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Talkshow• Event
- Living, Studying & Working Abroad: Switzerland, Norway & Singapore Experience.
• Guest Speaker – Mrs Anh Tho Andres, MBA, Professor @UBIS, Geneva,
Switzerland.• Date & Time
– August 27, 2011 from 14.00 to 16:30• Venue
– Lollybooks Café, 18/131 Thai Ha Street, Hanoi• Organisers
– Lollybooks Café Team jointly with YourVietnamExpert• Audience
– Hanoi National University Students
Agenda• 14:00 - 14:15
– Short introduction
• 14:15 - 14:35 – “Living and Studying Abroad : Experience in Switzerland, Norway &
Singapore”
• 14:35 -14:50 – Q&A Session (short break 10 min)
• 15:00 - 15:45 – Working & Doing Business in an International Environment:
Personal Experiences.
• 15:45 – 16:30– Q&A Session & Networking
Brief Country Overview
• Total Land area: 712 Sq. Km. • Multi-ethnic, multilingual, multi-confessionnal;• Safety, low crime rates, and high standards of
living offer international students an ideal environment for study;
• GDP per capita: US$ 59.813 (est. 2010);• Population: 5.077 million;• Literacy rate: 95.9%, Secondary or HE 91.7%.
Singapore Economic Indicators
• Gross Domestic Product – $ billion 303.7
• Gross National Income p.capita– $ 57,603
• Real Economic Growth Rate – % 14.5
• Productivity Growth – % 10.7
• Inflation Rate – % 2.8
• Output Manufacturing Sector – $ billion 227’270
• Total External Trade – $ billion 747’902
• Visitor Arrivals – Million 11.6
• Air Cargo Handled – ‘000 tonnes 1,816
• Sea Cargo Handled – Mio tonnes 472’503
• Container Throughput – Mio TEUs 9’28.4
• Money Supply – $ million 112’466
• Official Foreign Reserves – $ million 288’954
• Domestic Government Debt – $ million 321’182
Singapore Education in Brief
Initiative launched by Spore Govt shared by
• Singapore Economic Development Board;• Singapore Tourism Board;• SPRING Singapore;• International Enterprise Singapore;• Ministry of Education;• Council for Private Education.
Singapore Tourism Board
• Marketing and promotion arm for
• Works very closely with Singapore education institutions and education agents;
• Promotional platforms include roadshows, education fairs, education talks and PR and advertising;
• Focus: building international brand recognition for Singapore as a provider of quality education.
Singapore Education Journey
• Pre-school Education• Primary & Secondary• Tertiary (Higher
Education)• Vocational Education• Continuing Education• Foreign System &
International Schools
Pre-school Education
• Kindergartens registered with the MOE;• Operated by community foundations, religious
bodies, social and business organisations; • Curriculum includes programmes in English
& a second (national) language;• Except foreign & international schools for
children of expatriates.
Primary & Secondary Schools
• Primary Schools6 years including
– Foundation P1 to P4
– Orientation P5 to P6
– Foreign students accepted
• Nbr of students: 256’801• Nbr of Teachers: 13’318• Nbr of Institutions: 173
• Secondary Schools– Govt or independent
– Special, Express, or Normal
– Curriculum worlwide recog.
– Foreign Students accepted
• Nbr of students: 196’220• Nbr of Teachers: 12’183• Nbr of Institutions: 155
Institute of Technical Education
• Post-secondary institution for technical skills and knowledge in various industries;
• Full-time institutional programs;• Continuing education programs for
working adults. • Nbr of Students: 4’965• Nbr of Teachers: 716
Polytechnics
• Offer practice-oriented studies at diploma level; • Wide range of courses such as Engineering,
Business Studies, Mass Communication, Design and Info-Communications;
• Specialised courses such as Optometry, Marine Engineering, Nautical Studies, Nursing, Early Childhood Education and Film-making.
Singapore Local Universities
• NUS (founded in 1905) has since evolved into a comprehensive university offering courses in major disciplines such as the Sciences, Engineering, Technology, Law, Arts & Social Sciences and Medicine.
• NTU (founded in 1981) provides facilities for tertiary education and research in engineering and technology. It has since incorporated the National Institute of Education (NIE) "the teachers' college" and expanded to include Accountancy, Business and Communication Studies.
• SMU (2000) first publicly-funded private university with a focus on business and management programmes.
International Collaboration
• John Hopkins • Georgia Institute of
Technology • Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) • The Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania
• Design Technology Institute
• German Institute of Science & Technology
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Stanford University • Waseda University • Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay
• New York University School of Law
• Cornell University • Duke
International Universities w/ Asian Campus in S’pore
• INSEAD • University of Chicago Graduate School of Business • SP Jain Centre of Management • ESSEC • Digipen Institute of Technology • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) • New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia
Opportunities Vietnam has an Increasing Need for
International PR Healthcare & Wellness Tourism & Hospitality
Our Solutions A Masterplan Concept of Vietnam overall needs in
these 3 areas, suggesting over 170 projects ready
for
implementation;
Higher Education as a bridge between EducationalStructures and Industries.
Products
Higher Education Bachelor Degrees Master Degrees
Vocational Training Health Management Tourism & Hotel Management Marketing & Communication
Short Courses & Seminars for Professionals Transferrable credits on a Bachelor or Master Degree in International Relations International Business Media & Communication
The Board
• Board of Directors
Executive Director - CEO Dr Christian Vincent Siodmak, MD PhD
International Marketing Director Mrs. Hoang Anh Tho Andres, MBA
• Corporate Counsels Jason Mah & Associates, Singapore
Management & Governance of Institutions Advisory Services (MGI)
MJMA Group Investments Pte Ltd
Vorspann Pte Ltd
MJMA PAC