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Global Competition as a Two-Edged Sword: Vietnam Higher Education Policy

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Higher Education, Policy, and the Global Competition Phenomenon

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From the perspective of a developing country, in this case Vietnam, global competition in higher education is a two-edged sword. On one side are entities from exporting countries competing to provide educational services that could increase the capacity and quality of a higher education ystem constrained by limited financial and human resources. On the other are factors that could negatively affect the quality of higher education in Vietnam, such as unscrupulous foreign education providers. Thus, the sword can cut in two directions, or, as stated in a Vietnamese voice, “We can enjoy fresh winds to make our health better; concurrently, there may be unhealthy winds that do harm to us with weak bodies” (Nguyen et al. 2006, 2).

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Laura M. Portnoi Val D. Rust Sylvia S. Bagley

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Oliver, D.E., Nguyen, K.D. (2010). Global Competition as a Two-Edged Sword: Vietnam Higher Education Policy. In: Portnoi, L.M., Rust, V.D., Bagley, S.S. (eds) Higher Education, Policy, and the Global Competition Phenomenon. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230106130_10

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