22 key activities associated with 8 heritage values, inherited from 50 years of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), will serve as a bridge between “pride in the past” and “creating the future.”

UEH 50-Year Teaser – A Journey Unfolds

UEH’s 50th anniversary journey has officially begun – not only as a milestone in time, but also as a moment to awaken memories, connect the present, and open new beginnings.

UEH has unveiled the teaser launching the series of activities throughout 2026 as a call to the global UEHer community to look back on half a century of a journey woven from knowledge, responsibility, and the aspiration to contribute.

From this starting point, a large-scale journey of co-creation is officially set in motion – where every UEHer becomes part of the 50-year story and together continues writing the future.

UEH 50 Years Teaser

UEH 50-Year Booklet – Opening Up the Milestones of the Past

Alongside the emotional teaser, UEH introduces the booklet “Embracing The Future Together – 50 Years of Co-Creating a Sustainable Future” – a publication with both an overview and a strategic orientation.

Not only does it revisit the development stages from the initial foundations to the University’s strong transformation, but the booklet also clearly portrays the journey toward a multidisciplinary, sustainable, and globally integrated university model.

Built on the foundation of 8 core values, the booklet serves as a “map of knowledge” – connecting the past, present, and future, while also clarifying the spirit of “Embracing” throughout the entire anniversary activity series.

Launching the First 22 Key Activities – The “Embracing” Journey of the UEHer Community

The series of 22 key activities under the theme “Embracing Our Legacy” is designed as a strategic action framework. Each core value is not only revisited, but also given a new role in shaping the development phase for 2026–2030 and the vision to 2045.

Centered around 5 strategic pillars: Training – Research – Community Engagement – Governance – Operations, the series of 22 activities is not only a commemorative event, but also a profound journey of experience, where every UEHer participates, reflects, and co-creates the future from UEH’s heritage of internal strength.

*Connecting to Continue

Unity – Compassion is the starting point of the “Embracing” journey – where every UEHer finds connection and a sense of belonging. A space of memory, gratitude, and intergenerational connection is recreated so that the spirit of UEH continues to be spread and carried forward through the following key activities:

• UEH Dormitory Day – Embracing Belonging (09–10/5/2026)
• UEH Staff and Employees Sports Festival – UEH Sports 50 – Embracing Collective Strength (04–06/2026)
• UEH Family Fair – Embracing Home (27/6/2026)
• Retired Lecturers and Staff Gathering – Embracing Grateful Legacy (10/2026)

*Spreading Values Through Action

Dedication – Community – Pioneering are expressed through concrete actions. At this stage, “Embracing” is not only about perception, but also about commitment, contribution, and value sharing, where each individual helps create collective strength and lead change through the following activities:

• UEH Glo-cal Exchange – Embracing Global Minds (throughout 2026)
• UEH Student Sports Festival – Embracing Youth Power (03–11/2026)
• UEH Alumni Homecoming – Embracing Legacy Connections (throughout 2026)
• UEH Youth Festival 2026 – Embracing Creative Energy (21–22/3/2026)
• UEH Run 2026 – Embracing Our Future (04–06/2026)
• UEH Alumni Day 2026 – Embracing Lifelong Bonds (07/2026)
• UEH Alumni Sports Tournament – Embracing Active Legacy (06–07/2026)
• UEH Performing Arts Festival & UEH Concert 2026 – Embracing Artistic Spirit (10–11/2026)
• Dream Concert Vietnam 2026 – Embracing Cultural Vibrance (10/2026)

*Co-creating a Global Vision

Creation – Sustainability – Internationalization opens a new development phase for UEH. This is a space where knowledge, innovation, and global connection converge, where UEH affirms the role as a multidisciplinary, sustainable, and integrated university, while also leading academic and development trends. The key activities under this strategy include:

• 50+ Glo-cal Classes – Embracing Glo-cal Action (throughout 2026)
• Series of international scholar and expert seminars – Embracing Knowledge Impact (throughout 2026)
• UEH 50 Years – 50 Partners – Embracing Global Connection (03–12/2026)
• UEH Partnerships Summit & Career Fair 2026 – Embracing Co-Created Futures (04/2026)
• Local Connection Conference – Embracing Local Impact (08/2026)
• Visiting Lecturers Conference – Embracing Academic Excellence (05/2026)
• Global Sparks Summer Camp 2026 – Embracing Borderless Dreams (06/2026)
• UEH – NEU Conference (40 Years of Renovation) – Embracing Academic Synergy (07/2026)
• UEH 50th Anniversary International Conference – Embracing the Future of Global Higher Education (10/2026)

The 22 “Co-creating – Embracing” activities are not just individual events, but a call to action:

Every UEHer is part of the heritage and also a co-creator of UEH’s future.

