(VEN) - “No resting on laurels, it is our effort to improve quality of the training programs,” said Dr. Bui Huu Toan - Acting President of the Banking University HCMC. Bui Huu Toan - Acting President of the Banking University HCMC How would you compare your High Quality Bachelor Program (HQBP) with the general training program? What was the original motivation for launching the HQBP? The HQBP was approved for pilot implementation at the Banking University HCMC (BUH) in 2013 by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) via Dispatch No. 6650/BGDDT-GDHH dated September 29, 2013. Later, it was officially approved by the MOET by Dispatch No. 247/BGDDT-GDHTH dated January 24, 2017. The HQBP is currently being implemented in three majors: Finance - Banking, Accounting, and Business Administration. Sixty-five students were admitted in the first admission 2013. Until now, more than 1,100 students of five cohorts have been recruited. This impressive growth has … [Read more...] about Banking University HCMC: Good results spur us to do even better
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A scoop of holy water
Viet Nam News That summer I visited Varanasi for the first time. That city is considered a holy place because of its location on the sacred Ganges river. I had promised myself on this visit to that city I would visit the river. I was not traveling for pleasure. I’d be working. As a postgraduate student researching Oriental culture, I had accepted an offer to do some translations for the Indian railway ministry. Before I went to India to study, I had worked as an interpreter for diplomatic delegations for several years, so that work wasn’t unfamiliar to me. The only unfamiliar thing was that it was my first time interpreting for the railway industry, which required me to know about locomotives and diesel engines. For example, until then I only knew “solution” meant a way of solving something. Only when I visited the petrochemical factory of the Varanasi railway company did I learn that it had another meaning: a homogeneous, molecular … [Read more...] about A scoop of holy water
MHI looks to power Vietnam’s future
Jun Shirota Please give a brief introduction of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) from a global and regional perspective. How important is the Vietnamese market to MHI’s overall business goals? As a global leader in engineering and manufacturing, MHI Group has been at the forefront of delivering technologies that respond to the specific needs of organisations from various sectors. The group has a significant global footprint, with around 300 companies across several markets. The Asia Pacific region is MHI Group’s second-biggest market outside of Japan. And in this region, Vietnam is one of our key markets due to its large and very young population as well as its high GDP growth rate. Since our first foray into the Vietnamese market in 1994, MHI Group has established a large footprint in numerous industries in the country. In Vietnam, MHI Group has representative offices in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Our subsidiary companies here in Vietnam include MHI Aerospace … [Read more...] about MHI looks to power Vietnam’s future
Phu Quoc Island becoming international tourism magnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Quoc Island has become one of the hottest holiday spots in the country in recent years as the local and central governments have gone ahead with ambitious plans to develop it into an international hub for eco-tourism, resort tourism and amusement and a regional financial centre. Island tour is a special product of Phu Quoc. — VNS Photo Truong Vi Phu Quoc, dubbed pearl island, is the biggest island in the country at around 600 square kilometres. With white sandy beaches and balmy weather almost all year round — since two-thirds of the island is covered in forests — Phu Quoc is a holiday-goers’ paradise. “What attracts tourists the most are the island’s wild beaches, its warm weather which allows tourists to bathe in the sea almost all year round, and its diverse landscapes from mountain to forest and sea,” Huynh Quang Hung, deputy chairman of the Phu Quoc District People’s Committee, said. … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc Island becoming international tourism magnet
TMA Is A Success Story
TMA Is A Success StoryBy Tieu Nha With the “Top Enterprise of the Year 2013” Award presented by Quang Trung Software City, TMA Solutions has reasserted itself as a successful case study for Vietnamese software outsourcing firms On March 28, a delegation consisting of 23 MBA students from Drexel University of the U.S. dropped by TMA Solutions (www.tmasolutions.com) to learn how a Vietnamese software company has been able to compete successfully on global markets. In the past 10 years, similar delegations from the U.S. like Harvard Business School, Kellogg School of Management, Minnesota University, and Pittsburgh University have visited TMA for the same purpose. Tran Phuc Hong, vice president of TMA Solutions, said in addition to introducing Vietnam’s technology during the firm’s meetings with guests, TMA has run internship, research and development (R&D) and training programs in cooperation with universities from Norway, Sweden, the U.S. and Canada. TMA … [Read more...] about TMA Is A Success Story
PwC Vietnam and UEL form strategic partnership in career orientation and training
PwC Vietnam and UEL have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch their strategic partnership in career orientation and training with the aim of improving the skills and abilities of UEL students.According to the MoU, PwC will support UEL by assessing and monitoring the performance of students on their internship programmes. PwC will also provide UEL with learning resources for lecturers and students. The parties will collaborate on developing curricula focused on information technology (IT), IT risks, IT controls, IT auditing, information security, and data analytics.The aim is to support graduates in their transition from university to a professional working environment and to help them adapt to the challenges of the fast-changing digital age.Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, PwC Vietnam partner Nguyen Hoang Nam said “As the leading service provider of IT auditing and controls, and as part of a global network of experts, we are … [Read more...] about PwC Vietnam and UEL form strategic partnership in career orientation and training
Vietnam offices, hospitals adopt Japanese model for optimal efficiency Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
A number of hospitals and companies in major Vietnamese cities have adopted a Japanese workplace organization method for optimum orderliness, safety and efficiency in recent times.The 5S mode was developed in Japan and identified as one of the techniques that enabled Just in Time manufacturing, a methodology aimed primarily at reducing flow time within production systems as well as response time from suppliers and to customers and practiced in Japan largely in the 1960s and 1970s.The approach centers around the Japanese words, Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke, which can be translated as ‘sort,’ ‘set in order,’ ‘shine,’ ‘standardize,’ and ‘sustain.’The practice is designed to lead to improved processes and ultimately reduced set-up and cycle times, increased floor space, lowered safety incident/accident rates, less wasted labor and improved equipment reliability, according to qualitytrainingportal.com. Application … [Read more...] about Vietnam offices, hospitals adopt Japanese model for optimal efficiency Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
Vietnam offices, hospitals adopt Japanese model for optimal efficiency
A number of hospitals and companies in major Vietnamese cities have adopted a Japanese workplace organization method for optimum orderliness, safety and efficiency in recent times. The 5S mode was developed in Japan and identified as one of the techniques that enabled Just in Time manufacturing, a methodology aimed primarily at reducing flow time within production systems as well as response time from suppliers and to customers and practiced in Japan largely in the 1960s and 1970s. The approach centers around the Japanese words, Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke, which can be translated as ‘sort,’ ‘set in order,’ ‘shine,’ ‘standardize,’ and ‘sustain.’ The practice is designed to lead to improved processes and ultimately reduced set-up and cycle times, increased floor space, lowered safety incident/accident rates, less wasted labor and improved equipment reliability, according to qualitytrainingportal.com. … [Read more...] about Vietnam offices, hospitals adopt Japanese model for optimal efficiency