The AGKN travelling conference to Vietnam and Laos took place from September 15th, 2023, to September 29th, 2023. Professor Hans-Dietrich Haasis, University of Bremen, and Professor Dirk Sackmann, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, visited eight universities over nine working days. In Laos they were accompanied by Professor Boonsub Panichakarn from Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, Thailand:

• International University Ho Chi Minh City
• Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport
• Baria Vungtau University, Vung Tau City
• National University of Laos, Vientiane
• National Economics University, Hanoi
• Hanoi University of Science and Technology
• Thuongmai University, Hanoi
• Thuyloi University, Hanoi

The themes of the trip were “Innovation Management in Logistics” and “Food Logistics Management”. Both gave lectures on this. The trip made it possible to expand and further strengthen relationships with the universities mentioned. Three more universities expressed interest in participating in the AGKN network.

Of course, possibilities for exchanging students and lecturers between the participating universities and for jointly supervising doctoral students were also discussed during the meetings. There was clearly great interest in working with Bremen and Merseburg, but also with the other universities in the AGKN network. The photos show impressions of the trip from Baria Vungtau as well as from Vientiane.