The direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Kolkata are about to start recently. Hongbang International University (HIU), Vietnam, has partnered with Aieraa Overseas Studies as its India partner for seeking medical students from India. This is the first time that a Vietnam Educational Institute has tied with an Indian organization for students in India.

There are around 1000 medical aspirants from North East India, who opt for medical Education.

With this tie-up, Indian medical education aspirants have got a more viable and affordable option. The cost of medical education in Vietnam is much lower and affordable for an Indian student. Vietnam is also one of the most economically and politically stable countries in Asia and one of the best surviving countries even during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Hongbang International University Medical program is approved & recognized by the Health Ministry of Vietnam, and the medical college is enlisted in the World Health Organisation (WHO). Thus the students of HIU are globally recognized for their best practices and calibrate their abilities to global standards. The university also tied up with 7 Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City. The medium of education is in English.

According to the tie-up, Aieraa Overseas will assist Indian & Asian medical education aspirants in applying for admission in Undergraduate Medical Courses and other allied health Medical courses in the Institution for Hongbang International University.

Located in Ho Chinh Minh City in Vietnam, HIU is a private university, accredited by three US educational organizations for meeting American education standards. It has multiple collaborations with world universities including the Universities of Bedfordshire, Arizona, Texas, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Deakin University, Marlborough Institute of Technology, Hiroshima University, Dankook University, and so on.

The duration of MBBS training in Vietnam is six years. The students will have to complete four years of classroom training and 1-year internship. Hongbang International University enlisted by ECFMG, WHO, NMC and Recognized by Ministry of Health Vietnam. The aspirants will have to clear the National Medical Admission Test. After completing the course, NMC screening is a must for students to start practicing medicine in India.