Vietnam is an emerging market with much potential for growth and to become a strategic trading partner with other nations regarding many different products. Many industries are on the rise in Vietnam. They, however, face the problem of an abundant but inadequately-trained labor force. This stagnancy in the development of the labor force can potentially be a major obstacle for … [Read more...] about Vietnamese University Introduces New Majors Due to High Demand
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Uneven Progress of Education in Vietnam
Vietnam’s education system has progressed dramatically over the years, as demonstrated by the current adult literacy rate of 90%. Student-to-teacher ratio in primary education (elementary school) decreased from approximately 39-to-1 to 25-to-1 in 2006, while secondary education remained unchanged at 25-to-1, according to UNICEF. Today, more students continue to post-secondary … [Read more...] about Uneven Progress of Education in Vietnam
Volunteer in Vietnam: Sunflower Mission
Special thanks to Huy Pham, SM Director, for allowing us the right to reproduce and share stories about Sunflower Mission. On January 20, we shared the story of Duy-Loan T. Le and her inspirational stories of success in her professional life at Texas Instruments and her private life advocating for education through groups like Sunflower Mission. Like many young professionals, … [Read more...] about Volunteer in Vietnam: Sunflower Mission
Gap Minder – Comparing Vietnam with the World
01.06.10. Have you ever wondered how Vietnam has been doing compared to other nations within the past few years? Many of you probably have, but not many know where to look. That is because you did not hear about Gap Minder. According to wikipedia.org, Gap Minder Foundation "developed the Trendalyzer software that converts international statistics to moving, interactive, and … [Read more...] about Gap Minder – Comparing Vietnam with the World
Harvard Proclaims Crisis on Vietnam’s Higher Education
11.03.09 - The Ash Institute of the Harvard Kennedy School’s 2008 declaration of Vietnamese Higher Education fuels debate both inside and outside of Vietnam[i]. The eleven pages memorandum declares crisis citing Vietnam’s lack of intellectual patents and publications. Also included in the memorandum are explanations of Vietnam’s inefficient education system—legacy of post … [Read more...] about Harvard Proclaims Crisis on Vietnam’s Higher Education