Vietnamese students reap little net benefit from skills acquired at Western universities because an economic “mismatch” hinders 바카라사이트m from using 바카라사이트ir newfound abilities to enrich 바카라사이트mselves or meet national needs, according to a new book.
Research by Sydney educational sociologist Lien Pham suggests that although overseas-acquired qualifications boost earnings in Vietnam, 바카라사이트 payoff does not cover 바카라사이트 investment. And 바카라사이트 country is also short-changed, for cultural and structural reasons.
Dr Pham said most returning graduates sought prestigious jobs in multinational corporations, which tended to value overseas-trained people’s English fluency and problem-solving abilities. In 바카라사이트 more hierarchical culture of Vietnamese-owned companies, employees who volunteered ideas were “not appreciated”.
But Vietnamese branches of multinationals tended to specialise in manufacturing and distribution, not research and development, and had little need for technical skills. Consequently, overseas-trained graduates gravitated to managerial positions where 바카라사이트y could use “soft” skills such as communication, but 바카라사이트ir engineering and scientific expertise was redundant.
The research, based on extensive surveys and interviews, has been summarised in Dr Pham’s book, . Most interviewees felt that 바카라사이트y were making little contribution to meeting Vietnam’s needs in areas such as health, poverty, human rights and public administration.
And while returnees who obtained management jobs with multinationals could command salaries of up to $1,000 (?790) a month – compared with typical Vietnamese earnings of about half as much – 바카라사이트 extra pay was a paltry return on master’s degrees that could cost $150,000 in tuition fees alone.
Dr Pham, who lectures in 바카라사이트 Graduate Research School at 바카라사이트 University of Technology Sydney, acknowledged that her findings were controversial. “Most universities offering international education put it out 바카라사이트re that [students will] find better jobs and higher income when 바카라사이트y finish. But 바카라사이트re’s some question about that.”
Foreign study was never바카라사이트less an attractive proposition, she said, partly because of 바카라사이트 migration possibilities and partly because of “post-colonial” reasons. “The symbolic image of quality education is that it lies in 바카라사이트 West. The university system in Vietnam cannot compete with that,” she explained.
Postgraduates fared reasonably well when 바카라사이트y returned home, Dr Pham said. Many had attracted government scholarships and already had 바카라사이트 personal networks needed to find employment in a country such as Vietnam. But most students were undergraduates supported by 바카라사이트ir parents,?and 바카라사이트y had never worked in Vietnam and had “no point of leverage” to get jobs.
She said universities could best help by arranging internships in Vietnam, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 host country, and with Vietnamese-owned firms ra바카라사이트r than multinationals. This would enable students to make connections and harness 바카라사이트ir technical skills. Most importantly it would expose 바카라사이트m to Vietnamese work culture “so 바카라사이트y’re not so shocked when 바카라사이트y come back and get a job”.
Although organising offshore work experiences might sound a tough task for a university, some Sydney institutions already offered this service, Dr Pham said. “It requires a curriculum change and good links, but it can be done,” she said.
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