Your sub-title here
IT utilization in Vietnamese universities
40% use Facebook for the communication with their professors
Background : Technology utilization in Japanese universities
• Japanese universities usually provide personalized portal website for each
student (e.g Course registration, Checking syllabuses, Checking grades,
attendance record, Report submission etc)
• Professors give lectures by using computers and projectors, and students bring
laptop or tablet and utilize those digital devices in classes.
How about Vietnamese universities??
University in Vietnam
In Vietnam, there are more than 400 universities across the nation. They
are divided into three types - public, private, and foreign capital
universities.
Type Annual tuition fee Characteristics
Public 5 – 10 million VND
Low tuition fee and education with a high quality,
due to the government support. Difficult to enter
due to the high score requirement at entrance
exams, especially for top-performing universities.
Private 10 – 75 million VND
Considered to be easier to enter due to less
requirements, compared with the public
universities.
Foreign
High
Depending on course
/ university
Ideal for those who aim to acquire the
international academic and communication skills.
The classes are held in English in general.
Tuition fee is considered to be very high.
Respondents profile: type of university
87.3%
9.9%
2.8%
Public university
Private university
Foreign university
Technology utilization in universities of Vietnam
Electronic device ownership
72.1%
16.4%
9.3%
2%
Device ownership
Smartphone & Laptop Smartphone
Laptop None
Most students own either laptop or smartphone (or both). Those devices are
considered to be “must-haves” to have the school life effectively.
78.6%
12.5%
8.9%
School domain email
ownership
Yes No I do not know
Does your university have the official / portal website?
99.0%
1.0%
Official website
Yes No
More than 90% of universities own portal website for students
93.4%
3.8% 2.8%
Portal website
Yes No I do not know
Which of followings are available on your portal website?
93.5%
87.9%
81.4%
82.9%
23.8%
25.3%
3.5%
9.1%
15.3%
13.4%
66.7%
60.7%
3.0%
3.0%
3.2%
3.7%
9.5%
14.0%
Event information
Course registration
Checking your grade
Class timetable
Class attendance record
Report submission
Available Not available Not sure
Most provides event, registration, grade checking and class timetable. Class
attendance and reports submissions are taken care of by the other ways
How do you do following actions?
76.6%
20.8%
8.7%
14.9%
42.2%
31.1%
1.2%
Via University web portal /
website
Email from university
Letters from university
At university office
Via SNS (e.g Facebook)
Via Friends
Others
Event information
Website is the main source to get information about upcoming events. Usage of
SNS (e.g Facebook) is also high.
77.6%
1.8%
0.2%
12.3%
3.4%
4.8%
Via university web portal
Send document by email
Send document by mail
(not email)
Apply at university office
Apply to professors directly
Others
Course registration
How do you check following information?
79.8%
5.5%
1.0%
5.0%
5.5%
3.2%
Via university web portal
Sent by email
Sent by mail (not email)
Ask at university office
Ask to professors directly
Others
Final grade
Grades are timetables are commonly checked by web portal
78.0%
6.9%
1.6%
11.5%
6.9%
12.7%
22.6%
1.4%
Via university web portal /
website
Email from university
Mail from university
Check at university
Ask professors directly
Via SNS (e.g Facebook)
Via Friends
Others
Class time table
How do you do following actions?
18.0%
2.6%
3.0%
10.5%
38.2%
4.4%
26.9%
16.8%
Via university web portal /
website
Email from university
Mail from university
Check at university
Ask professors directly
Via SNS (e.g. Facebook)
Via Friends
Others
Class attendance record
Unlike the previously asked questions, class attendance and report
submissions are taken care of other ways than the portal.
11.3%
22.6%
71.7%
18.2%
3.8%
Via university web portal /
website
Via email
Submit to a professor
directly (hard copy)
Submit at university office
(hard copy)
Others
Report submission
How do professors teach in class?
42.6%
48.7%
7.3%
1.4%
Use both of computer and blackboard (whiteboard) Show materials using computers / projectors
Use blackboards / whiteboards Others
The usage of digital devices for lecture is more than 90%. Computers and projectors are
currently necessary tools for higher education to provide better lectures.
How do you use your electronic device in class?
50.1% 51.5%
45.9%
63%
60.0%
27.1%
23.4%
44.8%
2.8%
Make
presentation
Create
documents
Use online
dictionaries
Reference
searches
Receive
handouts
from
professors
Play quiz Chat with
professors
online
Chat with
other
classmates
Other
The devices are used for document creation, information search and
communication during the classes.
