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American Higher Education Case Study

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Question 1: 1. In your opinion, what can Vietnamese higher education learn from American higher education? Support your answer by pointing out the strengths of American higher education compared to Vietnamese education regarding to quality assurance, curriculum, professional development, labor-market orientation and so on.

In the age of globalization, it dawns on every nation that higher education is essential for its success and development. Vietnam is a country having suffered mightily from the ravaging wars in the late 20th century, and consequently lagging behind others in many aspects, especially in graduate education. However, globalization has posed a great opportunity for Vietnam to improve its higher education, and one of the most …show more content…

The US houses some of the most famous universities in the world, most of which belongs to the Ivy League. The reasons why these universities have such a reputation for quality are the viciously hard entrance requirements and the generous investment they receive. Firstly, The Ivy League universities chooses their freshmen from best of the best, which is why their quality is high. They require the students to be well-rounded. Having good GPA (Grade Point Average) and good SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) is not enough, the applicant also needs to be socially active. Attending debate teams, doing volunteer works, or joining a choir can get the applicant an advantage in applying for Ivy League universities. A well-rounded man, coupled with the good quality of education in these universities can almost guarantee a good, qualified man in life, and this is one of the reasons why graduate education in the US has such good quality. Secondly, the mentioned universities are well funded. They are private universities, and their income comes from the donors and students. So in order to keep making income, the quality of the education they offer have to be satisfying for the students. They treat their education like a business, in order to have a good income they have to provide good …show more content…

The current degree inflation is the result of the lack in career guidance for students. Most students who are going to take this year’s university entrance exam actually have no idea what they want to be in life, and their choices are largely depending on others’ opinions of what could be a successful job. Hence the influx of students enrolling in economic schools lately. According to Dan Tri Online, in 2012 economic -related schools are given the enrollment quota of 184,300 out of 576,000 by the Ministry of Education, which was 31.9% of the overall quota (Dan Tri, 2012). The economic graduates, which was too abundant, ended up working jobs out of their expertise. This brain drain is wasting the resources of which both the country and the people cannot afford. The universities try to meet the demand by creating new economic programs. Thus, it further worsen the

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