Join us in participating, experiencing, and leaving your own mark on UEH’s 50-year journey – and on the road ahead./.

News, photos: UEH50 Organizing Committee

50 years of development alongside the nation, nearly 300,000 learners across generations (1975-2026). More than a time to look back and express gratitude, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) announces a series of 22 large-scale key activities to ignite the spirit of co-creation for a sustainable future together with the community.

Established on October 27, 1976, UEH was entrusted with the historic mission of training human resources in economics and management, directly contributing to national development and nation-building

From the mission of nation-building through knowledge to the legacy of values left behind

Emerged in the context of national reconstruction after 1975, and formally established on October 27, 1976, after assuming training functions, UEH was entrusted with a historic mission: to train human resources in economics and management, thereby directly contributing to national development and nation-building.

After nearly half a century, UEH has continuously transformed itself, leaving many marks in teaching, research, consulting, and contributions to economic and social development, while promoting autonomy, international integration, advanced university governance, and transforming from a single-discipline university model into a multidisciplinary, multi-field university that pioneers action for sustainable development.

To date, UEH has been recognized both nationally and internationally, ranking among the Top 15 universities in Southeast Asia (THE 2026) and as one of the leading Vietnamese universities.

More than a journey, these milestones have left behind 8 enduring values: from Unity – Compassion, which laid the foundation, to Dedication – Community – Pioneering, which built stature, and now Creation – Sustainability – Internationalization, opening up the image of a globally integrated university.

UEH calls this its “heritage of internal strength” – the foundation for action and breakthrough in the new phase.

On this basis, the series of 22 activities is being implemented as a strategic action framework, spanning teaching, research, governance, operations, and community engagement.

The 50-Year Development Journey of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, marked by numerous milestones and achievements

When Heritage Values Become Strategic Actions

What makes this series of activities special is the “Embracing” approach – not only inheriting, but also repositioning and assigning a new role to heritage values in the context of modern development.

*Connecting to Continue

Unity – Compassion is the emotional starting point of the “Embracing” journey – where every UEHer finds connection and a sense of belonging through the following key activities:

• UEH Staff and Employees Sports Festival – UEH Sports 50 – Embracing Collective Strength (04–06/2026): A series of sports activities spreading the spirit of solidarity and teamwork, where each individual joins in the strength of the collective.
• UEH Family Fair – Embracing Home (27/6/2026): A family gathering for UEH staff and employees, where the value of the “supporting home front” is honored.
• Retired Lecturers and Staff Gathering – Embracing Grateful Legacy (10/2026): A tribute activity honoring generations of lecturers and staff who have contributed to building and developing UEH over the years.
• UEH Dormitory Day – Embracing Belonging (09–10/5/2026): The dormitory is a “shared home” for generations of students, where memories, friendships, and youthful experiences are connected. This activity is a journey back to emotion, pride, and attachment.

*Spreading Values Through Action

Dedication – Community – Pioneering are expressed through concrete actions. At this stage, “Embracing” means commitment – where each individual contributes to collective strength and drives change:

