The College of Foreign Economic Relations under the Ministry of Industry and Trade was upgraded in accordance with the Decision No. 48 / TTg dated January 24, 1997 of the Prime Minister and Decision No. 0883 / BTM-QD dated March 7, 1997 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The COFER is a Center for training, retraining, fostering and enhancing staff from Colleges, vocational training and professional technical, research and technology scientific experiment to serve training activities, producing, commercing, services in commercial and commune to contribute to the socio-economic development and the national education programs.
The COFER implements cooperation in training and scientific research with domestic and foreign training and scientific research institutions, organizes scientific seminars, provides consultancy, and commercial services for society economic organizations.
The College of Foreign Economic Relations was upgraded from the Central School of Foreign Economic Relations, which is the cooperation case from the schools through stages.
December 1976: Material High School II was established by Decision No. 1058 / VT-QD dated December 28, 1976.
September 1976: Can Tho Commercial High School was established under Decision No. 26 / TN-QD dated September 5, 1976.
April 1977: Foreign Trade High School was established after it was renamed into School of Foreign Economic Relations.
November 1990: Central Commercial High School III was established under Decision No. 1100 / TN / QD dated November 24, 1990 on the basis of consolidation of schools: Can Tho Commercial High School, Thu Duc Trade High School and Secondary School of Materials II
December 1995: Central Business High School III merged with the School of Foreign Economic Relations into the Central School of Foreign Economic Relations.
January 1997: The Central School of Foreign Economic Relations was upgraded to a College with the name of College of Foreign Economic Relations with according to Decision No. 48 / TTg dated January 24, 1997.