The French-Vietnam Center of Management (CFVG)

What The French-Vietnam Center of Management (CFVG) does

The French-Vietnam Center of Management (CFVG) is a graduate management education institution established in 1992 through a bilateral partnership between the French and Vietnamese governments, with CCI Paris Île-de-France representing the French side and the National Economics University (NEU, Hanoi) and University of Economics HCMC (UEH) hosting the two operating campuses. The institution delivers an eight-product portfolio: an EPAS-accredited MBA, the MEBF (Master in Economics of Banking and Finance, co-delivered with ESCP Europe and Paris Dauphine), the MMS (Marketing and Sales, co-delivered with IAE Paris Sorbonne), the MSCM (Supply Chain Management), the MHM (Hospitality Management, jointly launched in November 2025 with FERRANDI Paris), a doctoral program, executive education (Mini MBA and custom corporate programs), and TEF French language testing. All programs are taught in English with faculty drawn from 17 European and international partner schools, offering dual-degree and student exchange pathways to Europe, Canada, and Asia-Pacific. CFVG holds a uniquely strong accreditation stack: first and only EPAS-accredited program in Vietnam, first CGE member in Asia (since December 2015), and AACSB International Member. The institution reports a 4,000+ active alumni network and approximately 300 new students enrolled annually across its two campuses.

CFVG generates revenue primarily through tuition fees for its degree and executive programs, supplemented by corporate custom training, scholarship-funded seats (including the Eiffel scholarship and an MoU with Solvay Vietnam and Hanoi People's Committee for 300+ scholarships), and French language testing services. Its go-to-market is a hybrid of event-driven enrollment (Open Days, Information Days, workshops, the French Higher Education Fair, gala dinners) and digital channels (website, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, email newsletters), with referral programs via alumni. Customer segments span working professionals in banking and finance (over 70% of MEBF graduates), marketing and sales, supply chain, hospitality, and academic researchers pursuing doctoral work. Operational leadership is jointly held by a French Director appointed by CCI Paris Île-de-France and a Vietnamese Co-Director drawn from the host university.

Name

The French-Vietnam Center of Management (CFVG)

Legal name

The French-Vietnam Center of Management (CFVG)

Website

https://cfvg.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CFVG is a French-Vietnamese bilateral graduate management school founded in 1992, operating campuses in Hanoi and HCMC. It offers EPAS-accredited MBA, specialized Master's, PhD, and executive programs in English with European exchange pathways, serving working professionals across Vietnam.

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Product category

Graduate Management Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Business and Secretarial Schools (61141), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Study Abroad Program Providers (Multi-Country & Multi-Discipline)

Keywords

• Graduate management education
• MBA programs
• Executive education
• International dual degrees
• French-Vietnamese business school

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Graduate Program Tuition: Tuition fees for Master's programs (MBA, MEBF, MMS, MSCM, MHM), PhD programs, and Executive Education. Programs offered in both Hanoi and HCMC campuses with options for European exchange.
2. Executive Education and Custom Programs: Mini MBA and custom tailor-made programs for corporate clients and professionals.
3. Scholarship Programs: Eiffel scholarships awarded to excellent students (4 students received Eiffel scholarship 2018-2019). Over 300 scholarships offered through MoU with Solvay Vietnam and HPC.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CFVG delivers English-language graduate management education through its MBA, specialized Master's (MEBF, MMS, MSCM, MHM), PhD, Executive Education, and TEF French-language testing programs at campuses in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Programs are co-delivered with leading French and European universities (ESCP Europe, Paris Dauphine, IAE Paris Sorbonne, FERRANDI Paris, among 17 partners), conferring internationally recognized degrees with options for dual-degree and one-year-in-Europe study pathways.

