1- Giap Vu Nam Duong, CBM: Beyond titles, who am I really? – Pod Talk #1

Giap Vu Nam Duong, aka Vicky Giap is a senior student from the College of Business and Management at VinUni. Vicky is known as a content creator, an MC, and editor-in-chief of VinMagazine. 

Vicky is the editor-in-chief of “Dictionary 202x” – the voice of young people on a variety of topics including Science & Technology, Health, Media & Culture, History & Arts, and Business. In addition, Vicky has worked as an MC in many different settings such as in dialogues with scientists who won the VinFuture Prize and Vietnam Television (VTV). 

The conversation with Vicky revolved around content creation, being an MC, and the experience of studying/working abroad. Let’s watch!

2- Nguyen Do Thu Phuong, CHS: Become the person I need in my youth – Pod Talk #2

Nguyen Do Thu Phuong is a senior student majoring in Nursing at VinUni. Recently, Thu Phuong received an offer of the Master’s program in Global Health Distribution at the world’s most prestigious Harvard University and will go to the US this August. 

Thu Phuong has experienced life in Sapa, Vietnam through teaching English to children, within the framework of the “Blue Smoke Valley” Project. It was also thanks to this trip that Thu Phuong was inspired to write her essay to apply to Harvard University. 

Listen to Thu Phuong’s sharing about this exciting journey!

3- Patience Adesominu, CHS: Shape career path via interdisciplinary experience – Pod Talk #3

Patience Adesominu is a Nigerian Nursing student at VinUni. She aspires to be a pediatric nurse and Patience has been very active with social movements, engaging in numerous projects to fulfill this passion. She is the founder of Teens Discuss – an organization designed for teenagers worldwide to engage in conversations about global issues while fostering skill development and building connections. 

Tune in to her insightful sharing of being a delegate at HPAIR (The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations), and being an enthusiastic leader at VinUni Student Council. Listen to her interesting sharing here!

4- Cao Gia Bao, CECS: Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary personnel – Pod Talk #4

Cao Gia Bao is a senior student majoring in Computer Science at VinUni. Currently, Gia Bao is a Tech Lead at NaviAI (a technology startup project of VinUni students with the goal of applying AI as a virtual assistant, supporting content creation and images for presentations.), and was a software engineering intern at Got it AI. 

Let’s listen to the story of turning peer pressure into motivation, how to effectively convey technical knowledge to multi-disciplinary personnel, and work-related planning from Cao Gia Bao!

5- Duong Bao Tien, CBM: Keep the goal in mind to stay on track – Pod Talk #5

Duong Bao Tien is a senior student from the College of Business and Management at VinUni. Bao Tien will soon take on the position of Business Analyst at Boston Consulting Group – one of the world’s leading consulting firms. 

Recently, Bao Tien and the team won the Champion Prize of the HSBC Business Case Competition 2024 and became the Vietnamese representative to participate in the next round in the Asia-Pacific region in Hong Kong. In addition, Bao Tien held the position of People, Operations & Culture Director at UpYouth – an ecosystem that helps young people with their startups in the technology field.

Listen to the conversation to learn more about the consulting field, market research, consumer behavior, and many other topics!

6- Le Dinh Nam, CECS: There is no absolute advice – Pod Talk #6

Le Dinh Nam is a senior student majoring in Computer Science at VinUni. Recently, Dinh Nam received a letter of acceptance from the Erasmus Scholarship Master’s program. During this program, Dinh Nam will be able to set foot in three countries in Europe: Hungary, Spain, and France. 

In this talk, Dinh Nam shares about the exchange semester in Spain, applying for the Erasmus scholarship, and internship experience at VinAI. In addition, Dinh Nam was also very active in extracurricular activities when he founded the VinUni badminton club and was the main actor in the musical L’Oneiros initiated by VinUni students. Let’s listen to Dinh Nam’s story!

 


Pod Talk is a podcast series in the project “There’s life after VinUni” – VinUni Open Learning. This is where VinUnians share their journey of proactively pursuing their goals and ambitions. This podcast series provides new perspectives on diverse work industries as well as VinUnians’ success stories and lessons from their failures.