History of Formation

On May 10, 2001, the Vietnam Association of Japan Alumni (hereinafter referred to as the Association) was established under Decision No. 12/QĐ VN-NB of the Vietnam–Japan Friendship Association. The inaugural ceremony of the Association was held on May 19, 2001. The Association is a member organization of the Vietnam–Japan Friendship Association, initially named the Japan Alumni of Vietnam (JAV) in English and ベトナム元日本留学生協会 in Japanese. Since 2019, its English name has been changed to the Vietnam Association of Japan Alumni (VAJA).

Vietnamese name: Câu lạc bộ Cựu lưu học sinh Việt Nam tại Nhật Bản

English name: Vietnam Association of Japan Alumni

Japanese name: ベトナム元日本留学生協会

Established on: May 19, 2001

Member of:

• Vietnam–Japan Friendship Association
• ASEAN Council of Japan Alumni (ASCOJA)

Number of members: 2000