The European Commission (EC), through the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), will host the EU–Vietnam Matchmaking Event in Hanoi, Vietnam on 4-6 November 2025. This event will be organised in collaboration with the CCI France Vietnam and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). It will take place in the context of the  Vietnam Industrial & Manufacturing Fair.

The EU – Vietnam Matchmaking Event will bring together cluster organisations and SMEs from the European Union (EU), non-EU countries participating in the Single Market Programme/COSME Strand, and Vietnam. It will provide participants an excellent chance to promote Cluster to Cluster (C2C), Cluster to Business (C2B), and Business to Business (B2B) collaborations. 

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

This invitation is addressed to SMEs interested in collaborating with Vietnamese counterparts in the following sectors:

• Machinery
• Robotics and automation 
• Logistics processes and transport
• Digital industries 
• Electronics (incl. semiconductors) 
• Clean tech

DEADLINES:

This Call for Expression of Interest has three cut-off dates (deadlines):

• 11 July 2025, 23:59 Brussels time 

• 3 September 2025, 23:59 Brussels time (the second cut-off date will be available only in case of still available places after the first round of evaluation after the first cut-off date).

• 23 September 2025, 23:59 Brussels time (the third cut-off date will be available only in case of still available places after the first and second rounds of evaluation, after the first and second cut-off dates).

The organisers reserve the right to close the application process once the maximum participant capacity is reached.

First cut-off

Applicants will receive a notification whether their application is selected, put on the reserve list or rejected within one week after the first cut-off date. 

Applications on the reserve list may be edited and resubmitted for the next cut-off date(s) – the last submitted application will be considered in the evaluation. 

Applications that have been rejected can be improved and re-submitted for the next cut-off date(s).

Second cut-off (only available if places are left)

Applicants will receive a notification whether their application is selected or rejected within one week after the second cut-off date.

Applications on the reserve list may be edited and resubmitted at the latest before the deadline of the third cut-off – the last submitted application will be considered in the evaluation.

Applications that have been rejected can be improved and re-submitted for the next cut-off date.

Third cut-off date (only available if places are left)

Applicants will receive a notification whether their application is selected or rejected within one week after the third cut-off date. 

Applicants that are not selected may participate at their own cost if they fulfil the eligibility criteria of this call.

Applications on the reserve list of the first cut-off/second cut-off will be evaluated together with the applications received by the second cut-off date/third cut-off.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply and submit your expression of interest as an SME here until 3 September (Wednesday), 23:59 (second cut-off date) Brussels Time.

The call for expressions of interest is being launched to identify a European delegation made up of representatives from SMEs organisations who are willing and committed to participate in the EU-Vietnam Matchmaking Event.

By submitting an expression of interest in response to this call, you are indicating your acceptance of the call's terms.

Further details about the event, the eligibility requirements, and how to submit an expression of interest can be found here.

This call is targeting only SMEs organisations and business network organisations. A separate call exists for SMEs. So if you are an cluster you should respond to the call that is available here.