[UEH 50 Global Partners] UEH Signs Cooperation Agreement with Oxford EMI, Officially Launching the EMI Training Program in Vietnam

02 Apr, 2026

As part of the UEH 50 Years - 50 Partners in 5 Continents program, on March 27, 2026, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oxford EMI on the implementation of the “EMI (English Medium Instruction) Training Program in Vietnam.” The event marks an important step in UEH’s internationalization strategy in education, while also opening up many opportunities for cooperation in training, research, and global academic connection.

Overview of the working session

Attending the signing ceremony was Mr. Tran Dinh Truc - Head of the Science Management Division, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology. Representing UEH were Assoc. Prof. Bui Quang Hung - Interim President of UEH, together with leaders of departments, divisions, schools, and institutes.

Representing Oxford EMI were Ms. Julie Dearden - Director of Oxford EMI; Mr. Tom Spain - Head of Training; Ms. Emma Valbret - International Program Coordinator; Mr. Simon Dunton - Senior Training Expert and Consultant; Mr. Ben Valbret - Educational Design Expert; and Ms. Yvette Selwyn - Project and Sustainability Manager. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of agencies from both countries, including Mr. Dao Nguyen Trung - Representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in the United Kingdom and Mr. Steve Smith - Global Education Ambassador of the UK Government.

Oxford EMI representatives at the signing ceremony

At the event, Assoc. Prof. Bui Quang Hung, Interim President of UEH, emphasized the strategic significance of expanding international cooperation in the context of globalized education. Ambassador Do Minh Hung and Mr. Steve Smith, Global Education Ambassador of the UK Government, also delivered welcome remarks, affirming the potential for cooperation among the parties in promoting high-quality education.

Assoc. Prof. Bui Quang Hung delivered welcome remarks at the event

Mr. Steve Smith - Global Education Ambassador of the UK Government, delivered welcome remarks

Ambassador Dao Nguyen Trung - Representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, speaks at the event

UEH is proactively implementing the EMI training program through cooperation with Oxford EMI, in line with the orientation of making English the second language in education, while also contributing to building a bilingual academic environment and enhancing integration capacity. The two sides will collaborate to develop training content, provide lecturer training, and implement academic activities aimed at improving the quality of English-medium teaching and developing lecturers’ competencies.

A highlight of the working session was the UEH Flag Journey ceremony, held online, reflecting the spirit of connection between UEH and Oxford EMI, while affirming a long-term commitment to cooperation in training, research, and academic exchange.

UEH Flag Journey ceremony

In the coming time, the EMI program is expected to become one of the important pillars in UEH’s academic development strategy, contributing to the building of a modern, multilingual, and internationally integrated education environment.

Delegates took commemorative photos

The EMI (English Medium Instruction) training program is a teaching method that uses English to deliver specialized subjects in countries where English is not the mother tongue. In practical terms, EMI does not require the exclusive use of English, but most teaching activities - from lesson content, materials, classroom interaction, to assessment - are conducted in English, with a recommended minimum ratio of about 70%. This trend is growing strongly as universities accelerate internationalization, expand opportunities to attract international students and lecturers, and enhance academic standing. In addition to the benefits of integration and bilingual competence development for learners, EMI also requires improvements in teaching quality, language proficiency, and retraining of lecturers to meet a multilingual and global education environment.

UEH 50 Years: 50+ Global Partners
“Embracing Global Connection”

Connecting 50+ partners across 5 continents, affirming UEH’s global standing

Toward the 50-year milestone (27/10/1976 – 27/10/2026), the UEH 50+ Global Partners in 5 Continents “Embracing Global Connection” program, held throughout 2026, is a strategic initiative to connect 50 partners across 5 continents, expand and deepen UEH’s global cooperation network, promote transnational academic, training, and research collaboration, and affirm UEH’s role as a multidisciplinary, sustainable university in the global knowledge ecosystem.

The program is part of the series of 22 key activities aimed at repositioning and assigning new roles to the 8 heritage values created over UEH’s 50-year journey: Unity - Compassion - Dedication - Community - Pioneering - Creation - Sustainability - Internationalization.

Stay tuned for the special milestone:
UEH Grand Anniversary – “Embracing Future Together”
27/10/2026 | A.116 Hall & multi-platform livestream

Discover more: https://ueh50.ueh.edu.vn/ or the UEH 50-year Booklet at LINK.