In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) continued to deliver education outreach activities beyond campus, bringing knowledge, skills and hands-on learning models to high schools, partner institutions and local communities. These activities were delivered in two forms: programmed activities, sustained annually or through long-term projects; and ad-hoc activities, designed to meet the specific educational needs of each locality.
Activities took place in high schools, communes, wards, provincial agencies, businesses and partner institutions across 22 provinces and cities in Vietnam. Many programmes were run voluntarily by students through the UEH Youth Union – Student Association. Highlights of 2025 include the Let’s Green Unitour, which brought the UEH Green University Model to other universities and colleges; the Student Economic Volunteer Campaign, with educational and skills-building activities for children and local residents; and career guidance, STEM coaching and technology demonstrations held at high schools. Through the direct involvement of lecturers, experts and student volunteers, UEH has broadened its community service and created opportunities for people outside the university to access knowledge and practical learning. These activities embody UEH’s mission “For the sustainable development of the community” and contribute to SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
UEH’s education and training programmes beyond campus in 2025 focused on:
(1) Sustainable career guidance and STEM education in high schools (programmed, combined with ad-hoc activities). UEH’s admissions and career guidance tour, organised with Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Thanh Nien Newspaper and the Ho Chi Minh City Education Magazine, reached 22 provinces and cities and nearly 80,000 students and parents (as of 28 February 2025). In the Mekong Delta alone, UEH Mekong connected with 172 high schools and more than 20,000 students. UEH also brought STEM education, Industry 4.0 technologies and green habits to students through the STEM and Career Guidance Festival at Vo Van Kiet High School, Vinh Long (18 January 2025, more than 2,000 visits) and the STEM 101 competition at Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa (July–August 2025, 15 teams).
(2) Community education and charity classes run by student volunteers (programmed, combined with ad-hoc activities). The 2025 Student Economic Volunteer Campaign mobilised 577 volunteers to run summer review classes and skills training for children in communes of Vinh Long and Ho Chi Minh City. The 2025 Spring Volunteer Campaign, with 2,200 volunteers, held charity classes at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School and health education sessions for children at the SOS Children’s Village. The “Volunteer Saturday – Green Sunday” programme coached residents of Tan Kien commune in using online public services. The UEH Green Campus Project transferred the Green University Model to 7 universities and colleges through the Let’s Green Unitour. Ad-hoc activities included a Zero Waste awareness campaign in Nha Trang and a robotics demonstration at Youth Fest Ho Chi Minh City.
(3) Training and capacity building for schools and local government (programmed). Under the UEH Global Project, UEH partnered with the Vinh Long Department of Education and Training to train more than 30,000 teachers, from preschool to high school, in applying AI (October 2025). UEH also delivered leadership and management training to 125 key officials of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province (May 2025).
Through these programmes, UEH brings higher education beyond its campuses to students, teachers, local officials, students of partner institutions and local residents. The model of “co-creating knowledge with the community” is run across UEH units: the Youth Union – Student Association, UEH Mekong, the Institute of Intelligent and Interactive Technologies (3ITech), the Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting, and the UEH Green Campus Project. It mobilises UEH lecturers, students and domestic and international partners towards the goal of “Leaving no one behind in access to quality education”.
Key results achieved in 2025:
| Activity / Programme | Type & Location | Participants | Educational content / Training focus | Results & Impact |
| Let’s Green Unitour Day 2025 – UEH Green Campus Project | Programmed. 2025 sessions: 27 Nov (University of Finance – Marketing), 30 Nov (Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine), 1 Dec (Ho Chi Minh City National College of Education), 6 Dec (Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry and Trade), 8 Dec (University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City), 12 Dec (Thu Dau Mot University), 26 Dec (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – HUTECH). The series continued into January 2026 | Students of universities and colleges | In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, through the UEH Green Campus Project and the UEH Youth Union – Student Association, partnered with the Vingroup Fund for a Green Future to deliver the Let’s Green Unitour programme, sharing and scaling up the Green University Model at universities and colleges outside UEH.