Which digital methods do you use to contact with professors?
64.6%
55.1%
38.7%
5.5%
18.2%
4%
Via email Via phone call Via Facebook Via Skype Via other
communication
tools on the
Internet
Others
40% use Facebook for the communication with their professors
How many of your textbooks are distributed by electronic
format in the last semester (e.g e-book, digital copy, PDF)?
8.3%
25%
16.6%
13.6%
14.0%
10.3%
12.3%
100%
60 - 90%
50%
30 - 40%
10 - 30%
1 - 10%
None
Nearly 50% of students got more than 50% of textbooks in electronic format in
the last semester.
How do you evaluate the current technology usage
in your university?
Reasons for satisfactions
• Convenient
• Easy access for updated
information
• Helps easy learning
• Facilitate communication
between students and
teachers
• E-books = cost-saving
• Easy to carry: only laptop is
enough
Nearly 60% of students are satisfied with technology usage in
university.
Very
satisfied,
20.0%
Satisfied,
38.6%
Average,
36.0%
Dissatisfied,
4.0%
Very
dissatisfied,
1.4%
Students’ wish for more technology adaption
Online tuition paymentOnline attendance recordOnline report submission
Public computer room Lecture video (for review) Online library
IT utilization examples
RMIT university
• Foreign capital university (Australia)
• Annual tuition fee
• About 175,000,000 VND (≒875,000 JPY)
• Located In HCM, District 7
• One of the richest university in Vietnam
RMIT: IT infrastructure
Professors utilize
computers and
projectors to give
lectures.
Many computer rooms in the campus.
Students can use those computers
for their self-study
RMIT: Available IT services
• Each student are given
• Email account with university
domain
• Access to portal website
• Most procedures are available on
portal website.
Action Portal usage Other method
Check event information  Email / university bulletin
Course registration  None
Check final grade  Email
Check class time table  None
Check attendance record NA Asking professors directly
Report submission  Email / hard copy submission
University of Architecture, HCMC (UAH)
• Public university
• Annual tuition fee
• 5 – 6 million VND (25,000 – 30,000 JPY)
• Located in HCMC, District 3
• Government investment contributes to facility
UAH: IT infrastructure
Since this university focuses on
architecture, there are variety of
classroom types, including the
rooms for practical assignment,
artwork and architectural drawing
Bulletin is still used to inform upcoming events, but
recently students rarely check those information here;
they can get most information on Facebook
IT portal touch panel. Seems that the service is rarely
used
UAH: Available IT services
This university also provides
• portal website
• email account with university
domain for each student
Action Portal usage Other method
Check event information  Facebook is more common
Course registration  None
Check final grade  None
Check class time table  None
Check attendance record NA Asking professors directly
Report submission NA Email / hard copy submission
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, HCMC (UMPH)
• Public university
• Annual tuition fee:
8 million VND (40,000 JPY)
• Located in HCMC, District 1 (the faculty of
pharmacy)
• One of the most difficult university to pass the
entrance exam in Vietnam
UMPH: IT infrastructure
Students mostly spend their time
in laboratory. They tend to focus
on practical learnings
Laboratory
Classroom
Big projector is equipped in each
classroom, and professors give
lectures by using it.
Each classroom has air
conditioners so students can
study in good environment.
UMPH: Available IT services
Action Methods
Check event information Official website / Facebook
Course registration None
Check final grade Official website / Facebook → No privacy
Check class time table Official website / Facebook
Check attendance record None
Report submission None → students mainly work in laboratory
This university doesn’t provide portal website for each student. Official
website and Facebook are the main source of information
• Course registration: The courses are assigned by university
• Final grade check: All students’ grade are posted on website and Facebook
(no privacy)
• Attendance record: Not necessary, as all the grades are based on the
results of the final exam
Saigon technology university (STU)
• Private university
• Annual tuition fee:
20 million VND (≒100,000 JPY)
• Located in HCM, District 8
• Good facility
• Students can study various field of
technology based on their interests
STU: IT infrastructure
Laboratory
Electronic tech lab Food tech lab
This university covers various
field of technology (information
tech, biotech, food tech, etc.);
there are many laboratories
around the campus.
