On 6th June 2018, an Award Ceremony of the Belgian Alumni Fellowship Fund (BAFF) was held in Hanoi. 10 among the 16 selected candidates were presented with the scholarship certificate by Enabel Resident Representative in Vietnam, Mrs. Krista Verstraelen.  

Among the 16 successful candidates, 6 will travel to Belgium to attend international conferences, to work in join researches with Belgian partners or to act as guest lecturer in Ghent, Liege, or VUB. The other scholarship holders will implement action researches in Vietnam, in coordination with Belgium professors from Belgium universities or the Flemish Organization for Technological Research(VITO).  

The BAFF is operated by the Facility to Capacity Building project (VIE 11 888 11) with  an aim to contribute to quality human resource of Vietnam and to promote partnerships between Vietnam and Belgium through seed fund grants to Belgium alumni.  These alumni initiatives must proved to contribute to strengthen academic and research capacity of alumni, expand alumni professional networks and/or promote innovation and linkage with the business sector under 02 awards - Travel grants and Small action grants.