A local startup lens
Vietnam gives students a concrete market to study: customers, founders, investors, operators, and partner-university communities working in the same city.
Locations / Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Build startup experience in Vietnam while staying connected to NUS coursework, partner-university learning, and the NOC alumni network.
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Partner uni
Partner TBC
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Format
Short 3mo Short 6mo -
Intake
Variable -
Audience
Undergraduates only
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Ecosystem
Consumer & web AI/ML Fintech -
Cohort size
~25 students per intake
About Vietnam
A startup ecosystem shaped by its local market
NOC Vietnam places students inside a working startup ecosystem in Ho Chi Minh City. The city, partner-university environment, and internship network shape what students learn about building companies, validating ideas, and working across cultures.
Use this page as the editable base for location-specific details. Teams can refine the city narrative, local startup strengths, housing notes, visa expectations, and alumni examples directly in WordPress.
The core NOC structure stays consistent across locations: internship experience, entrepreneurship coursework, cohort support, and academic mapping through NUS.
Why Vietnam?
Three things this location does better than anywhere else
Coursework beside internship
Students balance startup work with entrepreneurship learning connected to Partner TBC, so academic reflection stays close to what happens at work.
Cohort and alumni support
The NOC cohort, staff, mentors, and alumni network help students navigate the city, their host companies, and the transition back to NUS.
Partner university
Partner TBC
NOC Vietnam coursework is connected to Partner TBC. Students should confirm current course availability, scheduling, and mapping requirements with NOC and their home faculty.
This section is seeded as a base template; update it in WordPress when the partner university description, programme format, or academic arrangement changes.
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Companies
Where Vietnam alumni have interned
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Vietnam alumni
A few stories from over 123 alumni who've come through.
Practical info
The things you'll wonder about and want to know before you commit.
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Region
Southeast Asia
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Country / market
Ho Chi Minh City
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Partner university
Partner TBC
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Accommodation
Location-specific housing notes should be confirmed with NOC before publication.
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Language
English -
Getting around
Add city-specific commute, neighbourhood, and transport guidance in WordPress.
Curriculum at Vietnam
Faculty-mapped courses for NOC Vietnam: units, intakes, and academic structure.
All three are submitted via myEduRec → External Study Online Application → Program Application → Supporting Document, before the application deadline.
NOC may withdraw your application if any are missing.
Apply for NOC Vietnam
Rank Vietnam in your application. Note that NOC reserves the right to assign you to any available location regardless of stated preference.
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