In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) continued to organize and deliver executive education programmes and vocational training open to the general public, serving the lifelong learning needs of business leaders, workers, experts, researchers and professional groups outside UEH. The programmes were delivered in two formats: programmed training (scheduled, recurring programmes) and ad-hoc training (thematic courses responding to specific needs), covering management, finance, accounting, technology, sustainable development and professional competencies.
Through the short-course systems of its member schools (COB, CELG, CTD and UEH.ISB), UEH Mekong and its specialized training and research units, UEH widens lifelong learning opportunities and builds the professional capacity of people who are not enrolled in its degree programmes. Activities focus on business management, finance and accounting, health economics, management technology, data analytics and sustainable development, aiming to improve the quality of human resources and their adaptability to labour market requirements.
Two formats of short-term training and vocational training at UEH in 2025
In 2025, UEH maintained two training formats for learners from outside the University. For programmed training, UEH delivered courses with a defined structure, duration, competency objectives and admissions plan; notable examples are the UEH CEO Program and the Economic and Financial Management Programme for the Healthcare Sector.
For ad-hoc training, UEH worked with government agencies, professional organizations and businesses to deliver thematic training courses that meet needs for updated knowledge and practical skills. Highlights include the training conference on Circular No. 99/2025/TT-BTC, organized with the Ministry of Finance, and the professional training for Controllers of the Vietnam Rubber Industry Group.
These activities were held at UEH campuses for learners who are not enrolled in the University’s degree programmes, demonstrating UEH’s capacity to provide executive education and vocational training both through long-term plans and in response to professional needs arising in 2025.
Scale of short-term training and vocational training in 2025
UEH maintains its short-term training system through the training offices and short-course centres of its member schools, offering professional and management development programmes for the community outside UEH. According to the 2025 activity report, the short-term training system recorded 275 courses and 5,962 certificates issued.
Compared with 2024, when HUREDIN delivered 180 courses and issued 4,265 certificates, activity in 2025 increased by 95 courses and 1,697 certificates, reflecting growth in the scale and capacity of training and in the community’s demand for learning and professional development.
In addition, UEH’s training review report shows that University-wide short-term training revenue in 2025 grew by 27.21% compared with 2024, alongside expansion into new fields such as digital transformation, e-commerce, logistics, public procurement, and economic and financial management for the healthcare sector.
Public evidence:
1. UEH College of Business: Steadfast innovation along 5 development pillars, spreading sustainable value aligned with the SDGs (UEH Portal, January 30, 2025)
2. Solid progress in the 2025 training strategy (UEH Portal, February 15, 2026)
Programmed executive education and vocational training
UEH delivers training programmes with a defined pathway, duration, professional content and admission requirements. These programmes serve the learning, knowledge-updating and career development needs of individuals outside UEH, including people running businesses and those working in specialized fields.
| Programme | Format | Participants | Activities | Results/Impact |
| UEH CEO Program – Chief Executive Officer Training Programme (opened November 22, 2025) at Campus B, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City | Executive education – Programmed | CEOs, business owners, entrepreneurs, managers, senior leaders and next-generation leadership teams of businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces. |
A short executive education programme designed and delivered by UEH for CEOs, business owners and leadership and management teams from outside the University. The UEH CEO Program aims to strengthen leadership, management and business restructuring capabilities through science and technology, innovation and digital transformation. As designed at its launch in 2025, the programme has three stages: (1) Understand; (2) Evolve; (3) Heighten. Over 4 months and 40 sessions, the programme combines in-person teaching, workshops, coaching and hands-on business problem-solving. Content focuses on leadership, innovation, digital transformation and business restructuring.
Photo 1. Opening ceremony of UEH CEO Program Cohort 1
Photo 2. Opening ceremony of UEH CEO Program Cohort 2 |
Public evidence: 1. Admissions announcement for UEH CEO Program Cohort 1 (October 22, 2025). 2. Opening ceremony of UEH CEO Program Cohort 1 (November 22, 2025). 3. Admissions announcement for UEH CEO Program Cohort 2 (December 16, 2025). |
| Economic and Financial Management Programme for the Healthcare Sector (multiple cohorts; Cohort 7 closed on November 6, 2025 and Cohort 8 opened in September 2025) at Campus B, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City | Specialized management training – Programmed | Designed specifically for managers and professional staff of healthcare organizations outside UEH: managers, doctors, leaders and professional staff of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City Eye Hospital and partner organizations in the healthcare sector. |
The 6-month course builds management knowledge and skills in the healthcare sector, focusing on: (1) organizational management and administration; (2) economic, financial and accounting management; (3) risk management; (4) quality management; (5) investment project appraisal; and (6) analysing and applying knowledge to practical issues through a final thesis. Content is adapted to the operations and management capacity needs of healthcare organizations.
