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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN VIETNAM -

EXPERIENCES FROM VNU-UNIVERSITY OF

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

PHAN QUOC NGUYEN

VNU University of Engineering and Technology (VNU-UET)

Hanoi, Vietnam

Email: pqnguyen@vnu.edu.vn

UTM APEN-JAIF Multiversity i-HRD Conference 2016

Kuala Lumpur, 26 July 2015

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• OVERVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN VIETNAM

- Training demands from SMEs

- Education system in Vietnam

- Industry-Academia partnership

• PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AT VNU-UET

- Introduction to VNU-UET

- Professional Education at VNU-UET

- PBL

- APEN-Vietnam

- VISUAL LAB 2

Outlines

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NGHỆ TRAINING DEMAND FROM SMEs

- > 90% Vietnamese enterprises are SMEs (Sources: SMEs

Development Agency, MPI)

- According to survey from MPI, Vietnamese enterprises

have training demands in various fields:

+ 31,62%: for enterprise management;

+ 24,14%: for makerting development;

+ 20,17%: for building business planning and strategy;

+ 12,89%: for new product development;

+ 12,89%: for economic contract negotiation and conclusion skills;

+ 11,62%: for human resources management;

+ 10,85%: for the training in the introduction of IP in enterprises, etc.

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- According to the other statistics of MPI,

+ 19,47% interviewed enterprises faced the difficulty

with regard to information;

+ 17,56% enterprises needs the training in human

resources.

Obviously, enterprises are be well aware of training

need but not yet to be met.

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NGHỆ EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIETNAM

Source:

Wikipedia

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NGHỆ EDUCATION SYSTEM IN VIETNAM

- Education system in Vietnam is divided into five levels:

+ preschool,

+ primary school,

+ secondary school,

+ high school and

+ higher education.

- Formal and Basic education consists of twelve (12) years of education basic.

+ five years of primary education,

+ four years of intermediate education, and

+ three years of secondary education.

- The majority of basic education students are enrolled on a half-day basis.

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• Regarding ownership, Article 44 of Vietnam’s Education Law, there are four types of educational establishments:

1/ Public education establishments: established and monitored by the State. The State also nominates their administrators and decides staff quota. The State invests in infrastructure and allocates funding for their regular spending tasks.

2/ Semi-public educational establishments: set up by the State on the basis of mobilizing organizations and individuals in the society to jointly invest in infrastructure.

3/ People-founded educational establishments: Social or economic organizations apply for permission from the State to set up an institution with non-State budget capital.

4/ Private educational establishments: Individuals or groups of individuals apply for permission from the State to set up and invest in the institution by themselves.

* The semi-public, people-founded and private educational establishments are referred collectively to as non-public educational establishments.

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NGHỆ LEVEL/GRADETYPICAL AGE • Early childhood education (Giáo dục mầm non)

• Pre-school (Nhà trẻ) 3-4

• Kindergarten (Mẫu giáo) 4-6

• Primary education (Giáo dục tiểu học)

• First grade (Lớp 1) 6-7

• Second grade (Lớp 2) 7-8

• Third grade (Lớp 3) 8-9

• Fourth grade (Lớp 4) 9-10

• Fifth grade (Lớp 5) 10-11

• Middle school/Junior high school (Giáo dục trung học cơ sở)

• Sixth grade (Lớp 6)11–12

• Seventh grade (Lớp 7)12-13

• Eighth grade (Lớp 8)13–14

• Ninth grade (Lớp 9)14-15

• High school/Senior high school (Giáo dục trung học phổ thông)

• Tenth grade (Lớp 10)15–16

• Eleventh grade (Lớp 11)16–17

• Twelfth grade (Lớp 12)17–18

• Tertiary education (Giáo dục đại học - cao đẳng)

• Higher education (Giáo dục đại học) Ages vary (usually 4 years)

• Vocational education (Giáo dục cao đẳng)Ages vary (usually 2 years)

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NGHỆ INDUSTRY-ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP

- The entire higher education system is facing several crises, such as

+ outdated curricula,

+ a lecturer-centered method of teaching and learning,

+ a lack of linkage between teaching and research activities, and

+ a large discord between theory and practical training,

that leads to a large number of graduates being unable to find a job, while skills shortages drive inflation to double-digit levels.

