Vietnam International Education Consultants Association (VIECA), a Vietnamese not-for-profit association which represents 20 professional organizations specializing in consulting services for Vietnamese students, seeking to pursue overseas studies, was founded in August 2000 under the auspices of the Vietnam Association for Promoting and Supporting Educational Development in accordance to Decree number 132/QD/HKHVN dated 11 June 2001. VIECA also is an offical member of the Federation of Education and Language Consultant Associations (FELCA).