US to set up academy in Vietnam to foster young Southeast Asian leaders

US to set up academy in Vietnam to foster young Southeast Asian leaders
YSEALI network was launched in December 2013 and has gathered more than 150,000 members, including 30,000 from Vietnam. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Mission to ASEAN.

By Minh Nga   September 5, 2020 | 04:44 pm GMT+7 vnexpress

The U.S. plans to set up a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academy (YSEALI) next year at the Fulbright University Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.

It will cost $5 million, the U.S.’s Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, David R. Stilwell, announced at a virtual event held in HCMC on Friday.

It will offer capacity-building seminars to entry- to mid-level professionals aged 25-40 from across Southeast Asia on themes like technology and innovation, public policy and entrepreneurship.

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