Universities as Drivers of the Urban Economies in Asia : The Case of Vietnam

This study looks at the contribution of the university system in Vietnam to the socioeconomic development in general, and their relationship with firms, dynamic actors of the economy in particular. The study uses different methods of research, from reliance on secondary data to interviews with universities and survey of firms. Several case studies of the key universities in four regions have been undertaken: Hanoi in the north, Danang in the center, and Ho Chi Minh City and Cantho in the south of Vietnam. The findings show that the role of Vietnamese universities in research is much weaker than teaching, and that their contribution to the socioeconomic development of the country is limited to the production of an educated labor force rather than innovation. However, in selected universities, innovation did take place to a certain extent and brought benefits for both the universities and firms they served. This situation is explained by both the inherited university system in Vietnam and its shift in behavior in the context of economic renovation and globalization.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Ca, Tran Ngoc
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-06
Subjects:	ACADEMIC STAFF, ACADEMIC YEAR, ACCREDITATION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, APPLIED SCIENCES, AQUACULTURE, BIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE, CITIES, COLLEGES, COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, CROPS, CURRICULA, ECONOMICS, ENGINEERS, ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, EQUIPMENT, FACULTIES, FARMERS, FISH, FOOD PROCESSING, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, GLOBAL MARKET, HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, HIGHLY SKILLED LABOR, HOUSING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOMES, INNOVATIONS, INTEGRATION, KEY INDUSTRIES, KNOWLEDGE BASE, LABOR FORCE, LABORATORIES, LEARNING, LITERACY, LITERATURE, LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, METROLOGY, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PAPERS, POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION, POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTGRADUATE TRAINING, PRIVATE COLLEGES, PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES, PROFESSORS, PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, PURCHASING POWER, QUALITY TRAINING, R&D, REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH CENTERS, RESEARCH COLLABORATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCH RESULTS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SCIENTISTS, SKILLED LABOR, SKILLED LABOR FORCE, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TECHNICIANS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY LEVEL, TEXTILES, TRAINING ACTIVITIES, TRAINING CENTERS, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, TRAINING NEEDS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRAINING WORKSHOPS, UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY COUNCIL, UNIVERSITY DEGREES, UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY STAFF, UNIVERSITY TRAINING, VETERINARY MEDICINE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6871790/universities-drivers-urban-economies-asia-case-vietnam https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8428
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