IRD has been present in Vietnam since 1995.

IRD researchers develop projects in collaboration with their Vietnamese colleagues in the social, exact, health and environmental sciences sectors, with the aim of co-constructing and sharing original scientific knowledge that can be applied to the sustainable development of the country.

IRD is also present in the teaching and supervision of Vietnamese students and young researchers, in the support for the creation of innovative research teams, in the financial or human support to their programs and in the development of multidisciplinary and international networks of scientists.