What this program is built around
This program is designed around Vietnam’s position as an export-driven economy and an increasingly important node in global supply chains. Rather than studying supply chains in abstraction, participants engage directly with manufacturing sites, logistics infrastructure, local markets, and academic institutions.
The structure intentionally moves between industrial zones, traditional craft production, urban trade networks, and rural agricultural systems. This allows students to see how different layers of the supply chain — from raw material to export product — connect in practice.
The program also integrates lectures and institutional visits, creating a bridge between field observation and academic framing.
What participants actually do
Industrial and manufacturing exposure
- Visit VSIP industrial park and understand FDI-driven growth.
- Tour Vinamilk’s flagship dairy factory.
- Observe how export-oriented production operates at scale.
From local production to global markets
- Study lacquerware as a historical export product.
- Visit rice mills and coconut-based supply chains.
- Explore how niche agricultural products reach global markets.
Logistics, policy, and business context
- Visit Cat Lai container terminal.
- Engage with lectures at USSH-HCMC.
- Meet startups and discuss e-commerce ecosystems.
What is typically included
Industrial visits
Factories, industrial parks, and export-focused production sites.
Academic integration
Lectures on policy, culture, sustainability, and negotiation.
Rural immersion
Mekong Delta experiences connecting agriculture to export systems.
Logistics infrastructure
Ports, terminals, and transport systems shaping trade flow.
Program flow
Ho Chi Minh City
Urban trade systems, markets, lectures, startups, and logistics hubs.
Binh Duong
Industrial zones, manufacturing, and export production systems.
Mekong Delta
Agriculture, community-based tourism, and rural supply chain origins.
Next step
Looking at Vietnam for a faculty-led supply chain program?
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