Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam

Key Highlights

• Public institution directly under Viet Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Established on June 17, 1959; known by its current name since 2008
• Combines degree education with strategic research, policy advice, and foreign-service training
• Operating in 2026 with active admissions and institutional events

Student Life & Environment

Student life is organized around a compact, professionally oriented Academy community. The Office of Student Affairs oversees student administration, welfare, dormitory management, scholarships, tuition reductions, career and internship counseling, and support for international students. It also works with the Youth Union and Student Association on academic, cultural, sports, arts, and community-engagement activities. Orientation and skills workshops are among the recurring services described by the office. The Academy’s 2026 open house included faculty advising, simulated classes, campus tours, and booths representing clubs, teams, and student groups. That provides evidence of extracurricular activity, although DAV does not publish a complete current English-language inventory of clubs or sports facilities. Students interested in a particular activity should verify that it is operating for their intended year. Academic and professional interests overlap strongly in campus life. Recent examples include a student simulation of an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting and internship calls connected to external affairs and cultural diplomacy. The Academy also advertises semester and short-term exchanges with overseas partner institutions, subject to each program’s selection and availability. DAV’s student-affairs office manages dormitory matters, but no current official English-language page located in this research provided capacity, room type, eligibility, or price. Students should not assume that campus housing is guaranteed and should request current accommodation guidance directly.

Location & Surroundings

DAV is located at 69 Chua Lang Street in Lang Ward, Hanoi. The address places students in Viet Nam’s capital, where national ministries, diplomatic missions, international organizations, media organizations, research institutions, and many domestic and international employers are concentrated. That setting is particularly relevant to the Academy’s focus on diplomacy, public policy, international law, economics, communication, languages, and regional studies. The Academy operates as an urban institution rather than an isolated residential campus. Its official materials identify teaching buildings, multimedia classrooms, conference areas, a library, and student spaces at the Chua Lang site. Facilities in Buildings A and D and the library were upgraded for the 2025–2026 academic year. Students should expect daily life to be integrated with the surrounding city and should investigate commuting and private housing if an Academy dormitory place is unavailable. The official English contact page uses an older rendering of the local administrative address, while 2026 admissions material gives the current form as 69 Chua Lang Street, Lang Ward, Hanoi. Applicants should use the current admissions document when arranging a visit or sending records.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For 2026–2027, DAV’s official undergraduate plan gives expected monthly tuition of VND 4,775,000 for Korean, American, Japanese, and Chinese Studies; VND 5,000,000 for English Language; VND 5,100,000 for International Law, International Communication, and International Trade Law; and VND 5,200,000 for International Relations, International Economics, and International Business. English-taught tracks in six eligible majors are expected to cost VND 5,900,000–6,500,000 per month. DAV states that regular undergraduate tuition will be collected by credit beginning with semester two of 2026–2027. Up to six preparatory foreign-language credits may be required for students lacking the relevant foundation, and those credits are not included in the stated monthly figures. The same plan describes statutory tuition exemptions and reductions, merit awards, need-related support, and several Academy or partner scholarships. Conditions, quantities, and values can be reset annually, so applicants should treat award examples as possibilities rather than guaranteed funding. No current official housing price or complete cost-of-attendance budget was found; students should separately budget for accommodation, food, transport, books, insurance, visa-related costs where applicable, and personal expenses. Career preparation includes counseling, internships, skills activities, employer connections, and course-based career orientation. A 2025–2026 internship notice, for example, offered selected third- and fourth-year students work connected to policy drafting, cultural diplomacy, partner communication, and event support. DAV identifies government bodies, international organizations, foreign missions, media, research, and domestic or international businesses as relevant employment settings. These are career pathways, not placement guarantees, and no sufficiently current institution-wide salary or graduate-employment figure was found for publication.