Product overview

CFVG is a graduate education institution offering a portfolio of eight distinct academic programs: MBA (EPAS accredited), MEBF (Master in Economics of Banking and Finance), MMS/MMSS (Master in Marketing and Sales), MSCM (Master in Supply Chain Management), MHM (Master in Hospitality Management in partnership with FERRANDI Paris), PhD (Doctoral Program), EXED (Executive Education), and TEF (French language testing). All programs are delivered in English with faculty from top European universities, providing internationally recognized degrees with opportunities to study in Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MBA (Master of Business Administration) EPAS-accredited MBA program offering international management education with options to study in Europe at top partner business schools; first and only EPAS-accredited MBA in Vietnam, designed for working professionals targeting senior management roles.
• MEBF (Master in Economics of Banking and Finance) Specialized Master's in banking and finance co-delivered with ESCP Europe and Paris Dauphine University, accredited by the Conference des Grandes Ecoles; targeted at finance professionals in Vietnam's banking sector.
• MMS / MMSS (Master in Marketing and Sales) Master in Marketing and Sales (also referred to as MMSS - Master in Marketing, Sales and Services) co-delivered by Université Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne and IAE Paris Sorbonne; for professionals in marketing, sales and consumer-facing roles.
• MSCM (Master in Supply Chain Management) Master in Supply Chain Management operated in Vietnam under partnership with IAE Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University; for professionals in logistics, procurement and operations roles.
• MHM (FERRANDI Paris Master of Science in Hospitality Management) Joint Master of Science in Hospitality Management developed in academic cooperation with FERRANDI Paris, a leading French institution in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management; for professionals targeting hospitality and tourism management roles.
• PhD (Doctoral Program in Management) Doctoral program in Management operated by a consortium of French universities (University of Lille, Paris Dauphine, University of Strasbourg, Paris Sorbonne IAE); targeted at academics and researchers pursuing doctoral qualifications in management.
• EXED (Executive Education) Executive Education programs including Mini MBA and custom tailor-made programs for corporate clients; delivered to professionals and organizations across Vietnam.
• TEF (Test d'Evaluation de Francais) French-language proficiency test (Test d'Evaluation de Francais) administered by CFVG for assessing French language skills of candidates applying to French-speaking institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70%+ of MEBF graduates work in finance/banking, with 10% in manager positions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• FERRANDI PariscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2025Leading French institution in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management. New joint MHM (Master of Science in Hospitality Management) program launched November 2025 at Pullman Saigon Hotel.
• Center for Applied Information Technology (NEU)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2025Co-hosting Digitalising Vietnamese Education (DIVE) project and Replication Day workshop on AI integration in higher education.
• Solvay VietnammajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2018MoU signed for EMU project support. Offering 300+ scholarships worth up to 22.5 billion VND for Hanoi People Committee.
• Hanoi People Committee (HPC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2018Recipient of 300+ scholarships through MoU with CFVG and Solvay Vietnam for training and development of human resources.
• CCI Paris Ile-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Primary French partner and co-founder of CFVG. Represents the French government side in the bilateral education partnership between France and Vietnam.
• National Economics University (NEU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for CFVG Hanoi campus. Vietnamese government partner in the bilateral education initiative.
• University of Economics HCMC (UEH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost university for CFVG HCMC campus. Represents the southern Vietnam education partnership in the initiative.
• ESCP EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTriple crown accredited business school (EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB). Co-delivers MEBF program. Scientific director Prof. Alan Chevalier represents ESCP Europe. Ranked 2nd globally for Finance Masters by Financial Times in 2016.
• Paris Dauphine UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-delivers MEBF program with Prof. Joel Metais as scientific director. Prestigious French finance university.
• IAE Paris Sorbonne (Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-delivers MMS program. Scientific director Prof. Frederic Gautier from IAE Paris. Provides international faculty for marketing programs.
• DauphinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner school for study abroad and exchange programs.
• Ieseg School of ManagementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs and student mobility.
• AudenciamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs and student mobility.
• Aix-Marseille Graduate School of ManagementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for PhD program and exchange opportunities.
• Skema Business SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs and student mobility.
• NEOMA Business SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs and student mobility.
• EM Strasbourg Business SchoolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs and student mobility.
• Ecole des Mines de Saint-EtiennemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs.
• University of LillemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for PhD program, grants Diplome Inter Universitaire Research in Management.
• University of StrasbourgmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for PhD program.
• University of Victoria (Canada)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs extending network to North America.
• Asia Pacific University (APU)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs.
• HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for exchange programs.
• University of Paris 1 Pantheon-SorbonnemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for PhD program.
• Chulalongkorn UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent exchange partnership. 17 students visited CFVG HCMC in June 2018 as part of exchange program.
• Florida International University (US)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational students visit for promising partnership discussions in March 2018.
• French Embassy in VietnamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue for graduation ceremonies and ongoing support for French-Vietnamese education cooperation. Representative Mr. Bertrand Lortholary (Ambassador) has visited CFVG.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Foreign Trade University (FTU) MBA: FTU's MBA and specialized Master's programs compete with CFVG for Vietnamese working professionals seeking postgraduate business education in Hanoi and HCMC. As a public university with strong finance/banking alumni placement and lower tuition positioning, FTU represents CFVG's closest domestic competitor in the same target segment.
• University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH): UEH is one of CFVG's host universities and runs its own MBA and Master's programs targeting working professionals in southern Vietnam. While structurally an incubator for CFVG's HCMC campus, UEH's own degree programs (including international collaborations) compete directly for the same professional student pool.
• University of Greenwich Vietnam: The University of Greenwich Vietnam (in partnership with FPT University) offers UK-accredited business degrees in Hanoi, HCMC, and Da Nang targeting Vietnamese working professionals. It competes with CFVG for the same international-business-education-seeking professional segment in Vietnam at a similar tuition tier.
• RMIT Vietnam: RMIT Vietnam is an international branch campus offering AACSB-accredited business degrees including MBA programs in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is the most direct peer to CFVG — both compete for fee-paying Vietnamese working professionals seeking internationally recognized postgraduate management qualifications, and both maintain strong corporate partnership networks with multinationals operating in Vietnam.
• National Economics University (NEU): NEU is CFVG's host university in Hanoi and operates its own graduate business programs. As a major public economics university in northern Vietnam, NEU competes with CFVG for the same pool of finance/banking-focused working professionals seeking postgraduate credentials in Hanoi.
• Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management Vietnam: Solvay Vietnam is a French-affiliated business school already partnered with CFVG (via the 300+ scholarship MoU) and operates its own executive and graduate management programs in Hanoi. It overlaps directly with CFVG in the French-business-education niche in Vietnam and targets similar corporate/government clientele.

Regional players

• Bangkok University School of Business: Bangkok University is a leading Thai private university with AACSB-accredited business programs serving working professionals across Southeast Asia. It is a comparable international-standard business school in a neighboring ASEAN market with similar corporate partnership models and degree portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• INSEAD: INSEAD is a globally leading French-origin business school with operations in Singapore (Asia Campus) that attracts senior Vietnamese professionals seeking premium international MBAs. It represents the higher-end aspirational peer for CFVG's top MBA candidates and competes for the same Vietnamese executive talent pool.
• ESSEC Business School Asia-Pacific (Singapore): ESSEC is another top French business school with an Asia-Pacific campus in Singapore, competing for Vietnamese students seeking premium French-style business education. The shared French business school heritage makes it a culturally and academically relevant peer.

Emerging players

• SP Jain School of Global Management: SP Jain operates multi-city MBA and Master's programs across Asia (Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai, Sydney) targeting similar emerging-market working professionals. While not Vietnam-based, it competes for the same regional talent pool seeking international business credentials with Asian market exposure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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