Survey on Social needs for academic programs of VNU Vietnam Japan University |

12/01/2021

Survey on Social needs for academic programs of VNU Vietnam Japan University

Đơn vị tài trợ Japan International Cooperation Agency Vietnam Office (JICA)

Location

Vietnam

Time

January to June 2021

Contract amount

USD 130,000

Overview

The research provide inputs for designing of education programs and the infrastructure construction of the university in Hoa Lac.
The overall objectives:

i. Assess the education programs at VJU and their suitability (strengths and weaknesses) against social needs in Viet Nam;

ii. Forecast the human resource development trends in the next 10 – 30 years in Vietnam, Japan, and Asia;

iii. Forecast Vietnamese, Japanese and Asia’s science, technology and education development trends in the next 10-30 years;

iv. Analyzing desirable academic areas to be established at VJU to meet the development needs of Vietnamese, Japanese and Asian society, and Japan’s training strengths.

The study employing a combination of methods, which are desk study, quantitative study and qualitative study.
Secondary data were used for forecasting human resource development trend and for analyzing science, technology and higher education development trend in Viet Nam, Japan and number of other Asian countries. The group of surveyed employers includes: (i) enterprises, (ii) government agencies; (iii) research organizations; (iv) universities; and (v) non-government organizations. The surveyed group to obtain potential learners’ demand includes: (i) high-school students; (ii) high-school student’s parents; (iii) undergraduate students; (iv) master students. Besides, data and information of experts from human resource agencies, high-school managers were also collected.

Stakeholders sampled for study are mainly in Hanoi and surrounding provinces, central provinces (Da Nang, Quang Nam, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa) and southern provinces (Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau). In total, there are 3.898 people surveyed/interviewed for this study