Fulbright University Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City has received a grant worth US$1.5 million from Google to improve its AI education, president of the university Scott Fritzen said on Monday.

During a discussion about AI between Google’s chief scientist Jeff Dean and students at Fulbright University Vietnam, Fritzen informed that the school would use the grant to integrate AI into all academic programs, develop AI-related majors and minors in its undergraduate curriculum, and equip students with AI application skills.

The amount will also support the university in recruiting AI experts to expand AI teaching, enhance AI-related research by lecturers and students, and boost initiatives in association with Vietnamese and international partners.

Fritzen claimed that AI is reshaping the world in unprecedented ways.

Google’s chief scientist Dean said Vietnam is home to multiple young talents in technology, especially AI.

He suggested local universities should offer more opportunities for students to study AI and access new learning methods with AI integrated into their curricula.

Dean asserted that collaboration between universities and AI-focused organizations would also benefit students by enhancing their education and skills.

In addition to the $1.5 million grant to Fulbright University Vietnam, Google has partnered with the Vietnam National Innovation Center to launch initiatives like Google AI Essentials, aimed at equipping the local workforce with vital AI skills, and Google for Startups Accelerator SEA Vietnam, which supports the development and testing of generative AI (GenAI) among Vietnamese startups.

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