Photos 1–2. Opening and closing ceremonies of Cohort 7 |
Public evidence: 1. Opening of Cohort 7 of the training course “Economic and Financial Management for the Healthcare Sector” – April 2025 intake (UEH Portal, April 16, 2025) 2. Closing ceremony and certificate award for Cohort 7 of the course “Economic and Financial Management for the Healthcare Sector” – April 2025 intake (UEH Portal, November 8, 2025) |
| Chief Accountant Training Programme for Public Administrative and Non-business Units – HUREDIN (opened September 8, 2025) | Vocational training – Programmed | People working in finance, accounting and auditing at public administrative and non-business agencies and units who meet the qualification and work experience requirements; not limited to UEH learners. |
The programme comprises 10 professional modules focusing on state budget management, organization of accounting work, expenditure control, preparation and analysis of financial statements, final settlement reports and auditing in public administrative and non-business units. |
Helps participants understand and apply the relevant knowledge, skills, tools and work experience effectively. |
| Training Programme in Python Programming and AI for Data Analysis | Vocational training – Programmed | Lecturers, staff and students of universities and colleges, lower and upper secondary school students, people working in fields that require data analysis, and other interested individuals, not limited to the UEH system. |
The programme teaches participants to apply Python, AI and data analysis techniques in their work and research. Content includes: (1) analysing, processing and visualizing data with Python; (2) building forecasting and machine learning models; (3) applying ARIMA, Regression, SVM, Random Forest, LSTM, GRU and hybrid models; (4) practising on real-world data; and (5) building and running an individual programming project.
Admissions announcement for the Python and AI programme, publicly posted on UEH communication channels |
According to the published programme objectives, the course enables participants to apply Python programming and AI skills to process, analyse and forecast data, supporting research and the writing of scientific papers. Public evidence: UEH Mekong announces enrolment for the Basic Python Programming and AI for Data Analysis course, Cohort 2, 2025 (UEH Portal, October 9, 2025) |
| Business Start-up Training Programme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises – UEH Mekong | Executive education / Vocational training – Programmed | Individuals planning to start a business, people managing or working in small and medium-sized enterprises, business staff, start-up teams and other eligible applicants from outside UEH. |
The programme develops capabilities in generating business ideas, organizing start-up activities and applying management knowledge in business practice. Participants can access short-term vocational training without paying tuition fees.
Admissions announcement for the SME start-up programme, publicly posted on UEH communication channels |
Public evidence: UEH Mekong organizes the 2025 Business Start-up training course for small and medium-sized enterprises (UEH Portal, July 14, 2025) |
| Next.Realtor – UEH Professional Property Training, module “Researching and Preparing Pre-feasibility Reports for Real Estate Projects” | Vocational training – Programmed | Real estate investment experts, project management and development staff, brokerage firms, real estate service providers, investors and other individuals seeking to build capacity in the real estate sector. |
The Next.Realtor programme is built on a real estate professional competency framework; this module comprises 6 sessions and 30 hours of study and practice, with a published fee of VND 3,900,000 per participant. The modules focus on skills for researching and preparing pre-feasibility reports for real estate projects.
Admissions announcement for the Next.Realtor module, publicly posted on UEH communication channels |
Develops skills in preparing, interpreting and presenting project pre-feasibility reports to support investment decisions and project management and evaluation. Public evidence: Admissions for the course “Researching and Preparing Pre-feasibility Reports for Real Estate Projects” (UEH Portal, February 15, 2025) |
Ad-hoc executive education and vocational training
| Programme | Format | Participants | Activities | Results/Impact |
| Workshop “AI in Business – From Chatbots to Automation” (October 16, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Working professionals in Marketing, Sales, HR, IT and business management; managers, experts, students, postgraduate learners and individuals and businesses interested in applying AI and automation, including people from outside UEH. |
A skills training programme on applying artificial intelligence in business, organized by the UEH Center for Information Technology and Design (ATD). Free of charge with open public registration. The programme provides knowledge and skills in applying AI, chatbots and automation to improve work performance.