On 31 October 2025, UEH signed cooperation agreements with 10 co-organising institutions, laying the foundation for a series of experiential learning activities at partner campuses. From 27 November to 26 December 2025, the programme was held at seven institutions. At each institution, students experienced four learning spaces: an introduction to the UEH Green University Model; hands-on waste sorting and habit change through the Green Campus Game; environmental art; and green initiatives of the co-organising institution. The activities turn knowledge of the circular economy and sustainable development into visual, hands-on experiences, encouraging students to apply them in their studies and daily lives. 
Programme at the University of Finance – Marketing 
Programme at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine 
Programme at Ho Chi Minh City National College of Education |
The full series, from November 2025 to January 2026, engaged more than 1,615 students at nine host campuses.
The launch forum on 31 October 2025 attracted more than 8,000 students from 10 institutions. UEH signed memoranda of agreement (MOA) with 10 co-organising institutions to transfer the Green University Model. Survey results show that 68.7% of participants felt inspired to live green, 75% prioritised correct waste sorting, and 67.2% wished for their own institution to adopt the Green University Model. Publicly available evidence: Looking back on the proud journey of Let’s Green Unitour 2025: Spreading the UEH Green University Model to the community (UEH Green Campus Portal, 26 February 2026) |
| UEH × Tuoi Tre Newspaper Admissions and Career Guidance Programme 2025 | Programmed, annual. 22 February – 16 March 2025. Seven venues: Phu Yen (Mien Trung University of Civil Engineering), Khanh Hoa (Khanh Hoa University), Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology), Tien Giang (Tien Giang University), Can Tho (Can Tho University), Ca Mau (Tran Van Thoi High School), Bac Lieu (Bac Lieu High School) | Grade 12 students, parents and teachers in seven provinces and cities | UEH experts introduced academic fields, related careers and the labour market, helping students choose a path that matches their abilities and interests.
In February 2025 alone, UEH’s sustainable admissions and career guidance tour, in partnership with media outlets including Tuoi Tre, Thanh Nien and the Ho Chi Minh City Education Magazine, delivered admissions counselling in various formats: in-person counselling at high schools, admissions and career fairs in provinces and cities, and live television counselling in provinces and cities. 
2025 exam-season counselling programme in Da Nang, organised by Thanh Nien Newspaper 
UEH’s career guidance booth in Phu Yen, at the programme organised by Tuoi Tre Newspaper 
The “2025 Career Guidance and Admissions Counselling” programme at Tran Dai Nghia High School, Tam Binh, Vinh Long 
In-person career guidance and admissions counselling in 2025 at high schools in the Mekong Delta |
The programme reached 22 provinces and cities, connecting with nearly 80,000 students and parents across the country.
At UEH Mekong, the Sustainable Admissions and Career Guidance Tour at high schools in the Mekong Delta connected with 172 schools and more than 20,000 students. Publicly available evidence: [1] UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 2025: UEH’s admissions and career guidance tour reached 22 provinces and cities, connecting with nearly 80,000 students and parents (UEH Portal, 28 February 2025) [2] UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS 2025: The Sustainable Admissions and Career Guidance Tour at high schools in the Mekong Delta connected with 172 schools and more than 20,000 students (UEH Mekong Portal, 28 August 2026)
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| STEM and Career Guidance Festival at Vo Van Kiet High School | Ad-hoc. 18 January 2025. Vo Van Kiet High School, Vung Liem District, Vinh Long Province | Lower and upper secondary students and teachers | On 18 January 2025, UEH Mekong joined the STEM and Career Guidance Festival at Vo Van Kiet High School, Vung Liem District, Vinh Long Province, bringing science, technology and sustainability education directly to high school students outside UEH.
At UEH Mekong’s experience zone, students explored robotics, IoT, artificial intelligence and Arduino applications in STEM education, and practised waste sorting and sustainable consumption through the UEH Green Campus Game: Be a Green Citizen. The activities combined technology demonstrations, hands-on guidance and career orientation, helping students discover fields of study in engineering, automation and digital transformation. 
