To be completely honest, I almost didn’t get on the plane. Standing in the airport back in Italy, looking at a one-way ticket to Vietnam, I wasn’t feeling adventurous. I was terrified. It felt like I was about to drop off the edge of the map. I kept asking myself why I couldn’t just stay […]
Category Archives: International Students
Sofia was our FIS’s student in an exchange program funded by Erasmus. Sofia shared her study tips and experiences at HANU with us. ==== Arriving in Vietnam as an exchange student was both exciting and challenging, and looking back, it has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. The application process was […]
Giannella was a Venezuelian full-time student at the Faculty of International Studies from 2021. During her course at FIS, she was a very active student in both academic and extracurrilar activities. Giannella graduated in July 2026 and She shared her thoughts and feelings about her experiences at FIS over the years. My time at Hanoi […]
Nicol in front of the “White House”, the Main Hall of Hanoi University My name is Nicol Muscedere, I am a student from Italy and I attended the Hanoi University for the spring semester of 2025. During my experience at university I attended 3 courses: – Development economics: which further delved into the development of […]
Arya Zendehdel, an international student from the Faculty of International Studies at Hanoi University, represented the students currently studying at the Faculty and delivered a speech at the 20th anniversary celebration of the Faculty of International Studies. Please read Arya’s speech below. (Vietnamese translation follows the English version) Arya Zendehdel – Sinh viên quốc tế […]



