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University expanding in Asia |
Troy
University
is
expanding its Asian operation to include four sites in
Hanoi
,
Vietnam
,
with a fifth site in
Ho Chi Minh City
planned for 2005.
Troy
University
currently
operates more than 60 sites outside
Alabama
in 17
U.S.
states and 11 foreign nations.
Troy
University
’s
programs outside of
Alabama
do not receive state funding.
Nguyen Dink Hoan,
President of International College of I.T. and Management in
Hanoi
, is serving as
Troy
University
’s
liaison in
Vietnam
. He said
TROY
has begun offering graduate degree programs
in business on his campus, which is a private university.
Troy
University
is
also gearing up to begin offering bachelor’s degree classes in marketing
and general business on the campus of
Vietnam
National
University
in
Hanoi
beginning in October.
“This is significant
because
Troy
University
will
be the only American university allowed to offer full, four-year undergraduate
programs in
Vietnam
,” Nguyen said Tuesday
during a two-day visit to
Troy
. “And
Vietnam
National
University
is
the most prestigious university in
Vietnam
; it does not report to the
ministry of education, but it reports directly to the prime minister.”
Nguyen said the program
is designed to be flexible. It will allow students to begin their degree programs
in
Vietnam
and finish in
Troy
after one, two or three years.
“Students may also choose to study all
four years in
Vietnam
,” he added.
Troy
University
also
plans to offer an executive master of business administration program on the
campus of
Vietnam
National
University
in
February.
In October,
TROY
will also begin an undergraduate program
in computer science at Hanoi University of Technology and in February will begin
a master’s program in computer science there. The University will also
offer graduate-level programs at the
Academy
of
Finance
in
Hanoi
in February and in the second quarter
of 2005
TROY
will begin a program at a site in
Ho Chi Minh City
.
Dr. Susan Aldridge,
vice chancellor of
University
College
,
the division that operates all
Troy
University
programs
outside of
Alabama
, said the expansion in
Vietnam
is a natural move for the
University, which also operates teaching sites in
Japan
,
Korea
,
Hong Kong
,
Taiwan
,
Malaysia
,
Thailand
and
India
.
“We have enjoyed
a great deal of success in
Asia
,” she said. “Our partnership with Nguyen
and the universities in
Vietnam
will facilitate the development
of a middle class in
Vietnam
. Our Chancellor,
Dr. Jack Hawkins’ trip to
Vietnam
two
years ago paved the way for the ministry of education’s approval.”
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