Universities as Drivers of the Urban Economies in Asia : The Case of Vietnam

Ca, Tran Ngoc

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-3949

Universities as Drivers of the Urban Economies in Asia : The Case of Vietnam

collection.link.5	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9
collection.name.5	Policy Research Working Papers
dc.contributor.author	Ca, Tran Ngoc
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-19T16:34:02Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-19T16:34:02Z
dc.date.issued	2006-06
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:41Z
dc.description.abstract	This study looks at the contribution of the university system in Vietnam to the socioeconomic development in general, and their relationship with firms, dynamic actors of the economy in particular. The study uses different methods of research, from reliance on secondary data to interviews with universities and survey of firms. Several case studies of the key universities in four regions have been undertaken: Hanoi in the north, Danang in the center, and Ho Chi Minh City and Cantho in the south of Vietnam. The findings show that the role of Vietnamese universities in research is much weaker than teaching, and that their contribution to the socioeconomic development of the country is limited to the production of an educated labor force rather than innovation. However, in selected universities, innovation did take place to a certain extent and brought benefits for both the universities and firms they served. This situation is explained by both the inherited university system in Vietnam and its shift in behavior in the context of economic renovation and globalization.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6871790/universities-drivers-urban-economies-asia-case-vietnam
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8428
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3949
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACADEMIC STAFF
dc.subject	ACADEMIC YEAR
dc.subject	ACCREDITATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	APPLIED SCIENCES
dc.subject	AQUACULTURE
dc.subject	BIOLOGY
dc.subject	BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject	BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
dc.subject	CITIES
dc.subject	COLLEGES
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
dc.subject	COMMUNITY COLLEGES
dc.subject	CROPS
dc.subject	CURRICULA
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ENGINEERS
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	FACULTIES
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FISH
dc.subject	FOOD PROCESSING
dc.subject	FOREIGN LANGUAGES
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKET
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	HIGHLY SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	INCOMES
dc.subject	INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	INTEGRATION
dc.subject	KEY INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABORATORIES
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LITERACY
dc.subject	LITERATURE
dc.subject	LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	METROLOGY
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	PAPERS
dc.subject	POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS
dc.subject	POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
dc.subject	POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
dc.subject	POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
dc.subject	PRIVATE COLLEGES
dc.subject	PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	PROFESSORS
dc.subject	PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	QUALITY TRAINING
dc.subject	R&D
dc.subject	REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	RESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subject	RESEARCH COLLABORATION
dc.subject	RESEARCH FUNDING
dc.subject	RESEARCH INSTITUTES
dc.subject	RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	RESEARCH RESULTS
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subject	SCIENTISTS
dc.subject	SKILLED LABOR
dc.subject	SKILLED LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subject	TEACHERS
dc.subject	TEACHING
dc.subject	TECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subject	TECHNICIANS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subject	TERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	TERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subject	TEXTILES
dc.subject	TRAINING ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	TRAINING CENTERS
dc.subject	TRAINING COURSES
dc.subject	TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	TRAINING NEEDS
dc.subject	TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subject	TRAINING WORKSHOPS
dc.subject	UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY DEGREES
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY STAFF
dc.subject	UNIVERSITY TRAINING
dc.subject	VETERINARY MEDICINE
dc.title	Universities as Drivers of the Urban Economies in Asia : The Case of Vietnam	en
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6871790/universities-drivers-urban-economies-asia-case-vietnam
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Agriculture
okr.globalpractice	Education
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-3949
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000016406_20060621142754
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	6871790
okr.identifier.report	WPS3949
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.region.administrative	East Asia and Pacific
okr.region.country	Vietnam
okr.topic	Tertiary Education
okr.topic	Rural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic	Access and Equity in Basic Education
okr.topic	Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic	Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topic	Education
okr.topic	Agriculture
okr.topic	Rural Development
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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