Foreign Trade University (Vietnam)
Foreign Trade University | |
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Đại học Ngoại Thương | |
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 |
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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:
- University of Mannheim
- Niccolò Cusano University
- University of Queensland
- La Trobe University
- University of London
- California State University, Fullerton
- Colorado State University
- Niagara University