• UEH Glo-cal Exchange – Embracing Global Minds (throughout 2026): A program that promotes academic and cultural exchange between UEH learners and lecturers and partners at home and abroad – a global connection rooted in a local context.
• UEH Student Sports Festival; UEH Men’s and Women’s Football League 2026 – Embracing Youth Power (03–11/2026): A vibrant sports playground for students across the University, igniting dynamism, resilience, and the aspiration to conquer new heights.
• UEH Alumni Homecoming – Embracing Legacy Connections (throughout 2026): An invitation for 300,000 alumni worldwide to return to their UEH home through campus tours, discovering the University’s strategy, development, and internationalization across 14 training campuses and 2 branches in Mekong and Nha Trang.
• UEH Youth Festival 2026 – Embracing Creative Energy (21–22/03/2026): A youth festival under the UEH brand, bringing together creative, artistic, and community activities where students express their individuality, ideas, and spirit of innovation.
• UEH Run 2026 – Embracing Our Future (04–06/2026): A community run that retraces UEH’s heritage journey along the course. Each stride is not only a personal journey but also contributes to fundraising and promotes initiatives for the community and the environment.
• UEH Alumni Day 2026 – Embracing Lifelong Bonds (07/2026): A gathering of alumni across generations, honoring intergenerational connection and contributions to society.
• UEH Alumni Sports Tournament – Embracing Active Legacy (06–07/2026): A sports activity for alumni to maintain an active spirit, foster connection, and spread a positive lifestyle.
• UEH Performing Arts Festival & UEH Concert 2026 – Embracing Artistic Spirit: A vibrant artistic space where emotions, creativity, and UEH identity are elevated through music and performance.
• Dream Concert Vietnam 2026 – Embracing Cultural Vibrance: An international-scale music event connecting cultures. A highlight that helps make UEH a space of cultural intersection, creativity, and global integration.

*Co-creating a Global Vision

Creation – Sustainability – Internationalization opens a new development phase for UEH. This is a space where knowledge, innovation, and global connection converge, where UEH affirms its role as a multidisciplinary, sustainable, and integrated university.

• 50+ Glo-cal Classes – Embracing Glo-cal Action (throughout 2026): A series of practice-integrated classes with the participation of practical lecturers and industry experts.
• Scientific Seminar Series “Research for All” – Embracing Knowledge Impact: An open academic space featuring internationally influential keynote speakers, spreading research value to the community.
• UEH’s Leading International Partner Connection Series UEH 50 Years – 50 Partners – Embracing Global Connection (03–12/2026): Strategic connection with 50 partners across 5 continents, affirming UEH’s global standing and cooperation network.
• UEH Partnerships Summit & Career Fair 2026 – Embracing Co-Created Futures: A large-scale event combining a partner summit and career fair, creating a bridge between the University, businesses, and learners.
• Local Connection Conference – Embracing Local Impact (08/2026): A forum connecting UEH with localities, promoting knowledge transfer, policy engagement, and development solutions.
• Visiting Lecturers Conference – Embracing Academic Excellence (05/2026): An academic space bringing together lecturers and experts from Vietnam and abroad to share teaching and research experiences.
• Global Sparks Summer Camp 2026 – Embracing Borderless Dreams (06/2026): An international summer program for domestic and international students, promoting cultural exchange, academic interaction, and creativity.
• UEH – NEU Seminar (07/2026): A national seminar between UEH and the National Economics University on national development in the new era.
• UEH 50th Anniversary International Seminar – Embracing the Future of Global Higher Education (10/2026): An international forum bringing together scholars, education leaders, and global experts to discuss the future of higher education.

In addition to the 22 strategic activities, UEH also brings a commemorative, grateful, and proud perspective through the lens of time with a range of media products: UEH 50 Video, which recreates the spirit and resilience of generations; UEH History Art Book – an artistic publication marking the development journey; a limited-edition gift set bearing the distinctive imprint of 50 years; UEH 50 Music Album, spreading inspiration through music; and the Photo Exhibition combined with virtual reality technology (Photo Exhibition + VR) “Then & Now” – where viewers can “step through time” to witness UEH’s transformation from its early days to the present.

The 50-year milestone not only marks a journey that has passed, but also opens a new chapter – one in which UEH continues to accompany the community, spread knowledge, connect resources, and contribute to shaping a sustainable future for society.

*Alumni, partners, and the wider community can follow and register to participate in the activities via the UEH 50th Anniversary special page: https://ueh50.ueh.edu.vn/

News, photos: UEH50 Organizing Committee

Starting today, the UEH 50 journey has an official “meeting point” in the digital space… 

To create a seamless, synchronized, and official information hub for the entire series of activities commemorating 50 years, UEH officially launches the UEH 50 Landing Page – a centralized platform connecting heritage, people, and future vision within a dedicated and cohesive microsite.

The UEH 50th Anniversary dedicated page is positioned as the “journey map” for UEH 50, where the community can follow and join each important milestone of this special anniversary year.

