The Australian - New Zealand Bachelor Program trains learners to become global citizens with foundational knowledge and standard English language proficiency. 

Selected students will participate in the international training Program phase 1 at Vinh Long Campus for 1.5 years, and phase 2 they will experience an international learning environment for 1.5 years at Australian or New Zealand universities, which are in the top 1.2% of the world's best universities and receive a Bachelor's degree from these Universities. A special feature of the Program is that the motto of combining international Programs, whose quality has been confirmed, with the understanding of the identity and characteristics of the Mekong region, so that "Mekong Talents" can "Go to return" and start-up businesses succeed in their homeland - the Mekong Delta.  

Dr. Bui Quang Hung - Vice President of UEH, shared: “Right from the idea to the implementation of the Program, UEH has always maintained that this is a social responsibility and the duty to be performed by UEH in human resource training with international standards for the development of the Mekong Delta, taking social effectiveness as the main assessment basis for the success of the Program. Therefore, through this Conference, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City wishes to receive the support and coordination of local leaders, educational management agencies, teachers and leaders of high universities, agencies, and units in the Mekong Delta region, accompanying, sharing responsibility, together with UEH to implement this Program.”

Assessing the Program, Mr. Nguyen Phuong Toan - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Tien Giang province, said: “This is a meaningful Program to create opportunities for students in the Mekong Delta region to participate in learning in advanced countries, thereby bringing knowledge to contribute to the construction of their homeland. After receiving the Program information, we promptly sent it to universities in the province for students to register for admission."  

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Liem - Deputy Director of Bac Lieu's Department of Home Affairs, also emphasized: "The Department of Home Affairs was assigned by Bac Lieu province to develop human resources to serve the province's economic development goals. We are also looking for many solutions and are pleased with The International Bachelor's Program of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City because it has met Bac Lieu province's urgent demand for training and enhancing human resources. In the coming time, the province hopes that UEH will pay attention and create favorable conditions to help improve the quality of human resources for the province."

Looking forward to long-term cooperation to train high-quality human resources for Kien Giang province, Mr. Tran Quang Bao - Director of Kien Giang Department of Education and Training, said: “The Mekong Talent Program is perfectly suitable for Kien Giang province to have a faculty of high-quality human resources meeting international standards, this is one of the three breakthrough tasks that the province has set. Kien Giang will quickly notify students who have just graduated from high university in 2021 so that they have the opportunity to participate. At the same time, the province hopes that UEH will cooperate with the Department of Education of the province to foster English for children to meet the criteria to participate in the Mekong Talent Program. Simultaneously, it is important to introduce good training and scholarship models for Kien Giang, and to  implement the signing within ten years to ensure the building of high-quality human resources of international standards, when the graduated students can confidently talk with their colleagues, work with foreign business agencies, associations, leading to global integration."

Actively supporting candidates participating in the Mekong Talent program

In an effort to contribute to the development of the Mekong Delta, from 2021 to 2025, UEH will deploy the "Mekong Talent 100" scholarship each year (for five years), spending 20 scholarships in the Mekong Delta region with a scholarship of 100% - 50% - 30% for the period of study at Vinh Long Campus, in which, each province in the region is allocated 01 scholarship of 100% of the tuition fee. In addition, in order to attract international students to the Mekong Delta, the Program also provides scholarships to students from countries in the Mekong sub-region (Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar) as well as strengthens exchanging training activities with international students, gradually turning Vinh Long Campus in particular and Vinh Long province in general into UEH's international training, exchange and cooperation base in the Mekong Delta region.

At the same time, the university will also cooperate with partners to create all favorable conditions for students to complete the training program.

Professor Yi-Chen Lan - Vice President of Western Sydney University, said that it would create favorable conditions for international students to complete the Program.

Professor Yi-Chen Lan - Vice President of Western Sydney University, Australia, said: “Mekong Talent 100 is a very meaningful project and Western Sydney University is honored to participate in the project and accompany the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh. At Western Sydney University, when talented students from the Mekong region come to Australia, we will wholeheartedly assist with accommodation exclusively for them on campus or arrange accommodation according to students' requirements outside the university. When they graduate and return to their home country, they can contribute what they learned in Australia to the region and the community.”