Students visit and experience “Industry 4.0 Technology in STEM Education” and hands-on waste sorting education |
More than 90 teams of lower and upper secondary students; more than 2,000 visits by students and teachers to the UEH Mekong booth to practise green habits and explore technology careers, extending hands-on education from the university to local high schools.
Publicly available evidence: UEH Mekong joins the 2025 STEM and Career Guidance Festival: Green citizen practice station and Industry 4.0 technology experience (UEH Mekong Portal, 20 January 2025) |
| UEH Day 2025 – Community activities in Khanh Hoa | Ad-hoc. 24 July 2025. Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted and 2/4 Square, Nha Trang | UEH staff; Grade 10–12 high school students; local residents and tourists | “Meet & Greet: Empowering the Next” career orientation for high school students; a “Zero Waste” flash mob and distribution of reusable fabric bags to residents and tourists.
Reusable fabric bags given to residents and tourists in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa 
UEHers performing the “Zero Waste” flashmob 
“Meet & Greet: Empowering the Next” career orientation for high school students |
Nearly 900 UEH staff; Grade 10–12 students; residents and tourists. The activities raised awareness of zero-waste living in the city centre and provided career guidance at the province’s Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted.
Publicly available evidence: [UEH Day 2025 – Day 1] A journey of inspiration for the community, the environment and society by 900 UEHers in Khanh Hoa (UEH Portal, 24 July 2025) |
| “Innovate with UEH STEM 101” Competition | Ad-hoc. 28 July – 19 August 2025. Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa Province | High school students | UEH experts coached students in programming, design thinking and project implementation to build technology solutions to environmental challenges.
On 19 August 2025, UEH held the final round at Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa Province, following training for students in programming, design thinking and project development. 
STEM training session at Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa Province |
The final on 19 August 2025, themed “Green Tech for Sustainable Future”, attracted 15 high school teams of 3–5 students each; 6 teams reached the final.
Publicly available evidence: UEH spreads the spirit of STEM innovation with students of Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Khanh Hoa (UEH Portal, 31 July 2025) |
| SEED 2025 Field Journey – Sustainable Entrepreneurship for Economic Development | Ad-hoc. July 2025. Khanh Hoa Province, including My Nghiep Cham brocade-weaving village | UEH students and international students with partners FHNW (Switzerland), ITB (Indonesia), UniKL (Malaysia), De La Salle University and San Beda University (Philippines), SUSS (Singapore), Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City and Foreign Trade University | Students surveyed and interviewed local businesses and studied the local startup ecosystem and business support policies.
SEED 2025 lecturers and students on a field visit in Khanh Hoa Province |
Teams proposed solutions for business model innovation, green marketing, product value enhancement and market expansion for local businesses.
Publicly available evidence: SEED 2025 Field Journey: Co-creating sustainable development solutions at the local level by UEH and international students (UEH Portal, 5 August 2025) |
| 2025 Student Economic Volunteer Campaign – “Green Summer” and “Mid-Autumn Festival” phases | Programmed, annual, student-run. 2–21 July and 4–5 October 2025. Cai Nhum, Tan Long Hoi and Nhon Phu communes (Vinh Long) and Hiep Phuoc, Nha Be, Binh Chanh and Vinh Loc communes (Ho Chi Minh City) | 577 volunteers at the launch ceremony; 272 volunteers on the Vinh Long front; local children and pupils | The campaign focused on educating and supporting rural children during the summer holidays. In Cai Nhum, Tan Long Hoi and Nhon Phu communes (Vinh Long), volunteers ran summer review classes, summer activities and soft-skills training for children, with 30 peak days of activities dedicated to them. The campaign also organised 4 art performances together with contests and sports events for children and young people.
The campaign also delivered environmental education through practice. Students built 5 “recycled playgrounds”, installed household waste bins and joined residents in 16 “Volunteer Saturday – Green Sunday” days. In doing so, students applied project management knowledge and mobilised resources to build new rural development works. 
