AgricultureBeginner
Agricultural drone pilot
Operate MiSmart Smart Agri fleets for intelligent farming.
Duration · 4 – 6 weeksTuition · 12.900.000₫
Under the Vietnam-ASEAN Research Association · Licensed by the Ministry of Science & Technology on 08·10·2010
One institute.
A sky of opportunity.
From radiology labs to runways, from X-ray rooms to UAV cockpits — AET trains ASEAN's technical workforce on a modern educational technology foundation.
08 Oct 2010
Licensed institute
VAD × MiSmart
Drone academy
Training ecosystem
ASEAN scope
Flight lab
VAD · UAS-08
Commercial pilot pathway
MiSmart T70P · co-pilot grade
Cohorts
HN · HCM · ĐN
- Ministry of S&T licensed
- 2010
- Drones flying in Vietnam
- 20,000
- Pilots needed per year
- 1,000/yr
- Radiation safety modules
- 08
Legal foundation & strategic partners
Operating licence
Ministry of Science & Technology
Licensed 08·10·2010
Parent body
Vietnam-ASEAN Research Association
Member institute
UAV partner
MiSmart Joint Stock
VAD co-developed since 2020
Regulatory scope
Circular 34/2014/TT-BKHCN
Radiation safety · 8 modules
Make me the master of education, and I will undertake to change the world.
— Gottfried Leibniz
Functions & responsibilities
Three things the Institute does every day.
Verbatim from AET's science & technology operating licence (Ministry of Science & Technology).
- 01
Research & development
Develop modern educational technology systems and run projects deploying advanced techniques on a digital foundation.
- 02
Technology transfer
Select and transfer creative solutions, fresh ideas and breakthrough products in education and adjacent fields.
- 03
Training & consulting
Train and partner on professional up-skilling; consult, transfer techniques and provide scientific evaluation across the above fields.
Programs
Four divisions — one talent ecosystem.
UAV pilot training, radiation safety certification, specialised IT 4.0 and foreign languages for labour export.
The flagship — Vietnam Drone Academy
20,000 drones are flying in Vietnam.
1,000 new pilots are needed every year.
VAD is a unit of AET, built in partnership with MiSmart — Vietnam's leading UAV manufacturer. The curriculum covers the latest UAS solutions, mission flow, flight operations, safety and basic maintenance.
- 01
Safety
Safe flight and emergency response.
- 02
Solutions
MiSmart's latest UAS solutions.
- 03
Operations
IoT & AI for next-generation drone platforms.
- 04
Maintenance
Manufacturer-grade maintenance and repair.
Strategic partner
MiSmart × VAD
VAD courses
Pick your flight path.
Programs designed for both beginners and experienced pilots.
IndustrialIntermediate
Industrial & survey drone pilot
Survey terrain, inspect energy assets and capture 3D maps.
Duration · 6 – 8 weeksTuition · 18.500.000₫
MaintenanceIntermediate
Drone maintenance & repair
Become a manufacturer-grade UAV maintenance technician.
Duration · 5 weeksTuition · 9.900.000₫
FoundationBeginner
UAV essentials — career discovery
Discover the drone pilot career in 3 weeks.
Duration · 3 weeksTuition · 5.800.000₫
Operations workshop
A flight field built for Vietnam's pilots.
VAD operates a MiSmart fleet across three training fields — with live telemetry, airspace control and an end-to-end logistics workflow.
- Training fleet
- 16 UAS
- Training fields
- HN · HCM · DN
- Cohort cadence
- Every 6 weeks
- Languages
- VI · EN
OPS CONSOLE · VAD
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VAD training journey
From rookie to professional pilot.
An 8-step journey modelled from real practice — applying drone AI effectively in production and business.
- STEP 01
Customer buys a MiSmart drone or applies as a pilot
- STEP 02
Theory: UAVs, aerodynamics, flight law, safety
- STEP 03
Game / basic flight on simulator
- STEP 04
Automated flight on real aircraft
- STEP 05
Scenario flight & field certification exam
- STEP 06
Repair training in the workshop
- STEP 07
Real repair & skills certification
- STEP 08
Certification by level: foundation · intermediate · professional
Digital platforms · with CyberUni
Educational technology for ASEAN.
CyberUni is the IT business focused on education, training and AI. Its platforms are co-developed and validated by the ASEAN Institute of Educational Technology.
By the numbers
15 years of building talent.
- Ministry of S&T licensed
- 0
- Drones flying in Vietnam
- 0
- Pilots needed per year
- 0/year
- Radiation safety modules
- 0
AET · 2026· COMPILED FROM INSTITUTE FILINGS & MISMART MARKET REPORTS
Featured in
Voices from the industry.
“A rare research-industry partnership — VAD is standardising commercial UAV pilot training for the whole Vietnam market.”
— ASEAN Magazine · 03·2025 “AET's IT centre is one of the few vocational schools that pair students with industry every term — shipping a real product each semester.”
— Vietnam-ASEAN Research Association · 11·2024 “CyberUni's UniPO AI – AI LMS – ChatMe – Voizo – AI Camera stack is leading the wave of applied AI in education.”
— VnEdu · VNPT · 02·2025
Strategic partners
Co-building Vietnam's technology talent ecosystem.
MiSmart
Ministry of Science & Technology
ASEAN Magazine
Hanoi High-Tech Vocational College
KO-VI Group
CyberUni
VNPT VnEdu
MiSmart
Ministry of Science & Technology
ASEAN Magazine
Hanoi High-Tech Vocational College
KO-VI Group
CyberUni
VNPT VnEdu
MiSmart
Ministry of Science & Technology
ASEAN Magazine
Hanoi High-Tech Vocational College
KO-VI Group
CyberUni
VNPT VnEdu
MiSmart
Ministry of Science & Technology
ASEAN Magazine
Hanoi High-Tech Vocational College
KO-VI Group
CyberUni
VNPT VnEdu
News & insights
Vietnam's drone sky is moving.
Market22 Apr 2026 · 6 phút
Mapping Vietnam's UAV market in 2026
20,000 drones in operation, 1,000 pilots hired per year — the fast-moving Vietnam drone landscape.
Pilots · 14 Mar 2026
VAD pilot story: from agronomist to fleet captain
Meet Nguyen Minh Hoang — a VAD alumnus running an 8-drone Agras fleet in Dong Thap province.
Safety · 02 May 2026
Wet-season flight safety 2026 — checklist for commercial pilots
Storm season is coming. VAD compiles a 12-point checklist to operate fleets safely in extreme weather.
Ready to take off?
Drop your info — the AET – VAD team will call you back within 24 hours.