The Vietnamese people who are going to pursue higher education in other countries have seen to be able to to fuel Viet Nam's economy. The increase in students coming from Viet Nam to other countries to be able to learn more in high education is rising and most students are either receiving funding from grants and scholarships or they have private means to afford schooling. The article,
“National Policies on Skilled Labour and the Crossborder Student Market, with a Focus on Vietnam”, by Cate Gribble spoke on the fact Viet Nam doesn't have the same courses or same "quality of education" that going to America or Australia might have. This was one of my critiques and reactions to this article; that there should be funding in investing into more classes or professors to teach in Viet Nam. My other initial reaction to this article was how most people who have the means to leave Viet Nam to pursue higher education are most of the time well off because they might have the financial stability to make it out of Viet Nam to learn somewhere else. This leaves behind a large majority of people who either cant afford schooling or people who don't receive the scholarships and grants.
What also caught my attention is that most people will leave and not return home. This is problematic because it leaves everyone behind who couldn't afford or have the time to go pursue higher education outside of Viet Nam and leaves a gap, educationally, between the people who can learn "better" education and the people who have to learn in Viet Nam. What can be helpful is that the people who leave Viet Nam can either come back to do community work in Viet Nam or create transnational networks to help Viet Nam from another country.
Question:
Why isn't there funding for better higher education in Viet Nam?
Works cited:
Cate Gribble. “National Policies on Skilled Labour and the Crossborder Student Market, with a Focus on Vietnam.”
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