International training standards now are available in Vietnam to students who are enrolled to Eastern International University (EIU). The first academic year of EIU starts this September, opening up thorough cooperation of EIU and Portland University (PSU).

 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is on a visit to EIU

   “In our first academic year from September 2011, 15 freshmen will receive scholarship of Becamex IDC to oversea study in PSU (the USA), marking the cooperation of the two universities,” said Dr. Nguyen Van Phuc, EIU President. In his opinion, education in Vietnam is focusing on targets of human resources development for sustainable economic growth in terms of technology and science.

EIU has chosen PSU as a partner for a reason that PSU is famous for theory application which is close to those being built in EIU. Besides, PSU for over 10 years have invested into educational projects in Vietnam including Intel Vietnam Scholar (IVS) in cooperation with HCMC University of Natural Sciences covering programs of sustainable development and leadership.

 PSU is holding top 7 in the USA and considered as one of the biggest universities in Oregon with training programs highly evaluated by institutions in the USA. As for international students, PSU is now training 136 Vietnamese students. EIU President Nguyen Van Phuc asserted that training quality would be the same in two universities thanks to the cooperation.

 As signed with PSU on May 11, 2011, EIU will offer Business Administration course under AACSB standards. Meantime, instructors and students exchanging scheme is also applied. Technically, PSU agreed to support and advise EIU of ABET programs, instructors’ training, and exchanges of projects’ practices in industrial parks. PSU has made researches and support amendments of training courses for 6 faculties of electricity and electronics, control and automation, computer technology, computer network and communication, mechanical engineering and electromechanics.

 By this August, 15 intructors be dispatched to PSU for training in a 2-month course offering academic management and up-to-date teaching methodologies.

 Programs in EIU are composed with 3-semester academic years which offer students time-saving education.

 EIU takes the advantages of ongoing development in Binh Duong Province which is allocated with nearly 30 industrial parks and 13,000 enterprises which are in need of highly qualified employees accounted for 2/3 of total industrial parks nation wide. Education programs in Vietnamese and English, especially English for Special Purposes (ESP) offer students more language skills.

 Moreover, students are assured of firm job positions thanks to investment of Becamex IDC which is owning 7 industrial parks in Binh Duong, most of which are accredited by international standards.

 EIU is confirming itself in training to meet requirements of job recruitments.

Reportred by B.CA - T.MINH – Translated by Vi Bao