On July 21, 2025, the leadership of Foreign Trade University (FTU) held a working session with Mentally Fit Global (Belgium) – a leading international organization in high performance capability coaching and leadership mindset development.

Attending from Mentally Fit Global were Mr. Alain Goudsmet – Head Coach, Founder, and Chairman of Mentally Fit Global; Ms. Vu Thi My Chinh – Head Representative of Mentally Fit Global in the Vietnamese market; and Ms. Tong Nguyen Ha My – Operations Team Leader of Mentally Fit Vietnam. The session also included the presence of Ms. Tran Tuyet Trang – Economic and Trade Counselor, Representative of the Brussels-Capital Region (Kingdom of Belgium) at the Belgian Embassy in Vietnam.

From Foreign Trade University, participants included Assoc. Prof., Dr. Pham Thu Huong – President of FTU; Assoc. Prof., Dr. Cao Dinh Kien – Director of International Affairs; Dr. Bui Duy Linh – Deputy Head of Communication and Community Relations; and Ms. Le Thi Thu Huong – Director of the FTU Innovation and Incubation Space.

At the session, Assoc. Prof., Dr. Pham Thu Huong emphasized that internationalization is one of the university’s key development focuses, including training high-quality human resources with leadership mindset and global adaptability, which is extremely important. Over recent years, FTU has implemented various skills training and leadership development programs, notably the Keieijuku Entrepreneur Training Program (Advanced Business), carried out in cooperation with JICA (Japan), as well as programs connecting Executive MBA (eMBA) students with domestic and international enterprises to learn and share practical management and leadership experiences.

During the exchange, both sides shared core values and future development orientations, especially the shared vision of prioritizing optimization of work performance and management of personal/team energy in modern workplaces. Head Coach Alain Goudsmet also introduced several modern coaching models, proposed flexible cooperation methods in Vietnam, and expressed a desire to accompany Foreign Trade University in implementing advanced coaching programs for senior leadership teams.