institution in Vietnam and embodies American higher education values including academic freedom, autonomy, meritocracy, and transparency. In September 2019, a total of 125 incoming freshman students joined the inaugural year of FUV’s undergraduate program, raising the total overall number of undergraduate and graduate students to nearly 250. By fall 2020, the overall total is expected to increase to 360 (160 undergraduate, 100 graduate, and 100 executive programs).
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For the 2022-2023 academic year, Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) had a combined total of nearly 800 students, comprised of approximately 650 undergraduates and 150 graduate students. In June 2023, FUV graduated its first class of undergraduates.
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Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