Classroom
Each classroom has a projector
or small screen (depending on
the size of classroom) so that
the usage of those electronic
devices are common in each
class
STU: Available services
• Each student can use portal website
to conduct their procedures
• Students would have the contacts
info of their professors through their
portals
Action Portal usage Other method
Check event information  University bulletin
Course registration  At university office
Check final grade  At university office
Check class time table  Letter from university
Check attendance record NA Asking professors directly
Report submission  Email / hard copy submission
Summary / comparison
Tech usage RMIT UAH UMPH STU
Type of university Foreign Public Public Private
Annual tuition fee (VND) 175 million 5 – 6 million 8 million 20 million
Portal usage   NA 
Email account @●●uni    NA
Computer & projector    
Air conditioner in classroom  NA  NA
Public computer room  NA  
Facebook usage (for students) NA   
• Vietnamese universities utilize portal website to conduct many procedures
more efficiently as same as Japanese university.
• Electronic device usage in class are quite common
• Interesting utilization of Facebook for the communications between professors
and students
Summary
• Most university students own electronic: This is one of the
standard as a university student
• Accordingly, universities can apply IT in many areas; The use
of portal website is common in Vietnamese university; most
procedures are available online.
• Vietnamese university utilize Facebook to inform information;
Facebook is the main source of information.
• Some students get in touch with professors through Facebook;
this is much more casual than Japanese universities.
• Professors fully utilize electronic devices to make classes more
understandable; electronic devices (laptop /smartphone) are
necessary tools for both universities and students in Vietnam
• More than 90% of university students utilize portal website for
university life
• Most procedures (course registration, final grade confirmation etc.)
are available on portal website
• Some parts (report submission, checking attendance record etc.)
still rely on conventional methods.
• About 40% of students get in touch with some professors through
Facebook
• Usage of electronic type textbooks is getting popular; this
contributes to reducing students’ expenses for school materials
Survey information
Executive summary
• Survey about technology adaption in Vietnamese universities
• Sample size: 500
• Respondents criteria: University students
• Area: Nationwide
• Conducted time: March 10 – 11th, 2016
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Survey report: IT utilisation in Vietnam university

  • 1.
    Your sub-title here ITutilization in Vietnamese universities 40% use Facebook for the communication with their professors
  • 2.
    Background : Technologyutilization in Japanese universities • Japanese universities usually provide personalized portal website for each student (e.g Course registration, Checking syllabuses, Checking grades, attendance record, Report submission etc) • Professors give lectures by using computers and projectors, and students bring laptop or tablet and utilize those digital devices in classes. How about Vietnamese universities??
  • 3.
    University in Vietnam InVietnam, there are more than 400 universities across the nation. They are divided into three types - public, private, and foreign capital universities. Type Annual tuition fee Characteristics Public 5 – 10 million VND Low tuition fee and education with a high quality, due to the government support. Difficult to enter due to the high score requirement at entrance exams, especially for top-performing universities. Private 10 – 75 million VND Considered to be easier to enter due to less requirements, compared with the public universities. Foreign High Depending on course / university Ideal for those who aim to acquire the international academic and communication skills. The classes are held in English in general. Tuition fee is considered to be very high.
  • 4.
    Respondents profile: typeof university 87.3% 9.9% 2.8% Public university Private university Foreign university
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    Technology utilization inuniversities of Vietnam
  • 6.
    Electronic device ownership 72.1% 16.4% 9.3% 2% Deviceownership Smartphone & Laptop Smartphone Laptop None Most students own either laptop or smartphone (or both). Those devices are considered to be “must-haves” to have the school life effectively. 78.6% 12.5% 8.9% School domain email ownership Yes No I do not know
  • 7.
    Does your universityhave the official / portal website? 99.0% 1.0% Official website Yes No More than 90% of universities own portal website for students 93.4% 3.8% 2.8% Portal website Yes No I do not know
  • 8.
    Which of followingsare available on your portal website? 93.5% 87.9% 81.4% 82.9% 23.8% 25.3% 3.5% 9.1% 15.3% 13.4% 66.7% 60.7% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.7% 9.5% 14.0% Event information Course registration Checking your grade Class timetable Class attendance record Report submission Available Not available Not sure Most provides event, registration, grade checking and class timetable. Class attendance and reports submissions are taken care of by the other ways
  • 9.
