Throughout its 31-year journey of establishment and development, the School of Business and Management (HSB), Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has built a community of more than 20,000 alumni working across government agencies, organisations, and businesses in Vietnam and around the world. More than graduates of HSB, they represent an invaluable network of knowledge, experience, and professional connections that contributes to the School's strength and distinctive identity.

Each year, new generations of graduates join the growing HSB alumni network, bringing with them the knowledge, management capabilities, and aspirations to contribute that they have developed throughout their studies. Across diverse sectors, they progressively establish their professional standing, take on important responsibilities, and contribute to the development of their organisations, businesses, and society. Their journeys of personal and professional growth also create new connections, enabling different generations of HSB alumni to meet, exchange experiences, and grow together.

This is the vision behind AC-HSB – the HSB Alumni Club: to build a closely connected community where graduation is not the end of one's relationship with the School, but the beginning of a lifelong journey of engagement and mutual support. Through networking events, mentoring, professional experience sharing, internship and employment support, and entrepreneurship initiatives, AC-HSB is gradually becoming a bridge between academic knowledge and management practice, connecting the experience of earlier generations with the ambitions of younger students.

Notably, the involvement of HSB alumni extends far beyond reunions and professional networking. It is reflected in a wide range of meaningful activities that directly benefit current students. At HSB's annual entrepreneurship and innovation competitions, many alumni return as mentors and members of judging panels, sharing practical experience, offering guidance, and helping students refine their projects and turn entrepreneurial ambitions into reality. In addition, the alumni network facilitates connections with businesses, expands internship and employment opportunities, supports student-led projects, and provides scholarships to individuals with outstanding academic achievements and personal development.

Contributions to the HSB Scholarship Fund, support for students participating in competitions, connections between businesses and the "Rising with Digital Platforms" project, and involvement in the Green Summer volunteer campaign are tangible examples of the HSB alumni community's sense of responsibility and commitment to giving back. These initiatives demonstrate that the value of the alumni network lies not only in its size of more than 20,000 members, but also in its ability to transform knowledge, experience, and resources into opportunities for future generations.

PERSPECTIVES FROM HSB LEADERSHIP

According to Professor Hoang Dinh Phi, Rector of HSB, AC-HSB is one of the School's most valuable assets and serves as a bridge connecting knowledge, experience, and opportunity. The community plays an important role in building an ecosystem of learning, innovation, and sustainable development, in which generations of students and alumni collectively participate, contribute, and benefit from shared values.

PROFESSOR HOANG DINH PHI – RECTOR OF HSB

From the earliest generations of graduates to today's HSB alumni, the network continues to grow. Every alumnus and alumna represents a point of connection; every return to the School creates an opportunity to pass on knowledge; and every act of engagement contributes meaningfully to the future of HSB and its students. The strength of HSB is therefore built not only upon the quality of its education and research, but also upon the growth, achievements, and enduring sense of belonging of those who chose HSB as the starting point of their educational journeys.