Groundbreaking ceremony for campaign works in Nhon Phu commune, Vinh Long 
Scholarships and Mid-Autumn gifts presented to children in Nhon Phu commune, Vinh Long |
Community education in Vinh Long Province and Ho Chi Minh City from 2 to 21 July 2025: summer activities, revision lessons, skills training and hands-on environmental protection guidance for children.
The activities took place beyond the university campus, with UEH students directly guiding and supporting learners in the community. This form of voluntary education has been sustained across campaign seasons. 85 scholarships and 1,500 notebooks presented; a playground canopy (Cai Nhum Kindergarten) and a water purifier (Chanh An A Primary School); more than 10,000 children attended art performances; 453 primary pupils in Nhon Phu received Mid-Autumn gifts. Works valued at VND 1.04 billion (10,850 m of street lighting, 2,000 m of rural roads). Publicly available evidence:
[1] 2025 Student Economic Volunteer Campaign: Simultaneous groundbreaking of works in response to the peak day “Volunteering for new rural development” (UEH Portal, 15 July 2025)
[2] Closing ceremony of the 2025 Student Economic Volunteer Campaign – Vinh Long Province front: Concluding a proud journey, opening knowledge and the aspiration to contribute (UEH Portal, 21 July 2025)
[3] UEH Mekong organises the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival programme (UEH Mekong Portal, 10 October 2025) [4] 2025 Student Economic Volunteer Campaign: UEH youth ready to continue spreading sustainable values, UEH Portal, 2 July 2025. |
| 2025 Spring Volunteer Campaign | Programmed, annual, student-run. January 2025. Communities in Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh Long, including an SOS Children’s Village | 32 teams, 2,200 volunteers; children and families in difficult circumstances. | Health education for children at the SOS Children’s Village: disease prevention and correct handwashing; heritage education at historical and memorial sites.
Charity class at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School, teaching students in difficult circumstances 
Visiting and presenting gifts to children at Phan The Dong Primary School, Tien Giang UEH Mekong visited and presented Tet gifts to 15 young workers and 5 disadvantaged households in Long Phuoc commune (Long Ho District) and 5 disadvantaged households in My An commune (Mang Thit District). The Marketing Research Club ran the “Sharing Spring Colours” programme, presenting 24 Tet gifts to elderly people in difficult circumstances in Vinh Long City, and the Travelgroup Club visited and donated essentials to elderly residents of the Vinh Long Provincial Social Work Centre. 
Visiting and presenting Tet gifts to children at Vinh Khanh Shelter, Vinh Long 
Visiting and presenting gifts to children at the SOS Children’s Village, Ben Tre 
Presenting Tet gifts to disadvantaged young workers’ households in Long Phuoc commune, Long Ho District, Vinh Long Province 
Heritage education at the Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet Memorial Site, Vinh Long |
The campaign presented 136 gifts worth VND 77.15 million to families of war veterans and martyrs, 240 scholarships worth VND 137.2 million to disadvantaged students and 8,136 gifts to children. In addition, 380 Tet rice cakes were donated and youth works with a total budget of VND 112.14 million were completed.
Publicly available evidence: [1] Review of the 17th Spring Volunteer Campaign 2025 – The aspiration to contribute guides practical action (UEH Portal, 27 January 2025) [2] UEH Mekong Youth Union – Student Association holds the “Tet Gratitude – Spring Volunteering” programme 2025. (UEH Portal, 3 February 2025) |
| “Volunteer Saturday – Green Sunday” 2025, Faculty of Economics | Programmed, student-run. 15 and 23 March 2025. Tan Kien commune, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City | Student volunteers of the Faculty of Economics; local residents; commune officials | Groups of 3–4 volunteers visited each household to guide residents in installing and using the National Public Service Portal and the legal services on the “HCMC Digital Citizen” app
Launch of the advisory team guiding residents through public service procedures at the commune People’s Committee’s One-Stop Service Desk 
Litter collection: the volunteer team, equipped by the Campaign Command with the necessary tools and safety briefings, carried out works on Hung Nhon Road, Tan Kien commune, Binh Chanh District |
Residents gained skills in using online public services; Hung Nhon Road was cleaned up.
