(Enclosed with Decision No. ………/QĐ-ĐHNT dated …/…/2025 issued by the President of Foreign Trade University)

1. Training objectives

General Objective

To educate high-quality human resources in the field of international business, with an understanding of advanced Japanese business practices and Vietnamese social and humanistic knowledge, so that they can assume positions ranging from officers to specialists and managers in domestic and international organisations and enterprises.

Specific Objectives

• PO1: Possess professional knowledge and skills in (i) modern international business knowledge; (ii) advanced Japanese business practices; and (iii) general Vietnamese social and humanistic knowledge in order to undertake work related to economics, international business, and management in domestic and foreign organisations and enterprises.
• PO2: Possess innovation capability, professional practice capability, the ability to work in multicultural environments, resilience in overcoming difficulties and challenges, and a sense of social responsibility.
• PO3: Possess foundational and advanced knowledge and skills in international business, strategic management tools, operations management, production, supply, human resources, finance, marketing, communication, branding, and business culture from the perspective of advanced Japanese business practices.
• PO4: Possess the knowledge and skills to analyse and synthesise information and apply advanced Japanese tools and business practices to solve practical business problems; monitor, evaluate, and improve professional activities; and manage and coordinate business projects in the field of international business.

2. Programme Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

• PLO 1: Apply foundational knowledge of political science, social sciences and humanities, methodology, scientific worldview, information technology, and other general education knowledge for learning, research, and lifelong work.
• PI01.1: Apply foundational knowledge of mathematics and statistics to support problem solving in learning and research.
• PI01.2: Apply foundational knowledge of social sciences and humanities to support problem solving in learning, research, and work.
• PI01.3: Apply research methodology in addressing problems in learning, research, and work.
• PLO 2: Analyse economic and business phenomena in an internationally integrated environment based on foundational knowledge of economics, international business, and data exploitation.
• PI02.1: Analyse economic and business phenomena in the digital environment based on foundational knowledge of economics, business, and data exploitation.
• PI02.2: Analyse economic and business phenomena in an internationally integrated environment based on foundational knowledge of economics, business, and data exploitation.
• PLO 3: Analyse and evaluate international business practices and propose optimal business solutions.
• PI03.1: Analyse international business practices.
• PI03.2: Evaluate international business practices.
• PI03.3: Propose optimal business solutions towards stated goals based on the analysis and evaluation of international business practices.

Skills

• PLO 4: Coordinate the collection, organisation, and analysis of data in economic and international business activities.
• PLO 5: Carry out the research process, including problem identification, critical literature analysis, the use of appropriate data exploitation tools to propose solutions, and implementation planning for international business issues.
• PI05.1: Carry out the research process, including problem identification, critical literature analysis, and the use of appropriate data exploitation tools to reach well-grounded conclusions.
• PI05.2: Present and communicate clearly, and engage in argumentation to defend research results.
• PLO 6: Select and use appropriate communication styles and media in multicultural international environments.
• PLO 7: Use English proficiently for learning and working in international environments, especially in business, at Level 5/6, and achieve Level 3/6 in a second foreign language (Chinese/Japanese/French/Spanish) under Viet Nam’s 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework as stipulated in Circular No. 01/2014/TT-BGDĐT. The result for the second foreign language is not included in the cumulative GPA, is not a condition for assessing attainment of programme learning outcomes, and is recorded in the student’s learning certification.
• PI07.1: Use English proficiently for learning and working in international environments, especially in business, at Level 5/6.
• PI07.2: Use a second foreign language (Chinese/Japanese/French/Spanish) at Level 3/6.
• PLO 8: Demonstrate proficiency in office computing in accordance with the advanced IT application standards under Circular No. 03/2014/TT-BTTTT dated 11/03/2014 of the Ministry of Information and Communications; reach level 5/8 in the digital competence domains of data and information literacy, communication and collaboration in digital environments, digital content creation, and safety; and level 4/8 in the domain of artificial intelligence application under the Digital Competence Framework promulgated in Circular No. 02/2025/TT-BGDĐT dated 24/01/2025 of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Autonomy and Responsibility

• PLO 9: Develop the ability to work independently; proactively plan, implement, and evaluate activities in order to improve effectiveness; demonstrate social responsibility; and comply with ethical standards relevant to international business.
• PI09.1: Develop the ability to work independently and proactively plan, implement, and evaluate activities to improve effectiveness.
• PI09.2: Develop an understanding of social responsibility and respect for ethical standards relevant to business and management.
• PLO 10: Develop resilience in overcoming difficulties and challenges, and the ability to generate creative ideas for adaptive innovation in changing business environments, thereby enabling self-direction, professional judgement, and the defence of personal viewpoints before a collective.
• PI10.1: Develop resilience in overcoming difficulties and challenges, thereby enabling self-direction, professional judgement, and the defence of personal viewpoints before a collective.
• PI10.2: Develop the ability to generate creative ideas for adaptive innovation in changing business environments.
• PLO 11: Be ready to work in teams; respect and embrace differences; and develop the capacity to lead, proactively instruct, and supervise team members in carrying out assigned tasks, while demonstrating responsibility to oneself and the collective and continually creating shared value for organisations and society.
• PI11.1: Be ready to work in teams and respect and embrace differences.
• PI11.2: Demonstrate responsibility to oneself and the collective, and continuously create shared value for organisations and the wider community.

3. Curriculum framework