A comprehensive information space for the UEH 50 journey

The UEH 50th Anniversary dedicated page is built with an intuitive structure, continuous updates, and a systematic overview of all anniversary activities, making it easy for the UEHers community to grasp the big picture.

Here, visitors can:

• Track the implementation phases of UEH 50;
• Explore the 50-year flow through key development milestones, academic landmarks, governance achievements, and social contributions;
• Stay updated on events, products, publications, and major activities throughout 2026;
• Take part in the search for five future-shaping legacies;
• Learn about UEH’s strategic vision in the new phase, oriented toward a Multidisciplinary & Sustainable University.

The page serves as the central hub for UEH 50 information, connecting activities, events, and messages in a unified, coherent, and accessible way for the entire community.

UEH 50th Anniversary landing page interface

A convergence point for Heritage – People – Future 

With the spirit of “From knowledge heritage – human strength – to a sustainable future”, the dedicated page acts as a “digital milestone” preserving memorable moments and opening the door for the community to continue writing UEH’s story in the new era.

Milestones on the landing page

A space for core activities and the journey of decoding heritage 

Throughout the anniversary year, the UEH 50th Anniversary dedicated page will serve as the platform for updates and implementation of key activities across the entire journey. In addition to following prominent events and products, the UEHers community can directly join the heritage decoding crossword puzzle series – an interactive chain that gradually reveals UEH’s legacies shaping the future.

As the pieces come together, the picture of UEH heading toward a Sustainable Future becomes clearer, with the participation and companionship of the entire community.

Please visit the UEH 50th Anniversary dedicated page and become part of the journey shaping the future: https://ueh50.ueh.edu.vn

News and photos: UEH 50 years organizing committee

Half a century of development is a process of accumulating inner strength, forging identity, and continuously transforming to adapt to each stage of the country’s and the era’s progress.

At this special milestone, the UEHers community looks back on the past with pride, connects the present to spread inspiration, and opens up the future with 5 heritages shaping future inner strength – legacies inherited from history, transformed into capabilities for action, and serving as the foundation for the upcoming strategic phase of 2025–2045.

UEH Day 2025 – The first foundation legacy: The ONE UEH cultural compass 

In July 2025, in Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa, nearly 900 UEHers gathered for UEH Day 2025, a deeply meaningful connection event that marked the official launch of the journey toward UEH’s 50th anniversary.

In the “Together We Share” space, the UEHers community shared responsibilities, vision, and aspirations for a common future. It was here that the first heritage in the journey of shaping the future was officially unveiled: the ONE UEH Cultural Compass, embodying traditional and modern values with historical continuity, forming the culture of “One UEH” – the guiding compass that shapes the identity of UEH people through the years.

The ONE UEH Cultural Compass

The 50th anniversary celebration series (from February to December 2026) and the journey to unlock the next four future-driving legacies

Building on the first heritage, UEH enters the peak phase of the 50th anniversary activity series with 02 flagship activity series, running from February to December 2026:

• “UEH 50: Through the Lenses of Time” Series: Commemoration, gratitude, and pride in UEH’s half-century journey, honoring historical milestones, pioneering generations, and quiet contributions. The series is narrated through the lenses of time, connecting memories, images, and experiences across generations.
• “Embracing Our Legacy” series: 24 innovative activities tied to the 5 strategic pillars – Training, Research, Community Connection, Governance, and Operations – igniting new momentum for the entire UEH community to act toward the 2045 vision.

Through these two series, the next 04 heritages shaping the future will gradually be unveiled, laying the foundation for UEH’s new development phase!

From inner heritages to a sustainable future

UEH 50 is not merely a celebration of a milestone. This is the moment for UEH to transform through “innovative change” built on 50 years of inner heritage, while conveying a “differentiated” image: a prestigious key university with deep traditions yet innovative, modern, and international, guided by an educational philosophy of serving the community and sustainable action.

In the coming time, the “UEH 50 Years” series will continue delivering new messages, creative interactive experiences, and activities with deeper and broader connections – step by step unfolding the journey of connecting knowledge heritage – people – sustainable future to discover 05 inner strengths for the future.

Join us in unlocking the heritages shaping the future in the upcoming articles!

News and photos: UEH 50 years organizing committee.