Publicly available evidence: [1] “Volunteer Saturday – Green Sunday” 2025 programme, Faculty of Economics. (UEH Portal, 19 May 2025)
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| Robotics demonstration at Youth Fest Ho Chi Minh City 2025 | Ad-hoc. Evening of 22 March 2025, as part of Youth Fest Ho Chi Minh City, organised by the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Federation and the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Employment Service Centre | Young people attending Youth Fest; businesses and training institutions | The Institute of Intelligent and Interactive Technologies (3ITech) demonstrated Robotics and Automation under the theme “Robots Can Do the Hard Jobs”, including a coffee-making robot
Robot making coffee at the event |
Promoted vocational learning and technology careers among young people.
Publicly available evidence:
[Nhip Song Sai Gon Newspaper] Robotics and Automation at the 2025 Skills Demonstration themed “Robots Can Do the Hard Jobs” (Nhip Song Sai Gon Newspaper, 2 April 2025) |
| “AI in Work” training for teachers – UEH Global Project | Programmed (multi-year project). 19–21 October 2025: three online sessions on the UEH LMS; mentoring support 22–26 October 2025. Delivered to schools across Vinh Long Province in partnership with the Vinh Long Department of Education and Training | Preschool to high school teachers in Vinh Long Province | AI and large language model tools; using AI to design lessons, presentations, lesson plans, tests, mind maps, e-books, and teaching audio and video.
A speaker presenting at Session 1 of the training course |
More than 30,000 preschool to high school teachers in Vinh Long Province took part in the training, preparing them for the “Creative Teachers with Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence” contest launched by the Ministry of Education and Training.
Publicly available evidence: UEH organises the “AI in Work” training course for more than 30,000 Vinh Long teachers taking part in the 2025 “Creative Teachers with Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence” contest (UEH Portal, 22 October 2025) |
| “Enhancing Leadership and Management Capacity” training course for Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province 2025 | Programmed (under the UEH–province cooperation programme). Opened on 8 and 29 May 2025 in Ba Ria City. Delivered by the UEH Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting | Key leaders of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province | Theory combined with real-world case studies on local competitiveness and sustainable development: regional linkage, institutional reform, digital transformation and organisational consolidation after provincial mergers.
Group photo of the trainees |
The course attracted 125 key provincial leaders in two classes (56 and 69 trainees). Trainees reviewed the 2020–2025 term and developed solutions for the new term.
Publicly available evidence: Opening ceremony of the training course “Enhancing Leadership and Management Capacity to Promote Local Competitiveness and Sustainable Development” for Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province 2025 (UEH Portal, 2 June 2025) |
Conclusion
In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) continued to expand its education outreach beyond campus through programmed activities and ad-hoc initiatives that respond to the practical needs of schools, organisations and local communities. These programmes combine the roles of lecturers, experts and student volunteers, bringing knowledge of career guidance, science and technology, digital transformation, environmental protection and sustainable development to learners outside UEH.
Highlights include Let’s Green Unitour 2025, a series of experiential learning activities at universities and colleges; the Student Economic Volunteer Campaign, with classes and skills-building activities for local children; and STEM and career guidance programmes held directly at high schools in Vinh Long and Khanh Hoa. These activities show how UEH combines continuous educational programmes with initiatives tailored to the specific needs of communities.
In 2025, UEH shifted its outreach programmes beyond campus from expanding coverage to deeper implementation with measurable impact. Beneficiaries include students, teachers, local officials, children, residents and students of partner institutions. Compared with 2024, four differences stand out:
– The commitment to support digital transformation in Mekong Delta schools was realised through AI training for more than 30,000 teachers.
– The Green University Model moved from planning to actual transfer at partner institutions.
– STEM education for high school students became a new focus.
– Volunteer activities shifted strongly from material support to direct education.
The combination of programmed activities, ad-hoc activities and the proactive role of student volunteers reflects UEH’s model of “co-creating knowledge with the community”, working towards the goal of “Leaving no one behind in access to quality education”.