NGO, Government & Community Partnerships
Creating social value through education, research, and service — HSB's commitment to Vietnam and the wider world
Overview
Business schools have a responsibility that extends beyond the classroom and the market. At HSB, our community partnerships reflect a conviction that rigorous management education must be anchored in social purpose. Through alliances with government bodies, non-governmental organisations, and community groups, we enable students to apply their learning where it matters most — and we put HSB's research capacity in service of Vietnam's broader development challenges.
These partnerships span policy advisory roles with national ministries, service-learning programmes in underserved communities, collaborative research with UN agencies and international development organisations, and social entrepreneurship initiatives that equip students to lead change beyond the private sector.
Social Impact Initiatives
Policy Research
Faculty-led research commissioned by government agencies to inform national economic planning, social policy reform, and sectoral development strategy for Vietnam.
Public Sector Capacity Building
Training programmes for civil servants and public-sector managers, covering strategic leadership, public finance, digital governance, and international economic integration.
International Development Cooperation
Joint projects with UN agencies, the World Bank, ADB, and international NGOs on sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and governance improvement in Vietnam and the Mekong region.
Rural & Grassroots Development
Student-led and faculty-supported projects in rural and peri-urban communities, addressing agricultural management, microfinance access, and local enterprise development.
Social Entrepreneurship
Partnerships with social enterprise incubators and impact investors that expose students to business models driven by social and environmental purpose, not profit alone.
Professional Mentoring
Community mentoring and career guidance programmes matching HSB students with established professionals and social leaders — building aspiration and social capital across socio-economic backgrounds.
Volunteer & Service-Learning Programmes
HSB Community Consulting Corps
Teams of MBA and undergraduate students provide pro-bono strategic consulting to small businesses, social enterprises, and community organisations — delivering real business value while developing students' consulting competencies.
Rural Business Development Programme
A semester-long service-learning placement where students work alongside local entrepreneurs and cooperative leaders in rural provinces, applying classroom knowledge to real development challenges in Vietnam's countryside.
Financial Literacy Outreach
HSB students and faculty deliver financial education workshops to underserved urban and rural communities in partnership with local government and community centres — covering personal finance, savings, and entrepreneurship basics.
Young Leaders in Sustainability
A collaborative programme with environmental NGOs and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, training the next generation of sustainability-conscious business leaders through fieldwork, research, and policy engagement.
Impact Metrics
Institutional Partners
Highlights
HSB's Institute for Non-Traditional Security Studies collaborates with public security agencies and international partners to produce research on food security, energy security, and transnational threats — making a direct contribution to Vietnam's national security policy ecosystem.
A multi-year collaborative research programme with regional governments and international environmental organisations, producing evidence-based recommendations on sustainable resource management and climate-resilient economic development in the Lower Mekong basin.