2024 - 2025: Vietnam
2024 - 2025: Vietnam
Here we are, the last day of the study trip. While most daily blogs begin in the morning, this one starts at night. Not much has been said yet about the nightlife in Hanoi. In Hanoi, there are plenty of small restaurants where you can eat on the sidewalk and have a beer, but there …
This morning, the mood was a bit grumpier than usual. While we were bound to visit some interesting companies, Damen Shipyards and Royal van der Leun, there was a 2.5-hour bus ride ahead of us. However, we were used to the long rides by now so with good courage we went onto the bus. Unfortunately, …
We had a relatively later start to the company visit today. We got in our taxis at 8:20 and came back by 11:10. The representative for the company actually had the best English of all the Vietnamese people who presented for us, so that was a welcome change for the day. But this was a …
Oh! What a day. I don’t even know from where to start. First thing first, the trip started very early in the morning at around 8 and all the participants were very sleepy. The bus came to pick us up from the hotel and then the two hours trip to the Halong Bay began. Our …
This was the first full free day we had in Hanoi, without any company visits. So, I could finally get some more sleep again, and I stayed in bed for a bit longer than the previous days. After waking up and getting ready, I went out to get some banh mi with chicken. After that, …
The morning started with an excellent, Swedish style breakfast. There was an abundance of choices, from French müsely to Vietnamese fried rice. After the breakfast, we went to Keep Vietnam Clean, a local NGO specialised in plastic recycling. They seemed upbeat about their commitment and efforts, given the desperate need Hanoi would otherwise have with …
The day began early at 7:30 AM, with a quick trip to the hotel reception at 8:10 AM to sort out room arrangements. By 8:20 AM, I was enjoying breakfast, and at 8:40 AM, we were in a taxi on our way to HUST University in Hanoi. We arrived at the university around 9:30 AM, …
We all got up in a hurry today, because we had to check out of the Ben Than Boutique Hotel. After storing all the suitcases in 1 room, we took the bus to VBT (Van Ba Thien). We didn’t know what to expect from this company because it’s a startup and we couldn’t find a …
A new day began in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the final full day in HCMC. The early breakfast club (which has been reduced to 4 people over the last couple of days) kicked off the day. With the other people joining afterwards. Then we went to Upgreen Vietnam where we had a nice …
I woke up at 7:15 AM after a short night, ate a little croissant at breakfast, and then joined the group on the road to Cargill.We received an informative presentation about Cargill in Vietnam and their sustainability activities. Cargill highlighted how they support local communities by building schools across the country, which was inspiring. Around …
Sunday the 12th marked the start of pure tourism for all the hard work we have done in this country. So that would have to be rewarded with a good night rest… or not. A lovely 06:30 breakfast for the usual suspects awaited and for the ones lagging behind they had to make sure to …
I woke up around two in the afternoon so i missed the activities the group did together. Some went swimming and the others went to a museum. When i eventually woke up i was too late to join the others so me and Maik decided to eat something at the mall beneath the Akzonobel office. …
At the fifth day of the study tour we were visiting AkzoNobel. After everyone had breakfast, we were supposed to meet at 8:40 in front of the hotel so we could go towards the AkzoNobel office. This got slightly later since Lawrence and Bjørn were late. When everybody was there most of the group went …
Today’s journey started of with some breakfast. Which I would say was better than the first day. After everyone got some food in their system we hit the road with some grab taxis, headed to the HCMUT university. When we arrived, the outside of the university was not so exciting, however the room we were …
Gooood mooorning Vieeetnaaam!!! It’s 8th of January, with exceptional weather and good vibes for the first day of visits. We woke up really early to have breakfast from 6 to 7 AM and then we hopped on the busfor an hour and a half reaching the bosch plant where we found lockers for each one …
The first thing that gathered our intention was how foggy it was outside or was it smog? Through scientific research, by none other than investigative journalist Siemen, we were informed that the air quality here was sixteen times worse than the acceptable limit. The smog wasn’t the only thing pressing down on us. The heat …
Welcome back to the Stress Study Tour blog! We are thrilled to announce the destination for next year’s study tour: Vietnam! This incredible journey will take participants through two of the country’s most vibrant cities—Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. This study tour will provide invaluable insights into Vietnam’s development and the challenges and opportunities …
Welcome back to the Stress Study Tour blog posts! The last blog post discussed how the Sustainable development goals (SDGs) framework will be used throughout the Stress Study Tour Minor. Today’s blog post will dive deeper into the three chosen SDGs for the minor, SDGs 7, 9, and 11. As a reminder, these are the …
Hi there! In this Blog we would like to introduce you to the Sustainable Development Goals, as the framework we use in the research project of our Study Tour.The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework is a global initiative established by the United Nations. It represents a universal call to action to address some of the …
Hi there! The first blog post will be a general introduction to the concept of the Study Tour minor module of International Business Administration & Industrial Engineering and Management. We (the Study Tour committee) are very excited to show you our hard work and present to you what the study tour will be about. First, …