On July 25 and 26, 2020, VNU-IS organized a Graduation Project Defense Ceremony for the 7th cohort of the Master of Marketing Studies and Actions program, in collaboration with University of Nantes (Nantes), France.

As Prof. Fabrice Clerfeuille – Chairman of the Examination Board and lecturer of Nantes – was unable to come to Vietnam due to the Covid-19 pandemic, both parties had co-organized an Online Graduation Project Defense Ceremony for 12 eligible students of the program.

The eligibility criteria for the graduation project defense are as follows: completing all courses of the program; cumulative GPA of at least 10/20 according to the French grading system; and not violating any training regulations. Each graduation project is supervised by 01 Vietnamese supervisor to instruct students in their research topic. Upon completion, the graduation project will be sent to Nantes for appraisal and approval. Qualified graduation projects will be defended by the students in front of the Examination Board afterwards.

The Graduation Project Defense Ceremony was held online as the Chairman of the Examination Board was unable to come to Vietnam due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Both the Examination Board and the students underwent 02 hard-working days, in particular, some graduation projects were defended late at night because of the 5 hours difference in time between France and Vietnam is. 
Previously, to ensure students’ timely graduation, VNU-IS and Nantes officially implemented the online teaching platform and graduation project defense. Students were extremely excited to take online classes thanks to the various supplemental resources provided by the lecturers.

“There is no disparity in quality between online and face-to-face classes. This was proved by the full attendance of the students in our online classes without any technical problems. I encouraged the students’ engagement by awarding them “bonus points” for timely submission of assignments. In addition to that, I often talk with them for any inquiries from them after each class.”, said Prof. Fabrice Clerfeuille.

The Master of Marketing Studies and Actions program is one of the joint-training programs between VNU-IS and Nantes. This program has been featured in the Eduniversal Ranking of the best Masters in 2020. 

VNU-IS and Nantes recruited the first cohort of the Master of Marketing Studies and Actions program in 2008. So far, there have been about 170 graduates from this program. After over 10 years of operating, the program has affirmed its quality and met the demands of learners and employers in Vietnam by providing students with vital knowledge, skills and foreign language proficiency; thus offering them multiple opportunities for career advancement.

Two Korean students successfully defended their graduation projects.

Congratulations to the students of the Master of Marketing Studies and Actions program who successfully defended their graduation projects. We do hope that they will achieve greater success on their journey ahead.