Vietnam FDIB January 2010

Program Description

The University of Wisconsin and University of Hawai’i are pleased to host the 2010 Vietnam Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB). The program will focus on the unique aspects of doing business in Vietnam, comparing and contrasting the business environments of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi. Each city will begin with background briefings from U.S. commercial attaches, followed by site visits to a range of organizations. These visits may include organizations in the manufacturing, professional services, retail, food-processing, education, healthcare, and micro-finance sectors. Ho Chi Minh City will emphasize the rapidly growing SMEs and MNE outsourcing, while Hanoi will emphasize the transition of state-owned enterprises.

Dates

January 2-14, 2010

These dates include travel time to and from the U.S. and assume a departure from Vietnam late the night of January 13. Participants may choose, at no additional cost, to depart Vietnam on January 14.

Location
Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam

Cost
The registration fee is (U.S.) $3,000 per participant.

The registration fee includes four-star hotel accommodations (based on double occupancy), airfare from HCMC to Hanoi, ground transportation, breakfast, most lunches, site visits, and a selection of tours, including a Mekong River Delta tour and a Halong Bay tour. Participants are responsible for round-trip airfare between the U.S. and Vietnam, most dinners, incidentals, passport costs, and visa fees. Single occupancy is available at an extra cost of approximately $1,000. (Single-room occupancy requests will be accommodated based on availability.) See FAQ section for more details on costs.

For possible funding opportunities, please contact the CIBER in your region.

Note to University of Wisconsin System faculty: The Wisconsin CIBER will pay the $3,000 registration costs for up to three UW System faculty to participate in this program. Participants are responsible for their own round-trip airfare between the U.S. and Vietnam and incidentals. Applications for funding are due by Monday, September 14, 2009 (9:00 a.m. CDT). To apply, please disregard the online application and send an abbreviated CV and a cover letter explaining in 200-250 words your interest in the program and how its content might benefit your courses and/or research to uwmadisonciber@bus.wisc.edu.

Intended Audience
Business faculty from two- and four-year colleges and universities interested in incorporating Asian content into their curriculum.

Contact Information
Grant Kim, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, (808) 956-3254, grantkim@hawaii.edu

Susan Huber Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (608) 263-7682, shubermiller@bus.wisc.edu