Public registration announcement for the AI workshop on the UEH Portal |
Public evidence: [Workshop] AI in Business – From Chatbots to Automation (UEH Portal, July 9, 2025) |
| Intensive training course on applying Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models to climate change analysis (March 31 – April 4, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Lecturers, researchers, doctoral candidates and individuals working in economics, environment, climate change and policy analysis at universities, research institutes and organizations within and outside UEH. |
A thematic intensive training programme organized by the UEH College of Economics, Law and Government together with the Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia and the World Bank. The programme combined two online sessions with 5 days of in-person training at UEH Campus B, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City. It built knowledge and skills in applying CGE models, especially the World Bank’s MANAGE model, to analyse the economic impacts of climate change.
Photos 1–2. The course at UEH Campus B
Photo 3. Participants receive certificates of completion |
Public evidence: Intensive training on applying Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models to climate change analysis (UEH Portal, April 15, 2025) |
| Controller Training Course – Vietnam Rubber Industry Group (VRG), 2025 (May 26–29, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Heads of Supervisory Boards, controllers, staff in the succession pipeline for controller positions, and personnel at subsidiaries and member units of the Vietnam Rubber Industry Group. This programme is for partner staff from outside UEH. |
A short professional training programme organized by UEH with the Vietnam Rubber Industry Group (VRG) to meet the need to strengthen control, supervision and governance capacity at its member companies. The course ran for 4 days with 6 thematic modules, aiming to strengthen legal knowledge and practical skills for controllers.
Photo 1. A class session of the VRG Controller course
Photo 2. Opening ceremony of the VRG Controller course |
Public evidence: Opening ceremony of the 2025 Controller Training Course for the Vietnam Rubber Industry Group (UEH Portal, May 28, 2025) |
| Training conference on Circular No. 99/2025/TT-BTC on the corporate accounting regime (November 11, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Representatives of the Department of Finance, tax authorities and the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, universities, accounting and auditing associations, CFOs, chief accountants, corporate accounting staff and other organizations outside UEH. |
A professional training activity to update participants on new accounting regulations, organized by UEH with the Accounting and Auditing Regulatory and Supervisory Authority of the Ministry of Finance, held in person at UEH Campus A, Ho Chi Minh City. The programme explained the changes to the corporate accounting regime under Circular No. 99/2025/TT-BTC.
Photos from the Circular 99 training conference |
A professional training activity co-organized by UEH to meet the need for updates on new legal regulations in 2025, illustrating thematic training in response to specific needs (ad-hoc). It connects UEH’s expertise with accountants, financial managers and organizations outside the University. Public evidence: UEH and the Ministry of Finance hold a conference to disseminate and provide training on Circular No. 99/2025/TT-BTC guiding the corporate accounting regime (UEH Portal, November 11, 2025) |
| “STEM/STEAM Teacher Capacity Building Training” within ICIA Global 2025 (April 26, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Teachers, education experts, staff in charge of STEM/STEAM activities, and representatives of organizations and schools from Vietnam and abroad taking part in ICIA Global 2025 at UEH. |
A thematic teacher development training held within the International Creativity and Innovation Award (ICIA Global 2025), co-organized by UEH on campus with Vietnamese and international education experts. The programme focused on knowledge and skills for delivering STEM/STEAM education, especially at lower and upper secondary level.
