Many questions about CFVG master and PhD programs recruitment plan were raised during the three-hours Open Day organized in Hanoi and HCMC on 13^th Jan 2018.

Nearly 200 candidates joined Open Day on 13 Jan 2018, the first recruitment event of the year at two campuses in Hanoi and HCMC. That was the annual event in which CFVG delivered most updated admission information and new announcement of scholarship for various programs. This year witnessed some new partners for MBA exchange program such as Monash University in Australia and KAIST Business school in Korea. For PhD program, CFVG then welcomed IAE Paris, Sorbonne Business school and University of Aix-Marseille to be the new partners for PhD program increasing from 4 to 6 doctoral schools. Especially for the first time in Hanoi, CFVG introduced the first specialized master program in supply chain management in Vietnam, taught by IAE Paris, Sorbonne Business School. The program was expected to provide the most up-to-date and practical knowledge for personnel working in purchasing, operation management, logistics, distribution, retailing, etc. In Jan 2018 the first intake would be opened in HCMC campus.

Attending the event, the candidates not only had questions on the program curriculum, entrance example, selection criteria, MBA or specialized masters but also showed concerns for the link of their choices to career path advancements, start-ups or how to balance among work, study and family. Being invited for networking, 6 CFVG alumni one by one shared their distinct reasons to join CFVG, the experience to have most effective study methods, life in France and advices for young entrepreneurs. All of them emphasized the right choice to join CFVG, that was only the very first step for chances of advancement ahead.