    How do youdo following actions? 76.6% 20.8% 8.7% 14.9% 42.2% 31.1% 1.2% Via University web portal / website Email from university Letters from university At university office Via SNS (e.g Facebook) Via Friends Others Event information Website is the main source to get information about upcoming events. Usage of SNS (e.g Facebook) is also high. 77.6% 1.8% 0.2% 12.3% 3.4% 4.8% Via university web portal Send document by email Send document by mail (not email) Apply at university office Apply to professors directly Others Course registration
  • 10.
    How do youcheck following information? 79.8% 5.5% 1.0% 5.0% 5.5% 3.2% Via university web portal Sent by email Sent by mail (not email) Ask at university office Ask to professors directly Others Final grade Grades are timetables are commonly checked by web portal 78.0% 6.9% 1.6% 11.5% 6.9% 12.7% 22.6% 1.4% Via university web portal / website Email from university Mail from university Check at university Ask professors directly Via SNS (e.g Facebook) Via Friends Others Class time table
  • 11.
    How do youdo following actions? 18.0% 2.6% 3.0% 10.5% 38.2% 4.4% 26.9% 16.8% Via university web portal / website Email from university Mail from university Check at university Ask professors directly Via SNS (e.g. Facebook) Via Friends Others Class attendance record Unlike the previously asked questions, class attendance and report submissions are taken care of other ways than the portal. 11.3% 22.6% 71.7% 18.2% 3.8% Via university web portal / website Via email Submit to a professor directly (hard copy) Submit at university office (hard copy) Others Report submission
  • 12.
    How do professorsteach in class? 42.6% 48.7% 7.3% 1.4% Use both of computer and blackboard (whiteboard) Show materials using computers / projectors Use blackboards / whiteboards Others The usage of digital devices for lecture is more than 90%. Computers and projectors are currently necessary tools for higher education to provide better lectures.
  • 13.
    How do youuse your electronic device in class? 50.1% 51.5% 45.9% 63% 60.0% 27.1% 23.4% 44.8% 2.8% Make presentation Create documents Use online dictionaries Reference searches Receive handouts from professors Play quiz Chat with professors online Chat with other classmates Other The devices are used for document creation, information search and communication during the classes.
  • 14.
    Which digital methodsdo you use to contact with professors? 64.6% 55.1% 38.7% 5.5% 18.2% 4% Via email Via phone call Via Facebook Via Skype Via other communication tools on the Internet Others 40% use Facebook for the communication with their professors
  • 15.
    How many ofyour textbooks are distributed by electronic format in the last semester (e.g e-book, digital copy, PDF)? 8.3% 25% 16.6% 13.6% 14.0% 10.3% 12.3% 100% 60 - 90% 50% 30 - 40% 10 - 30% 1 - 10% None Nearly 50% of students got more than 50% of textbooks in electronic format in the last semester.
  • 16.
    How do youevaluate the current technology usage in your university? Reasons for satisfactions • Convenient • Easy access for updated information • Helps easy learning • Facilitate communication between students and teachers • E-books = cost-saving • Easy to carry: only laptop is enough Nearly 60% of students are satisfied with technology usage in university. Very satisfied, 20.0% Satisfied, 38.6% Average, 36.0% Dissatisfied, 4.0% Very dissatisfied, 1.4%
  • 17.
    Students’ wish formore technology adaption Online tuition paymentOnline attendance recordOnline report submission Public computer room Lecture video (for review) Online library
  • 18.
  • 19.
    RMIT university • Foreigncapital university (Australia) • Annual tuition fee • About 175,000,000 VND (≒875,000 JPY) • Located In HCM, District 7 • One of the richest university in Vietnam
  • 20.
    RMIT: IT infrastructure Professorsutilize computers and projectors to give lectures. Many computer rooms in the campus. Students can use those computers for their self-study
  • 21.
    RMIT: Available ITservices • Each student are given • Email account with university domain • Access to portal website • Most procedures are available on portal website. Action Portal usage Other method Check event information  Email / university bulletin Course registration  None Check final grade  Email Check class time table  None Check attendance record NA Asking professors directly Report submission  Email / hard copy submission
  • 22.
    University of Architecture,HCMC (UAH) • Public university • Annual tuition fee • 5 – 6 million VND (25,000 – 30,000 JPY) • Located in HCMC, District 3 • Government investment contributes to facility
  • 23.