- Vietnamese students have a lack of knowledge despite being taught a lot due to the fact that the main purpose of studying hard is to pass exams.

- According to the survey on graduate employment in 2009-2010 conducted by Center for Policy Studies and Analysis- University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, among 3000 respondents, 26.2% are still unemployed with the majority unable to find a job. Among those employed, 61% said they lacked sufficient working skill, 42% lacked experience and 32% cited insecure professional expertise (Source: Sheridan, G. (2010),'Vietnam higher education sector analysis.', ADB Technical Assistance

Consultants’ Report. Retrieved on 2012-02-20)

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MOET VNU

Hanoi

VNU

HCMC

Univ. Univ. Univ. Univ. Univ. Univ. … … …

HUT, FTU, HMU, FU, VCU, … HUS, HUSS, ULIS, UET, … HCMUT, HCMUS, …

Supervision Direct Managmt

Indirect Managmt Integration

Position of VNU in Vietnam

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VNU University of Engineering and Technology

(VNU-UET)

• Foundation

• VNU’s Member University [2004 College of Technology (Coltech), 2009 Univ.

of Eng. & Tech. (UET)]

• Mandates

• Training high quality human resource

• Development research in : ICT, Electronics and Telecommunication,

Engineering Mechanics, Mechatronics, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,

Automation, Space Technology, Novel Materials and Materials Engineering,

Molecular Biotechnology

• Mission

• Focus on advanced Engineering and Technology and applied sciences

• Towards a research university.

• Strong and sustainable links with: Research institutes (Academic Education)

and Industries (Professional Education)

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VNU-UET and Professional Education

Research Cooperation and Link • Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology: (associate labs, associate

lecturer) (Academic-University relationship)

- Institute of Mechanics, Director: member of VNU-UET’s Scientific & Academic

Council and the Dean of Faculty of Engineering Mechanics and Automation

- Institute of Materials Science, Director is Member of VNU-UET’s Scientific &

Academic Council

- Institute of Biotechnology, Director is Chair of VNU-UET’s Dept. for Bio-Nano

Technology

- Institute of Information Technology, Director is Member of Scientific & Academic

Council

- Institute of Machinery and Instrumentation, Ministry of Trade and Industry,

(Industrial RD-University Relationship)

- Joint Training program in Mechatronics Engineering

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VNU-UET and Professional Education

Research Cooperation and Link • Overseas Companies:

• Fujitsu, Toshiba, Honda, Human Resocia, Koganei-Seiki, Mitani-Sangyo,

Panasonic, NTT-IT, Tomo-digi, etc.;

• Boeing Company, Renesas, FTD, SUN Microsystems, IBM,

• Synopsys, CEA-LETI (Minatec), etc.;

• DASAN, DMS, LG, Nanopoly, Samsung, etc.

• Toshiba-Coltech Laboratory at UET Campus (2007)

• IBM-UET Center of Excellence (on teaching and research, also concerning

SSME/ITSC) (2011)

• NEC-UET Collaboration in Research in Communication and Computing Innovation

(2009)

• JAXA: Astronaut Soichi Noguchi talks (2011, 2013), Parabolic Flights (2013)

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VNU-UET and Professional Education

Cooperation Model

- Bilateral cooperation: UET Research institutes

UET Companies

- Trilateral cooperation: IMI UET Institute of Mechanics

(in Mechatronics Engineer Training Program)

- Multilateral cooperation:

APEN: Mutual collaboration

ABET (Engineering Science, Design and Practice)

CDIO (Conceives, Design, Implementation, Operation)

JABEE (Japanese Accreditation Board on Engineering

Education)

