British Education

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B R I T I S H E D U C A T I O N I N
V I E T N A M
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I. History of British education in Vietnam
II. Government policy
III. Challenges to business in education
IV. Case study: British University Vietnam
V. Opportunity for the foreign education in
Vietnam
CONTENTS

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I.HISTORY OF
BRITISH
EDUCATION IN
VIETNAM

4. 2000, BRITISH INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOLS GROUP VIETNAM
4 premium schools with world
class facilities, two in Ho Chi
Minh City and two in Hanoi,
including the flagship school,
the British International School,
Ho Chi Minh City
2005, BANKING UNIVERSITY OF HO
CHI MINH CITY LICENSED TO
PROVIDE BRITISH AFFILIATED
DEGREE
the 1st university in Vietnam that
was given the license to offer an
affiliated degree in Business
Administration awarded by

5. 2009, BRITISH UNIVERSITY VIETNAM
The first full British university to
offer a range of prestigious UK
business degrees delivered
entirely in Vietnam. 2013, VIETNAM – UK INSTITUTE FOR
RESEARCH AND EXECUTIVE
EDUCATION – THE UNIVERSITY OF
DANANG
Offers training programmes at all
levels: Bachelor, Master, and
Doctoral degrees. VNUK is
considered the first international
state university in Central region
of Vietnam.

6. 2019, 23 MEMORANDA OF
UNDERSTANDING WERE SIGNED
BETWEEN VIETNAM AND UK
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS DURING
A FORUM HELD IN LONDON.
As of December 2018, Vietnam
had approved 530 joint training
programs between local and
foreign universities, including
more than 80 programs with
British schools

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II. GOVERNMENT
POLICY

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1. Decree 73/2012ND-CP, which took effect in November 2012
specifying requirements for foreign-invested education
institutions about chartered capital, facility, curriculum and
teaching staff.
II. GOVERNMENT POLICY
2. Decree 86/2018/ND-CP which took effect on 1 August 2018
replaced Decree 73, and applies to foreign cooperation and
investment activities in education in Vietnam from early
childhood education, school to high education sectors (excluding
vocational education and training, which is regulated by Decree
48 and expected to be replaced by the end of 2018).

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 To stimulate investment in education with a new regulation
allowing foreign-funded schools to enroll more Vietnamese
students.
(Local students up to 50% of an international school’s total enrollment
compared to 10% and 20% for primary and secondary students in an international schools, respectively.)
II. GOVERNMENT POLICY & THEIR
IMPLICATIONS
 With more choices available than ever for parents and students,
international schools will have to constantly improve.
 Attracting more foreign direct investment (FDI) in education
sector.
 Expanding educational opportunities for its young people.

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III. CHALLENGES TO
BUSINESS IN
EDUCATION IN
VIETNAM

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The percentage of
Vietnamese students who
can participate in the foreign
educational program.
50%
III. CHALLENGES TO BUSINESS IN EDUCATION
IN VIETNAM
Enrollment Limitation

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In order to operate in the education
sector in Vietnam, foreign institutions
have to follow specific procedures to
obtain three types of licenses:
 the investment registration certificates
 the decision permitting the
establishment of educational institutions
 the license for educational activities
III. CHALLENGES TO BUSINESS IN EDUCATION
IN VIETNAM
Procedure
Requirement

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Under Decree 86:
60percent of courses must be delivered
by permanent teachers.
All lecturers must hold a master’s
degree.
Not less than 50% of the lecturers in
specified fields must also have a
doctorate degree
Minimum invested capital is increased to
VND1,000 billion (excluding the land-use
fees)
III. CHALLENGES TO BUSINESS IN EDUCATION
IN VIETNAM
Legal requirement

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IV. CASE STUDY:
BRITISH
UNIVERSITY
VIETNAM

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2009
Establishment
of License for
BUV by Prime
Minister Nguyen
Tan Dung
2013
First cohort of
BUV
graduates.
There have
been 3 cohorts
to date.
2015
Ground
Breaking of
EcoPark
Campus.
2010
MOET approval
for 3
programmes
with
Staffordshire
University AND
University of
London.
2014
Officially became a
registered centre of
UoL International
Programmes (one of
70 Registered Centers
worldwide and the only
one in Vietnam).
2018
Moved to
state-of-the-art
campus in
Ecopark
IV. CASE STUDY: BRITISH UNIVERSITY VIETNAM
Timeline

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70%
cost saving
compared
to studying the
same
degree in the UK.
University of London
registered centre.
Staffordshire University
trusted partner.
100%
100%International
Faculty
IV. CASE STUDY: BRITISH UNIVERSITY VIETNAM
AT A GLANCE (continued)
Foreign
Direct
Investment

17. BUV
435
STUDENTS
322
ALUMNI
10
PROGRAMMES
27
FACULTY
???
PhD
49
STAFF
2018
IV. CASE STUDY: BRITISH UNIVERSITY VIETNAM
AT A GLANCE (continued)

18. BUV’s PARTNERS
Leaders in UK Education

19. BUV’s PROGRAMMES
BA (Hons) INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BA (Hons) CONTEMPORARY
CREATIVE PRACTICE: GRAPHIC DESIGN
BA (Hons) TOURISM MANAGEMENT
BA (Hons) EVENTS MANAGEMENT
BA (Hons) ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
BA (Hons) MARKETING MANAGEMENT
BA (Hons) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
BSc (Hons) BANKING & FINANCE
BA (Hons) COMPUTER GAMES DESIGN
&
PROGRAMMING
BA (Hons) CONTEMPORARY
CREATIVE PRACTICE: PHOTOGRAPHY
BA (Hons) CONTEMPORARY
CREATIVE PRACTICE: ILLUSTRATION
BA (Hons) CONTEMPORARY
CREATIVE PRACTICE: GRAPHIC DESIGN

20. BRITISH
UNIVERISTY
UNIVERSITY
ECOPARK CAMPUS

22. LEARNING
THEATRE POD

23. LEARNING
RESOURCE CENTRE
CLASSROOM
COMPUTER
LAB

24. FOOTBALL
PITCH
BASKETBALL
COURT
SPORT
PAVILION

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V. OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE FOREIGN
EDUCATION IN
VIETNAM

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V. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FOREIGN
EDUCATION IN VIETNAM
Demographic tailwinds
42% of Vietnam’s
population is under the
age of 24 – the golden
age for almost all
educational programs,
so investing in bilingual
schools, international
universities, English
language center is the
“golden egg” for many
businesses.

27. 360%
549%
680%
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
India China Vietnam
Percentage increase in the number of outbound
degree students between 1999 and 2016
5000
7500
10000
12500
15000
MillionUS$
Consumer Expenditure on Education
in Vietnam – current trend & forecast
Source: British Council,
2017
Source: UNESCO Institute of
Statistics
Growing demand
V. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FOREIGN
EDUCATION IN VIETNAM

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Government Support
Initiative
V. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FOREIGN
EDUCATION IN VIETNAM
Decree No. 73/2012 /ND-CP New Decree No. 86/2018/ND-CP
Pre-school: Only foreign students;
Elementary & Junior schools: 10% maximum of
Vietnamese students;
Secondary schools & High schools: 20%
maximum of Vietnamese students;
Pre-school, compulsory schools (Elementary,
Junior & High schools): Up to 49.9% of
Vietnamese students per foreign schools.
The facility could only be leased if the term of
operation for an education institution was < 20
years, if > 20 years a new facility could be
constructed.
The maximum operation term is now 50 years.
Requirement for obtaining a “Decision on
Approval of Establishment” in order to set up a
foreign short-term training institution.
It is now removed.