University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City launches innovation hub in partnership with Singapore Management University to promote innovation and entrepreneurship

• Main Author: Singapore Management University
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/oh_pressrelease/175; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1174&context=oh_pressrelease

To support entrepreneurial students and start-ups based in Singapore and Vietnam and connect them to new networks, partners, and overseas markets, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), in collaboration with Singapore Management University (SMU)’s Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE), have today jointly launched the UEH Institute of Innovation (UII) which is located within the UEH campus. The launch of UII follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SMU, UEH and Vina Capital in April 2018 during the visit by Vietnam’s Prime Minister H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc to SMU.