Opportunity to learn from world-class professors right here in Vietnam

(Baonghean.vn)- Studying in an international environment has always been the dream of most Vietnamese students, however, barriers in terms of tuition fees or foreign languages ​​have caused many students to regretfully miss out on this dream.

Faced with this situation, online training is considered a suitable solution that many countries, including Vietnam, have applied to help students access developed education.

Nearly 1 billion VND for a year of study in the US

According to HSBC bank statistics (2015), each year, international students have to pay up to 40,000 USD (nearly 1 billion VND) for essential study expenses, not to mention other expenses. This figure is not small compared to the average income of Vietnamese families. Therefore, except for families with real economic conditions, very few parents can meet their children's study abroad aspirations.

Meanwhile, not many students receive scholarships to study abroad. Although they may be partially supported with tuition fees, students will still have to pay for daily living expenses such as food, accommodation and study materials. In addition, with many difficulties in foreign languages ​​and academic performance, many students have to temporarily put their dream of studying abroad on hold because they do not meet the requirements and wait to find other opportunities.

Basic Marketing course interface in Topica program - Coursera - VinhUni

Study world-class university programs at domestic costs

In recent years, online training has been considered a suitable solution applied by many countries to help students access developed education.

In Vietnam, Topica Education Technology Group is a pioneer in bringing online education technology to students nationwide at domestic costs through many training programs such as online bachelor training, online English learning, and online courses teaching skills to students and working people.

In order to provide the opportunity to study in an international environment at a reasonable cost, on August 28, 2016, in Vinh city (Nghe An), Topica Education Technology Group together with Coursera - the world's largest online training unit and Vinh University launched a new study program called "Topica - Coursera - VinhUni".

With the model of "Learning lectures from professors from the world's top universities, receiving online bachelor's degrees and international certificates", the launching ceremony of the Topica - Coursera - VinhUni program has become a prominent event that has received attention in the days of preparing to start the new school year of the Education sector of Nghe An province. Attending the ceremony, in addition to representatives of Topica Education Technology Group and Vinh University, there were also the participation of educational and training units of Vinh city, leading Marketing experts in Vietnam and 17 excellent students receiving scholarships from the Topica - Coursera - VinhUni program.

When studying at the Topica - Coursera - VinhUni program, students will be taught online lectures written and taught by professors from Ivy League universities - Top schools with the highest quality of education in the United States. Upon completing these courses, students will be awarded a Coursera certificate that is recognized in 28 countries around the world. This will be a favorable condition for students of the program to confidently grasp attractive career opportunities in Vietnam as well as many other countries.

Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Ngoc Tan - representative of Vinh University spoke.

At the launching ceremony, representative of Vinh University - Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Ngoc Tan - Director of the Center for Continuing Education gave a speech expressing his belief in the development of the online training model in Vietnam in general and of Vinh University in particular through the application of the Topica - Coursera - VinhUni training program.

Coming from Topica Education Technology Group, Mr. Bryan K. Nguyen - Representative of Topica - Coursera - VinhUni program also hopes that the program will open a new step to bring international education to Vietnamese people right in Vietnam.

Mr. Bryan K. Nguyen - Representative of Topica program - Coursera - VinhUni

Speaking about the program, Dr. Tran Tu Khanh - Vice Principal of Vinh University said: "One of the advantages that we highly appreciate about the program is that at the end of the course, students will take an exam and receive a Coursera certificate - a prestigious certificate recognized by many countries and large enterprises. This demonstrates the practicality and effectiveness of the program."

Also at the launching ceremony, each scholarship worth 95 USD was awarded to the first 17 students participating in the Topica - Coursera - VinhUni training program.

Topica and Vinh University representatives award scholarships to students

In the next part of the ceremony, guests and students also listened to the passionate sharing of two speakers: Ms. Nguyen Quynh Anh - former Marketing Director of Uber Vietnam and Mr. Bui Quy Phong - consultant of Asia Brand Strategy Company, Vice President, Head of the Northern Executive Board of the Vietnam Sales and Marketing Directors Club (CSMO).

Two leading Marketing experts share about “Marketing trends in the digital age”

It is known that Basic Marketing is the first course launched in the Topica - Coursera - VinhUni program. Students participating in this course will have access to bilingual video lectures from veteran lecturers from leading universities in the world and Vietnam such as: Professors Peter Fader, Barbara Kahn, and David Bell from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Associate Professor Dr. Pham Thi Huyen - Head of Marketing Department, National Economics University, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thanh Binh - Head of Marketing Department of Foreign Trade University and Mr. Tuan Ha - Marketing Expert, Chairman of Vinalink Media Company.

Right after the launching ceremony, the first students of the Topica - Coursera - VinhUni program immediately joined the learning system of the subject "Basic Marketing". The launching ceremony promises to open up many more successes for this advanced online training model.

Learn more about the program at:http://uni.topica.vn

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