The visit to the “German House” with talks with Mr. Elmar Duttas well as the Chamber of Foreign Trade of Vietnam and the Representative Office of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate flanked the transition to interesting company visits at Endress+Hauser Group, adidas, ECCO and TRUMPF. A visit to the impressive Binh Duon Campus of VGU as well as valuable discussions with representatives of VGU and students of the Vietnamese EMBA class, which took place in a relaxed atmosphere with good Vietnamese food, rounded off the visit and offered valuable insights into the lives of fellow students from Vietnam.

The week concluded with banking and finance topics, in particular current developments in US customs policy and the impact on the Vietnamese and global economy. A summary of the eventful week by Prof. Dr. Sebastian Herrmann rounded off the study visit.

The question arises at every university – what can we learn? One key point that we took away from Vietnam: In Vietnam, great value is placed on personal contact. And – typically Asian – that the individual is seen less in their direct communication than the person in the context of their environment and therefore much more attention is paid to subtleties of expression and the body language of the person opposite.

Even in the daily chaos of traffic, accident-free progress can only be achieved by striking a balance between your own goal of moving forward quickly and constant mutual observation and consideration. Few accidents happen in a swarm. We have resolved to transfer this vividly refreshed knowledge even more than before into everyday working life.
We felt very well received by the current cohort and look forward to maintaining these contacts at future meetings, e.g. at the alumni summer party or students’ fireside evenings.”