Avela Education’s Mission

At Avela Education, we believe that studying abroad should not be a privilege for the few; it should be an accessible, equitable, and high-quality opportunity for all Vietnamese students. Our mission is to build a comprehensive study-abroad ecosystem that not only helps students apply successfully, but also empowers them to grow and thrive on their international education journey.

Avela offers:

  • Affordable college application classes that guide students step-by-step through major selection, school research, essay writing, scholarship applications, and interviews.
  • Personalized 1-on-1 consulting packages tailored to each student, providing end-to-end support from orientation to final applications.
  • Skill-building courses designed to support students’ holistic development, including:
      • Leadership & communication skills
      • Designing and executing extracurricular projects
      • Career orientation & self-discovery
      • College essay and personal statement writing

We don’t just help students go abroad – we equip them with the skills and mindset to enter the world with confidence, purpose, and a story of their own.
 Avela was created to help Vietnamese students reach for their study abroad dreams – in a fair, effective, and truly inspiring way.

Vision

Avela aims to become the most accessible study-abroad advising and training platform in Vietnam – a place where every student, regardless of background, can receive in-depth, human-centered, and inspiring support on their journey to the world.

We don’t just help students “get into top schools”; we strive to cultivate a generation of resilient, purpose-driven young people who are ready to create global impact.

At the same time, Avela is gradually developing an AI-powered platform to support the study abroad application process – helping students easily manage their profiles, track progress, and receive personalized strategy suggestions based on their needs.

Technology is the tool, but people are at the heart – and we are committed to combining both to help students apply smarter, more proactively, and more effectively.

Core Values

Our Partners

FOUNDING TEAM

Anh-Vũ Vincent Nguyễn 

Business / Finance

Schwarzman Scholar, Master of Management – Tsinghua University

  • Nearly 15 years of experience in finance and education across Vietnam, Australia, and China
  • CEO of Tafin Financial Company
  • Chairman of Vietnam Centre
  • Former leadership roles at Fulbright University Vietnam, VinUni, AMP (Australia), and Rong Viet Securities

Trâm Vũ

Education / Psychology

Master of Education – University of Cambridge

  • Graduated with honors in Psychology & Education – Soka University of America
  • Master of Education, specializing in Globalisation and International Development – University of Cambridge, UK
  • Co-founder of V-Oxbridge, a project supporting Vietnamese students in reaching their dreams of studying at Oxford and Cambridge
  • Research Assistant at the University of Cambridge, conducting research on education innovation in Ghana
  • Mentor with 6 years of experience in college admissions advising, having helped over 100 students gain admission to top universities worldwide with total scholarships exceeding 30 million USD

AVELA EDUCATION TEAM

Minh Le

Computer Science

Master’s in Computer Science – University of Oxford

  • Full scholarships for both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science at the University of Oxford
  • Quant at a Quant Fund in London
  • Former Software Engineer at Amazon London, Software Engineer Intern at Meta London, Research Intern at UChicago, Oxford, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Research Assistant at the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance

Đinh Nho Minh

Public Policy / International Relations

 Master in Public Policy – Harvard University

  • Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University
  • Master in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School
  • Co-founder of the Vietnam Youth Cooperation Organization
  • Research Assistant at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
  • Extensive experience in international relations and diplomacy

Alex Kamath

Law/Public Policy

Schwarzman Scholar, Master of Management – Tsinghua University

  • Graduated with honors from New York University
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Harvard Law School
  • Fulbright Scholar at the University of Toronto
  • Schwarzman Scholar, Master of Management – Tsinghua University
  • Years of experience in entrepreneurship, financial investment, and international business across the U.S., China, and Brazil

Le My Hien

Law/Public Policy

Harvard University graduate with a full scholarship

  • Majored in Sociology and East Asian Studies, graduated Summa Cum Laude (highest honors)
  • Recipient of the Hoopes Prize for outstanding thesis
  • Member of Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious academic honor society