Call for Papers
The Vietnam’s Conference on Business, Economics & Resources 2025 (VBER2025), the premier academic conference in Vietnam, is organized by the Research Centre in Business, Economics & Resources (CBER), Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam
Venue
Ho Chi Minh City Open University
97 Vo Van Tan Street, Xuan Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Vietnam’s Conference on Business, Economics & Resources 2025 (VBER2025) includes a Masters & PhD Forum for students who are currently working on their dissertation/papers. The forum offers students the unique opportunity to present their research and have their work discussed by distinguished academics.
VBER’s “Sharing Is Caring” Special Session
Starting Your Research Journey:
Why, When, What & How
Keynote Speakers
The VBER2025 also invites Professor Theodor Cojoianu from the Singapore Management University to deliver a keynote speech. He is an Professor in Sustainable Finance and serves as a Member of the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance, advising on EU sustainable finance policy, and as part of HM Treasury’s Green Technical Advisory Group. His interdisciplinary research at the intersection of sustainability, finance, geography, and data science has been published in leading journals such as Journal of Economic Geography, Research Policy, Business Strategy and the Environment, Environmental and Resource Economics, Regional Studies, and Small Business Economics. He is also co‑founder of the academic spin‑off Greenwatch.ai, supporting sustainable finance and low‑carbon investment strategies.
The VBER2025 also invites Professor Sanjay Singh from the University of Dundee School of Business to deliver a keynote speech. He is Chair Professor of Human Resource Management and serves as Editor‑in‑Chief of the Journal of Asia Business Studies, with editorial roles at Applied Psychology: An International Review, Journal of International Management, and Asia Pacific Journal of Management. His research focuses on international and strategic HRM, knowledge & innovation management, and responsible leadership, contributing to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. He has published in leading journals such as Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Research, Human Resource Management Review, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Business Strategy and the Environment.
VBER2025 SPONSORED JOURNALS
(SSCI & Scopus indexed journals)
- International Business Review
- Journal of Knowledge Management
- Journal of Intellectual Capital
- Journal of Asia Business Studies
Selected papers will be published in the conference proceeding indexed by Scopus.
REGISTRATION
Deadline: Friday 21th November 2025
SUBMISSION
Deadline: Friday 31st October 2025
Please email your paper in pdf/word to vber@ou.edu.vn
EARLY BIRD FEE
Payment prior to Friday 14th November 2025
| Standard registration: | US$100 (or VND 2,000,000) |
| Students: | Complementary |
FULL FEE
Payment after Friday 14th November 2025
| Standard registration: | US$200 (or VND 4,000,000) |
| Students: | Complementary |
PRIZES
Best Paper/Presentation Awards
VND 5.0 million & VBER2025’s Plaque (2 awards)
Special Award
VND 5.0 million for the best paper on gender studies, or sustainable finance, or energy/environment economics.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please email: vber@ou.edu.vn