Bologna 2003 European Initiatives: Bachelor (3 years) +

master (2 years) + PhD (3 years)

AUN: VNU-UET’s programmes: Accreditation

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NGHỆ VNU-UET with Project-based Learning

• Faculty capability development and improvement (>73% of faculty having Ph.D. degree, 25% of faculty having associate and full professorship),

• Enhancing research activities, stimulating international publication of research output…

• Curricula improvement: regular update, more practical components incorporated, practical facilities improved (ABET, CDIO philosophy shall be applied)

• Orientation and support toward quality-measurable students’ performances (ITSS compatible assessment, international contests, such as ACM/ICPC etc.)

• Internationalisation of teaching and research: articulation programmes with overseas partner, teaching by overseas partner’s faculty, research collaborations.

• International Advisory Board (IAB) founded in October 2009 (members from IBM, NEC, CEA/LETI, Toshiba, JAIST)

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NGHỆ VNU-UET with Project-based Learning

• Research-based learning stimulated for students with scientific

passion under supervision of a lecturer (from the 3rd year).

• It is obligatory for students in the International standard Program with almost

full learning in English.

• Project-based Learning stimulated for students with technological

curiosity under supervision of a lecturer (from the 3rd year).

• It is obligatory for all students having the final thesis (in 6 months)

instead of final exams (as in other 4 year universities in Vietnam).

• Topics are chosen almost based on link and cooperation with partner

institutions / companies / organizations

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NGHỆ Project-Based Learning at VNU-UET

• MOU between VNU-UET and AIIT

• Implementing PBL at VNU-UET (4 years)

• Annually, in March, working meetings before the study of PBL to set up

criteria, projects and lecturers of PBL subjects.

• Ex: in 2008

• Time: 2 weeks to test products

• Contents of work:

• 5 sessions via Video Conference

• Contact via Skyper, email…

• Results:

• PBL approach

• Strengths an weaknesses of students

• Enhancing communication skills of students

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APEN Vietnam secretariat

• Chair: Prof. Nguyen Viet Ha, APEN Director, Rector of VNU-UET

• Vice-Chair: Prof. Nguyen Thanh Thuy,

• Secretary:

Phan Quoc Nguyen (Division of Science, Technology and International Relations)

• Websites of APEN-Vietnam: http://apen.uet.vnu.edu.vn/

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July 20, 2011:

Meeting with the

President

of Vietnam

HE. TruongTan Sang

in Hanoi

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APEN Vietnam activities

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Cooperation with APEN, AIIT, ERIA, JETRO

and E-learning Association of Japan

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APEN Vietnam activities

APEN seminar

at VNU-UET in

Dec. 2011

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VISUAL LAB

Objectives:

- Surface and on-site supervision by signal and image processing

- Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary

- Big Data application

Partners:

- VNU, VAST (National Satellite Center), Ministries and foreign Universities

Results:

- Database for research and education

- Alerting disasters

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Results

• Undergraduate students: 2200

• Full-time: 2100

• Part-time: 100

• Master students: 700

• Ph.D. Students: 70

• Noteworthy: new coming first-year students are the best among secondary students (score

more than 25 points from 30 for Math, Phys. and Chem. in national entrance examination)

• MOET Awards for Undergraduate Students’ Research Projects:

• Awards of 1st Class: 2004 (1); 2005 (1)

• Awards of 3rd Class: 2004 (1); 2006 (1); 2007(2); 2008(1), 2009 (1); 2012 (1)

• Significant scholarship from Industry: Honda Foundation Young Engineer and Scientist

Award: 18 have won YES Award (2006:4; 2007:4; 2008:2; 2009:3, 2010:1; 2011: 1; 2012:3), 2

obtained Full YES Award; Orange France Telecom

• ACM/ICPC: one team at world final round in three consecutive years 2007, 2008, 2009.

Vietnam ACM/ICPC Champion 2011. Japan’s PROCON: 2006-2011

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THANK FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

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