International Student Mobility: A Vietnamese Perspective

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1 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING International Student Mobility: A Vietnamese Perspective Dr. Pham Quang Hung Director General of VIED, MOET Hanoi, June 2016

2 PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1. Benefits of International student mobility 2. Inbound/Outbound Vietnam student mobility 3. Some advantages for student mobility (Vietnam) 4. What do we do? What should we do? 5. Policy updates

3 BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MOBILITY (1) 1. Builds and Develops international co-operation 2. Improves English/foreign languages proficiency 3. Expands teaching capacity of the institutions 4. Enhances research capacity of the institutions 5. Develops human resource capacity

4 BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MOBILITY (2) 6. Institutional revenue 7. Extending the profile and internationally recognized 8. Internationalization of the student body, the campus culture and the alumni network 9. Develop a multicultural community and the pledge to deliver an international education to all students 10.Contributes to the non-academic life of the institution

5 VIETNAM: OUTBOUND STUDENTS - Around 130,000 Outbound students (2015) - Only around 5% Scholarships: + Vietnamese Government ( Projects: 322, 911, 165, MARD, MOIST, Local Governments.); + Foreign Governments (Top: Russia (800), Australia, Hungary, Japan, Germany. ); + Universities, International Organizations, Projects (Institutional Bi-lateral Agreements, WB, ADB ) - Around 95% other sources of funding (i.e. self funded) 5/18

6 VIETNAM: Sent overseas with Government funding (2015) BSc 37% Doctor 34% Doctor Masster Master Short term BSc Doctor MSc Short term BSc Total Short term 9% Master Masster 20%

7 VIETNAM: TOP OUTBOUND COUNTRIES (2015) 25,000 20,000 Total: around 130,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

8 VIETNAM: INBOUND STUDENTS - Over 20,000 students (2015) - Government agreement scholarships (60%): + Over 20 countries: Laos, Cambodia, China, Angola, Mozambique, Russian, Bulgaria, Hungary, Rumania, Mongolia, Ukraine. ; + Highest numbers are from ASEAN + Subjects: variety + Language: Vietnamese/English - Around 40% other sources of funding (i.e. self funded) + US, Germany, France, Australia

9 Top 10 institutions (Government Agreement) HN 80 T78 VNU Hanoi - College of Social Sciences Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy Institute of Politics - Region 1 Thai Nguyen University National University of Economics Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Academy of Journalism and Communication Hanoi University of Science and Technology

10 WHAT DO WE DO TO ENHANCE STUDENT MOBILITY? - Encourage International Integration in Education - Encourage Foreign investment in Education - Encourage Vietnamese universities to cooperate in research and teaching - Encourage credit transfer - Encourage student exchange, lecturer exchange... - Encourage international accreditation - Encourage programs delivered in English 10/18

11 SOME ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENT MOBILITY 100% Foreign Investment Government investment, newly establishment Gov. invest., university (soon recruit)

12 SOME ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENT MOBILITY Joint training programs in Vietnam Foreign countries Foreign Partners Vietnamese Partners Undergrad Programs Master Programs Doctorate Programs (50% are currently running)

13 SOME ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENT MOBILITY Joint training programs in Vietnam Number of Joint TP Number of foreign Inst.

14 SOME ADVANTAGES FOR STUDENT MOBILITY Cost-sharing Agreements between VIED and APEC's Universities

15 TO ENHANCE STUDENT MOBILITY: - Summer Camp: Organizing International summer schools - Consider the development of International Summer Camp with partner universities in order to act as a taster for a longer period of study abroad - Study in Vietnam portal/website online application form for admissions better and more systematic information and guidance available to Vietnamese Institutions and potential International Students data collection on incoming student mobility. - Develop an ASEAN Government Scholarship Programs among ASEAN countries to enhance student mobility in the region 15/18

16 POLICY UPDATES - Law on Higher Education, approved by the National Assembly on 18 June 2012 and effective as 1 January Chapter on International Cooperation (Chapter VI with 6 Articles) - Decree No. 73/2012/ND-CP on Foreign Cooperation and Investment in Education dated 26 September 2012, Effective 15 November 2012, providing stipulations on Foreign Cooperation and Investment in Education, including (1) joint training, (2) educational establishments with foreign investments and (3) foreign educational representative offices in Vietnam.

17 POLICY UPDATES - Project 911: Decision No. 911/QĐ-TTg dated 17 June 2010 of the Prime Minister Approving the Training Initiative Project for Educators of Tertiary Institutions to pursue and attain doctoral degrees for period Project 599: Decision No. 599/QĐ-TTg dated 17 April 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the Overseas Training Program for Vietnamese.

18 POLICY UPDATES - National Foreign Languages 2020 Project: Decision No. 1400/QĐ-TTg dated 30 September 2008 of the Prime Minister Approving the National Foreign Language Project for period Decision 2448/QĐ-TTg dated 16 December 2013: International Integration on Education and Vocational Training by New visa category for students from 2015: Code: DH - valid up to 12 months

19 THANK YOU VERY MUCH!