While visiting Belgium and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in 1994, the Minister of National Education of Vietnam showed high interest in post-graduate management programs organized by the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-em). The very same year professor Jacques Nagels flew to Vietnam with the support of the French-speaking community of Belgium (CGRI and APEFE) to investigate opportunities of partnership with Vietnamese universities. He signed a first agreement between SBS-em (part of ULB) and Open University of Ho Chi Minh City (OU) to start up a Part time MBA program in General Management.

In January 1995 the first course was taught by a Belgian professor, Prof. Anne Drumaux.

In January 1996, another agreement was signed between SBS-em and the Postgraduate Faculty of National Economic University in Hanoi (NEU) to create a Part time MBA program.

As of today more than 1,000 Vietnamese students have graduated from our MBA programs. Most of them now hold key positions in Vietnamese institutions and companies. More than 50 European professors are teaching at our partner universities every year, some of them with over 10 years experience teaching in Vietnam. 

The Part Time MBA program is delivered every year both in Hanoi and HCMC.

The Master in Business and Marketing Management (MBMM) is delivered every year in HCMC.

The Master in Public Management (MPM) is delivered every 2 years in Hanoi.