    UAH: IT infrastructure Sincethis university focuses on architecture, there are variety of classroom types, including the rooms for practical assignment, artwork and architectural drawing Bulletin is still used to inform upcoming events, but recently students rarely check those information here; they can get most information on Facebook IT portal touch panel. Seems that the service is rarely used
  • 24.
    UAH: Available ITservices This university also provides • portal website • email account with university domain for each student Action Portal usage Other method Check event information  Facebook is more common Course registration  None Check final grade  None Check class time table  None Check attendance record NA Asking professors directly Report submission NA Email / hard copy submission
  • 25.
    University of Medicineand Pharmacy, HCMC (UMPH) • Public university • Annual tuition fee: 8 million VND (40,000 JPY) • Located in HCMC, District 1 (the faculty of pharmacy) • One of the most difficult university to pass the entrance exam in Vietnam
  • 26.
    UMPH: IT infrastructure Studentsmostly spend their time in laboratory. They tend to focus on practical learnings Laboratory Classroom Big projector is equipped in each classroom, and professors give lectures by using it. Each classroom has air conditioners so students can study in good environment.
  • 27.
    UMPH: Available ITservices Action Methods Check event information Official website / Facebook Course registration None Check final grade Official website / Facebook → No privacy Check class time table Official website / Facebook Check attendance record None Report submission None → students mainly work in laboratory This university doesn’t provide portal website for each student. Official website and Facebook are the main source of information • Course registration: The courses are assigned by university • Final grade check: All students’ grade are posted on website and Facebook (no privacy) • Attendance record: Not necessary, as all the grades are based on the results of the final exam
  • 28.
    Saigon technology university(STU) • Private university • Annual tuition fee: 20 million VND (≒100,000 JPY) • Located in HCM, District 8 • Good facility • Students can study various field of technology based on their interests
  • 29.
    STU: IT infrastructure Laboratory Electronictech lab Food tech lab This university covers various field of technology (information tech, biotech, food tech, etc.); there are many laboratories around the campus. Classroom Each classroom has a projector or small screen (depending on the size of classroom) so that the usage of those electronic devices are common in each class
  • 30.
    STU: Available services •Each student can use portal website to conduct their procedures • Students would have the contacts info of their professors through their portals Action Portal usage Other method Check event information  University bulletin Course registration  At university office Check final grade  At university office Check class time table  Letter from university Check attendance record NA Asking professors directly Report submission  Email / hard copy submission
  • 31.
    Summary / comparison Techusage RMIT UAH UMPH STU Type of university Foreign Public Public Private Annual tuition fee (VND) 175 million 5 – 6 million 8 million 20 million Portal usage   NA  Email account @●●uni    NA Computer & projector     Air conditioner in classroom  NA  NA Public computer room  NA   Facebook usage (for students) NA    • Vietnamese universities utilize portal website to conduct many procedures more efficiently as same as Japanese university. • Electronic device usage in class are quite common • Interesting utilization of Facebook for the communications between professors and students
  • 32.
    Summary • Most universitystudents own electronic: This is one of the standard as a university student • Accordingly, universities can apply IT in many areas; The use of portal website is common in Vietnamese university; most procedures are available online. • Vietnamese university utilize Facebook to inform information; Facebook is the main source of information. • Some students get in touch with professors through Facebook; this is much more casual than Japanese universities. • Professors fully utilize electronic devices to make classes more understandable; electronic devices (laptop /smartphone) are necessary tools for both universities and students in Vietnam
  • 33.
    • More than90% of university students utilize portal website for university life • Most procedures (course registration, final grade confirmation etc.) are available on portal website • Some parts (report submission, checking attendance record etc.) still rely on conventional methods. • About 40% of students get in touch with some professors through Facebook • Usage of electronic type textbooks is getting popular; this contributes to reducing students’ expenses for school materials Survey information Executive summary • Survey about technology adaption in Vietnamese universities • Sample size: 500 • Respondents criteria: University students • Area: Nationwide • Conducted time: March 10 – 11th, 2016
  • 34.
    Q&Me is themarket research that helps you understand Vietnam market broad and deep by offering both of quantitative and qualitative survey online. + = Info@qandme.net Quantitative Survey Qualitative Survey Better Understanding Understand the consumer trend and opinions through the numeric data Feel the insight of your target audience through online focus group of chatting. You receive both of generic and deep information easily with affordable pricing.