In the framework of a series of reports on educational investment in Vietnam presented at the Forum on Cooperation and Investment in Education on October 16th in HCMC, Reporter Kim Hai – a veteran journalist of the Vietnam Television – VTV1 had an interview with Assoc. Prof. Dr. THAI BA CAN, Deputy CEO of Nguyen Hoang Group. Human would like to quote the main content of this conversation.
Reporter: How do you assess the need to attract investment in education today?
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thai Ba Can: Regarding this issue, I believe local leaders will surely have more accurate answers. But from my personal point of view, I noticed the following factors:
In the current renovation period, our education has made significant progress and it can be said that the network of schools and classes has covered everywhere. In today’s life, we can see that the demand in all aspects is constantly increasing, when people have all the basic needs, they tend to require more than that later on.
Our country’s education has provided the basic conditions for the entire population, but the need for education is increasingly developing. Therefore, educational products in high segment are very urgent requirements for the people. Especially when we are entering the stage of globalization, there will inevitably be a need to invest stronger in local education.
Reporter Kim Hai interviewed and took souvenir photo with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thai Ba Can at the office of Nguyen Hoang Group.
Reporter: Yes, we can see that not only in the locality but also everywhere, parents want their children to study in a better and more modern environment to be able to integrate with the world, and then, can adapt more quickly when studying abroad. With such needs, according to you, what are the important things that investors in the education sector need to prepare to be ready to seize the opportunities?
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thai Ba Can: As I mentioned above, the current educational needs are not basic needs anymore. Learners and their families are in need of a higher level of education, if investors want to dominate the current education market, they surely have to offer the best educational products.
None of us want our children to only learn basic calculations at school like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, but parents expect much more in an educational product. Therefore, the first thing that investors need to prepare is a good educational product, which includes the following elements:
Firstly, advanced education programs approaching the world’s science – technology so that students can meet the needs of modern society.
Student collective of Nguyen Hoang education system.
Secondly, in terms of teaching methods, communication channels must be improved so that the younger generation can adapt to current technological developments.
Thirdly, the facilities must be good, I want to emphasize that not only good but also beautiful to attract learners. School is not only a place to learn but also serves the needs of entertainment, relaxation, a place to “check-in” – a popular trend of young people.
One more factor is care. We know that when parents send their children to school, they want their children to be cared for and educated in the best way – an issue that we used to pay little attention to.
To do all of the above, we must have a team of teachers and educators who are professionally qualified and dedicated to their careers. I mention this factor lastly because for the contingent of teachers and educators, the government and society will provide the investors. Therefore, investors do not need to prepare much in advance but must have respect towards, a focus on fostering and training that team, so they can build a team of qualified educators.
These are very important and basic factors that investors in the education sector need to prepare.
Reporter: Thank you very much for this conversation!
Note taken by Gia Khanh
