Foreign Trade University (Vietnam)

Foreign Trade University
Đại học Ngoại Thương

Stylized outline of a shield surmounted by a torch

Logo of the Foreign Trade University
Former names
Đại học Cán bộ Ngoại giao- Ngoại Thương
Established 1960
Type Public
Principal Hoàng Văn Châu
Academic staff
300
Administrative staff
100
Students 10,000
Postgraduates 1,000
Location Hanoi, Vietnam
21°01′23″N 105°48′18″E / 21.023°N 105.805°ECoordinates: 21°01′23″N 105°48′18″E / 21.023°N 105.805°E
Colours Red and White         
Sports Aerobics, Basketball, Football
Website www.ftu.edu.vn

Foreign Trade University, or FTU, is a university established in 1960, located in Hanoi, Vietnam. FTU is among the most well-known universities in Vietnam, covering a wide range of business courses among which are finance, management, and marketing. Students from FTU are recognized as being active and well-qualified.

The university also has campuses in Ho Chi Minh City and Hạ Long - Quảng Ninh.

It has both undergraduate and graduate programs for foreign students. These courses are taught in Vietnamese, English, and French. In the fall semester 2012, the FTU welcomed undergraduate exchange students from the US, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Japan and South Korea, who stayed mostly for one semester but in parts also for two. Besides student exchanges as a part of an academic partnership, the FTU also allows self-organized exchange semesters (commonly known as "Free Mover" semesters).

Academic Articulation Agreements

FTU has academic partnerships with the following universities:

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