About Us

Founded in 2005, EC is amongst youngest clubs in FTU’s student organizations. In spite of that fact, we have built up our brand as a young, creative, dynamic and professional organization.

What else does “EC” stands for?

• EC = Enthusiastic + Cool
• EC = Energetic + Creative

Who are ECers?

• Closer & Closer Series

EC’s missions:

• To create a friendly, effective and active English learning environment in our activities to help EC’s members and FTU students as well as students in other universities express themselves, improve their English skills, preparing them with an efficient “tool” for their future careers.
• To bring opportunities for Vietnamese students to improve knowledge about the world, developing our attitudes and skills and encourage us to take actions as “global citizens” of the 21st century.

EC’s core values:

• Strong bonds and commitment
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Talents
• Dedication
• DARE to DREAM BIG and THINK BIG

Presidents since the beginning:

• Ms Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong K42.
• Ms Nguyen Thu Bich Ha K43.
• Ms Ho Thi Hai Thuy K44.
• Ms Phan Vu Ha My K45
• Ms Nguyen Hong Trang K47
• Ms Hoang Ngoc Diep K48
• Ms Doan Phuong Thao K48

EC’s past activities:

1. Series Get-together:

EC’s get together are held every 2 weeks at A101-FTU on Friday evening from 5:30pm. These events are designed for our members and our friends: FTU students and friends from other universities who share the love for English to improve English skills, have fun and make new friends after a busy week.

Topics and themes of these events include issues that related to students life and also useful information about business cultures in other countries. In a cozy and friendly atmosphere, participants can join in various interacting activities: debate, presentation, and discussions.

Big English contests with the participation of students from many universities in Hanoi.

2. ‘TOP NOTCH MARKETING GURUS’ - the first English speaking contest.

3. Conference on presentation skill:‘NAIL YOUR SKILLS’ with professionals from UNILEVER Vietnam. VJCC hall was crowded with more than 300 students.

4. ‘FRONT THE MOST’ was a brand new opportunity for FTU students to challenge themselves on stage as MCs. They were also trained during the contest to nail their public speaking skills. And guess what? This event was initiated by one of our EC members, Ms Phượng (Ms Orange).

She came up with this idea as a way to discover and encourage the MC talent and passion among Ecers. At first, the contest’s targets were only Ecers and the format was very simple: presenting in the first round and hosting in the second round. However, the quality of the contestants as well as the contest itself attracted a large number of students to FTM that we decided to open it for students outside the club as well from the third FTM (FTM ’09). This is when the Trouble Makers were introduced – they bring drama to the stage to test how skillfully the contestants can deal with the troubles to be a professional MC. You can expect to find good laugh from these trouble makers.

So why is it called “Front The Most”? There is a very interesting explanation for its name. “Front” is taken from “stand in front of the class and make a presentation” which indicates the challenge of the MC job, that is to stand in front of a huge audience to host the show in the smoothest way. “Front” also indicates the place of a leader, a winner which all the contestants compete for.

5. ‘SPELLING BEE’ is the new English speaking contest inspired by the famous spelling bee contest which is originated in America. Linku-one of our ECers had incubated the ideas about this contest for nearly 2 years, rewrite the contest format again and again to best fit Vietnamese students before it finally took place in 2007.

6. ‘BEE PRO 2008′ new version of 2007 big event “Spelling Bee” contest, ‘BEE PRO 2008′ had much more fun, surprises in contest formats.

7. Extra curriculum activities for EC members:

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EC’s symbols & Color

Our mascot is EC BEE, a symbol for our dynamic, creative, and hardworking spirit. EC Bee appeared the first time in the Spelling Bee contest 2007 and he has been recreated with a new appearance in ‘BEE PRO 2008′.

EC AWAITS YOU!!!

COME AS GUESTS, STAY AS FAMILY!!!