International School of Business (Vietnam)

The International School of Business (ISB) at The University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City (in Vietnamese: Trường Đại học Kinh tế Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), is an English-speaking international university that was established in 2010. The school offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs of study in business, business administration, public administration and finance. All courses are taught in English and follow an international academic format. ISB has a partnership with The University of Western Sydney, as well as associations with Victoria University, Australia, UQAM and the University of Houston–Clear Lake.

International School of Business
Ho Chi Minh City
TypeUniversity
Established2010
PresidentProf.Dr. Tran Ha Minh Quan
Students1,163
Undergraduates741
Postgraduates422
Location
Ho Chi Minh City
,
Vietnam
Websitewww.isb.edu.vn

The EMBA program at ISB, run as a partnership through Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), is currently ranked 283 among business schools in the world.[1]

History

The International School of Business, UEH, was founded in 2010 by President Dr. Nguyen Dong Phong and Vice President Dr. Tran Ha Minh Quan in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The school was founded as a partnership with The University of Western Sydney. Students graduating from ISB's bachelor and masters programs of study receive a joint degree from UEH and from the partnership university.[2]

ISB's faculty includes professors from America, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, England, and Poland, among other countries.

Campuses and facilities

The main ISB campus is located in downtown Ho Chi Minh City at 17 Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 3. The school has another campus at 79 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, and a campus devoted to the English For Academic Purposes (EAP) Program at 110 Nguyen Cong Tru Street in District 1.[3]

Student life

While most of ISB's students come from Vietnam, there have also been international students from Thailand, The Philippines, and France.[4]

There are a number of clubs run through ISB's main downtown Ho Chi Minh City campus, including The ISB English Club and a local chapter of Toastmasters International.[5]

gollark: Buy computer things, specifically.
gollark: Exchange money for goods and services. This can be done. It is known.
gollark: What?
gollark: Just exchange money for goods and services.
gollark: I doubt they'll suddenly make it good in 2025.

References
  1. "Ranking Web of Universities". webometrics.info. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. Tam, M. "Thanh Lap Vien Dao Tao Quoc Te". Bao Giao Duc. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  3. "ISB-UEH". isb.edu.vn. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  4. Thriet, Thanh. "Hoc Bong MBA Toan Phan T DH HanG Dau Nuoc Uc". Viet Bao. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  5. "Vietnam Toastmasters". toastmasters.org. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

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