Educational Exchange

The American Center

The American Center is a one-stop source of up-to-date information about all aspects of the United States, its people, and its policies. The American Center staff, equipped with books, magazines, on-line databases, and other materials, can provide information about American people and culture, history and society, government and politics, economics and trade, foreign affairs and defense, literature and performing arts, and education and language. The American Center also has information on issues of global concern, such as narcotics trafficking, protection of the environment, and terrorism. 

The American Center is open to the general public free of charge and welcomes visits by government officials, academics, journalists, students, and others interested in information about the United States. (more...)

Fulbright Program in Vietnam
Started in 1992 with the goal of increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Vietnam, the Fulbright Program in Vietnam has expanded to include five elements: U.S. Scholar Exchange Program, VN Scholar Exchange Program, U.S. Student Exchange Program, VN Student Exchange Program, Economics Teaching Program. On behalf of the J. William Fulbright Board of Foreign Scholarships and the U.S. State Department, PAS Hanoi administers all elements to ensure a smooth and systematic development of the Fulbright Program in Vietnam. (more...)

International Visitor Program

Every year the U.S. Embassy has the opportunity to identify candidates to compete for participation in four-week thematic study tours to the U.S. Candidates must be between 30-45 years of age, have worked in their professional area for at least five years, demonstrated academic and professional excellence in their areas of specialty and obtained the agreement of their work unit to participate in a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program. Usual IVP themes include economics, public administration, law, education, environmental protection, public health, social issues, creative writing, women's issues, international affairs and national security. English language ability is not always required. (more...)

Hubert H. Humphrey Program

This one-year, non-degree, academic and research public administration program supports a maximum of seven mid-career professionals each year from Vietnam. Participants spend one year at a U.S. university during which time they may also engage in an internship off campus in their field of specialty. Candidates in the fields of public health, environment, education, law, human rights, public policy, technology policy and management, urban planning, journalism, national security, and drug abuse education, treatment and prevention are encouraged to apply. Candidates must score of 525 or more on the TOEFL exam to be eligible for consideration. Candidates must also be committed to public service. (more...)

The U.S. Speaker Program
The U.S. Speaker Program invites and pays for American scholars and experts to speak at interested Vietnamese institutions on various subjects such as American history, literature, culture, politics, economics, U.S. foreign policy, and U.S. regional and international security strategies. PAS also considers covering such organizing costs as interpretation and translation of presentation papers. Interested Vietnamese institutions can approach PAS Hanoi to discuss the possibility of implementing such a project.

The Academic Specialist Program
This program places one or two qualified American specialists at a Vietnamese institution for a period from two weeks to six months to conduct training workshops, assist in curriculum development, and/or provide consultancy in such areas as culture and arts, American Studies, educational science, legal drafting and legal education, environmental management, capital markets, etc. Interested institutions should make a request to PAS Hanoi, justifying their needs, outlining the project dates and activities, detailing the required qualifications of the specialist, and envisaging a result from the project. PAS Hanoi bears all costs except lodging for the specialist. This must be covered by the local host institution.