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“Vietnamese universities have “latecomer advantages” in quality assurance, they can learn from experiences and mistakes of international higher educations and catch up quickly. However, it also comes with a disadvantage: while Australian universities change their process and correct each step gradually, Vietnamese universities are directly applying an advanced system. This would be a sudden and massive change in the university system.” said Dr Ralf Muhlberger

“I think that if we approach gender equality by only talking about awareness raising it is not effective. If we think and work together, change our tactics in negotiating with enterprises, gender equality will be improved. At this moment, about 50% of our female students are in internships or working at reputable companies” – said Dr. Vu Thi Thanh Thuy.

"I think we should use different solutions to encourage and support students from different groups. In this course, Howard always emphasized how to support students to move forward and at the same time, encourage and respect their personal identity.” – said Dr Pham Thanh Hieu

The Women in Development Club which is under Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF) organized its inaugural session with an impressive mission – Unite and Cooperate for Shared Development.

“People say that providing education services must be very profitable! I think that with a few hundred billion Vietnam dong, if we invest in education, in buying land and building schools etc., receiving a payback is unlikely in 50 years. However, this amount will bring a higher profit if we invest in other sectors. The reason I invest in education is purely my passion and hope to bring more advantages to Vietnamese students,” said Ms. Pham Thi Cuc Ha.