The STEM/STEAM teacher capacity building training |
Public evidence: Spreading the international spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation with UEH through the International Creativity and Innovation Award (ICIA) 2025 |
| Strategic Workshop “The Race of the Giants: Case Studies of Lazada, Shopee, TikTok and the Future of E-commerce in Vietnam” (July 12, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Business staff working in e-commerce, marketing, business operations, logistics and brand management; managers, recent graduates, career changers and individuals within and outside UEH interested in digital business. |
A thematic workshop on e-commerce strategy organized by the UEH Center for Information Technology and Design (ATD) with Into The Tech and G.A.P Institute. Held in person from 9:00 to 12:00 at UEH Campus B, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City. The programme analysed the business models and competitive strategies of Vietnam’s major e-commerce platforms. |
Public evidence: [Workshop Recap] The race of the “giants”: An in-depth analysis of Lazada, Shopee and TikTok case studies and the future of the Vietnamese market (UEH Portal, July 13, 2025) |
| Workshop “Data Entry or Data Analyst? Do you enter data or analyse it to make decisions?” | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | University students and postgraduate learners, people working in data, marketing, business, technology and HR, and individuals and businesses interested in data analysis skills for decision-making. The programme was open to participants from outside UEH. |
A career orientation and hands-on workshop on data analysis skills, organized by ATD UEH. Free of charge with open public registration, held in person from 8:30 to 10:30 at UEH Campus B, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City. The workshop offered knowledge and practical experience of the data analyst profession.
Photo 1. Registration announcement for the Data Entry or Data Analyst workshop
Photo 2. Participants and the lecturer pose for a photo at the workshop |
Public evidence: [Workshop] Data Entry or Data Analyst? Do you enter data… or analyse it to make decisions? (UEH Portal, September 6, 2025) |
| Workshop “Digital Transformation Project Management: Identifying Risks and Effective Solutions” (January 11, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Managers and business staff involved in digital transformation projects, technology leads, business analysts and project managers; students and individuals within and outside UEH interested in risk management and delivering digital transformation projects. |
A thematic project management skills training organized by ATD UEH in person in Room B1.204, UEH Campus B, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ho Chi Minh City, with free registration for interested participants. The programme provided knowledge and tools for managing digital transformation projects. |
Public evidence: 1. Announcement of the workshop “Digital Transformation Project Management: Identifying Risks and Effective Solutions” – ATD UEH. 2. Recap of the workshop “Digital Transformation Project Management” – ATD UEH, confirming the event and showing photos. |
| Professional development course on public procurement and certificate exam preparation – UEH Mekong (December 26–28, 2025) | Vocational training – Ad-hoc | Leaders, accountants, officials, civil servants, public employees and procurement specialists at agencies, organizations and businesses, and individuals who need to update their procurement knowledge or prepare for the professional certificate exam. |
A 3-day short course delivered in a hybrid format (in person and online) at UEH Mekong, with public admissions and published registration conditions for individuals outside the University. The programme updates procurement knowledge and skills in line with current regulations.
Enrolment announcement for the procurement training course on the UEH Portal |
Strengthens participants’ practical procurement skills and supports their preparation for the professional certificate exam. Public evidence: UEH Mekong opens enrolment for the course on updating procurement knowledge and professional skills and preparing for the Ministry of Finance’s Professional Procurement Certificate exam (UEH Portal, November 26, 2025) |
Conclusion:
In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) continued to expand its executive education and vocational training programmes open to the general public through two formats: programmed training and ad-hoc thematic training. Activities took place at UEH campuses in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta, covering a wide range of content from business management, finance and accounting and health economics to artificial intelligence, data analytics, digital transformation and sustainable development. Through publicly advertised programmes and tailored courses for partner organizations, UEH enables entrepreneurs, managers, workers, experts and professional groups outside the University to access knowledge, develop skills and strengthen their ability to apply them at work.
Results in 2025 show growth in the scale and diversity of short-term training, with 275 training courses and 5,962 certificates issued. Flagship programmes included the UEH CEO Program, which opened Cohort 1 with 16 participants; the Economic and Financial Management Programme for the Healthcare Sector, which awarded certificates to 20 participants of Cohort 7; the VRG Controller Training Course, which recorded 174 participants attending in person and online; and the CGE modelling course, which attracted 17 participants from research and training institutions. Together with the training conference on Circular No. 99/2025/TT-BTC, these programmes show that UEH actively connects its academic capacity with the practical needs of businesses, government agencies and professional organizations.
Compared with 2024, when the UEH College of Business delivered 180 short-term training courses and issued 4,265 certificates, results in 2025 increased by 95 training courses and 1,697 certificates. University-wide short-term training revenue also grew by 27.21%, reflecting the expansion in the scale and provision of professional development programmes.