International Graduates Returning to Vietnam
Experiences of the Local Economies, Universities and Communities
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Beschreibung
This book examines the extent to which studying and living overseas enable returning graduates to enhance their professional work and contribute to community development. It assesses the transformative potential that returnees are assumed to have in terms of capabilities and skills acquired through an international education. This book is based on a research study on Vietnamese overseas graduates who have returned to Vietnam. It examines the complexity of competing aspirations, responsibilities, identities and cultural dynamics in these returnees’ professional, intellectual and civic environments.
This book examines the extent to which studying and living overseas enable returning graduates to enhance their professional work and contribute to community development. It assesses the transformative potential that returnees are assumed to have in terms of capabilities and skills acquired through an international education. This book is based on a research study on Vietnamese overseas graduates who have returned to Vietnam. It examines the complexity of competing aspirations, responsibilities, identities and cultural dynamics in these returnees’ professional, intellectual and civic environments.
Provides a systematic approach to evaluating the transformative impact of international education Clarifies the types of knowledge, skills and attributes that are useful for returning overseas graduates Presents the challenges of attaining economic and social development for a transitional economy like Vietnam
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Lien Pham
Themen in »International Graduates Returning to Vietnam«
International education capabilities and agency Vietnamese international students returning overseas graduates knowledge economy Vietnam development habitus and practices durable empowerment opportunity structures