Fulbright University Vietnam has recently announced a significant US$1.5 million grant from Google to enhance AI education at the university.

As AI (Artificial Intelligence) continues to transform industries globally, Fulbright University Vietnam embraces the future with a multi-pronged AI strategy aimed at cultivating leaders and innovators equipped for the AI-driven world.

The university plans to enhance its AI curriculum across various academic programmes, integrating AI literacy into non-STEM majors to ensure all students are prepared for the technological advancements shaping their future.

With its strategic partner, the New Turing Institute, Việt Nam’s leading independent centre of AI training, research, and entrepreneurship, Fulbright will pursue the key initiatives.

The initiatives include AI teaching, in which the university will integrate AI into all its academic programmes, developing major and minor undergraduate specialisations in AI as well as general education courses that equip all students with the skills to utilise AI applications.

Fulbright will also hire additional AI experts to expand its teaching and research capabilities.

The university will support AI-related research by its faculty and students, as well as collaborative initiatives with academic and industry partners in Việt Nam and abroad.

Another initiative is Google Scholarship, which helps make that dream a reality, covering full or partial tuition.

The university will engage and educate the community about AI’s implications and opportunities.

Together with the Việt Nam Government and various local partners, Google commits to nurturing local talents, supporting local businesses to thrive and helping people improve their daily lives with Google AI solutions and helpful AI products.

Besides the latest funding of $1.5 million to Fulbright University Vietnam for their AI Research, Google has recently launched two programmes with Vietnam National Innovation Centre to build up an AI-ready workforce and enable the development of GenAI for local startups.

The grant from Google.org will help advance AI research by supporting faculty members for ambitious research agendas, maximise student research opportunities through scholarships, and will serve as a way to catalyse and work with the broader AI university ecosystem in Việt Nam.

This partnership exemplifies Fulbright’s vision to bridge the gap between higher education and societal needs, leveraging technology to cultivate a diverse generation of leaders ready to tackle global challenges.

The generous contribution will spearhead the development of cutting-edge AI educational programmes, including research and scholarships, at Việt Nam’s first liberal arts university. — VNS