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

dc.creatorCa, Tran Ngoc
dc.date2012-06-19T16:34:02Z
dc.date2012-06-19T16:34:02Z
dc.date2006-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:23:33Z
dc.descriptionThis 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/6871790/universities-drivers-urban-economies-asia-case-vietnam
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8428
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3949
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417670
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3949
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACADEMIC STAFF
dc.subjectACADEMIC YEAR
dc.subjectACCREDITATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPLIED SCIENCES
dc.subjectAQUACULTURE
dc.subjectBIOLOGY
dc.subjectBIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectCENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOLLEGES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY COLLEGES
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCURRICULA
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectFACULTIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOREIGN LANGUAGES
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKET
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectHIGHLY SKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectKEY INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABORATORIES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLOCAL UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectMETROLOGY
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPOST-GRADUATE STUDENTS
dc.subjectPOSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
dc.subjectPOSTGRADUATE TRAINING
dc.subjectPRIVATE COLLEGES
dc.subjectPRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectPROFESSORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY TRAINING
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectREGIONAL UNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectRESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subjectRESEARCH COLLABORATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH FUNDING
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTES
dc.subjectRESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectRESEARCH RESULTS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTECHNICIANS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subjectTEXTILES
dc.subjectTRAINING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTERS
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSES
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING NEEDS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRAINING WORKSHOPS
dc.subjectUNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY COUNCIL
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY DEGREES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY RESEARCH
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY STAFF
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY TRAINING
dc.subjectVETERINARY MEDICINE
dc.titleUniversities as Drivers of the Urban Economies in Asia : The Case of Vietnam

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