Experience of First Year CDIO Implementation at VNU-HCM

Experience of First Year CDIO Implementation at VNU-HCM

B. Phan, N. Nguyen, N. Ho, T. Minh, H. Tran, N. Nguyen, et al (2011).  Experience of First Year CDIO Implementation at VNU-HCM. 9.

Along with the development of economy and society, Vietnam is facing a challenge of training a skilled labor force. This requires improving the education system, especially higher education, to meet society needs. As a flagship and the largest university system in Vietnam, the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) System has spearheaded many initiatives to improve the quality of education in Vietnam. A key effort in these initiatives is VNU-HCM’s leadership in adopting and adapting CDIO principles to build a model framework for widespread implementation of CDIO in Vietnam. In this paper, we present the first year experience of implementing CDIO at VNU-HCM from the point of view of a system of universities and the achievements that we have accomplished. In particular, we discuss: (i) the lessons learned and the challenges in promoting cultural changes, in treating human as a the most valuable asset in bringing about changes, and in sharing and disseminating our work within our university system and engaging peer institutions in Vietnam; (ii) the policy supports needed for organizational changes at system, university, and department levels; and (iii) our evolution of the development of a model framework for widespread implementation in Vietnam and initial results which suggest that the model framework has the potential for accelerating the efforts, improve the efficiency and increasing the likelihood of success for universities that are participating in the adoption of CDIO. 

Authors (New): 
Binh Thanh Phan
Nghia Duc Nguyen
Nhut Tan Ho
Trinh Doan Thi Minh
Hong Thi Tran
Nghia Nguyen
Long Tien Vu
Pages: 
9
Affiliations: 
Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
California State University, USA
Keywords: 
Vietnam CDIO
First Year
Implementation Model Framework
VNU-HCM
Year: 
2011
Reference: 
Binh Thanh Phan, Nghia Duc Nguyen, Minh Quang Le, Nhut Tan Ho, Trinh Minh Thi Doan, Hong Thi Tran, Long Tien Vu, Loc Huu Nguyen, Bac Hoai Le, “Development Of A Model Framework For CDIO Implementation In Vietnam”, Proceedings of the 6th International CDIO Conference, École Polytechnique, Montréal, June 15-18, 2010. : 
Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, Project: Piloting Implementation of CDIO for the Manufacturing Engineering Program, and Science of Information Technology Programs, 2009. : 
University of Science-Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, “2010’ Report on Piloting Implementation of CDIO for the Science of Information Technology Program”, 2010. : 
University of Technology-Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City, “2010’ Report on Piloting Implementation of CDIO for the Manufacturing Engineering Program”, 2010. : 
N. Ho, T. Doan, “Cải Cách và Xây Dựng Chương Trình Đào Tạo Kỹ Thuật Theo Phương Pháp Tiếp Cận CDIO”, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh Publication House, 2010 (Vietnamese Translation of the book, “Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO Approach,” by E. Crawley, J. Malmqvist, S. Ostlund, D. Brodeur, Published by Springer 2007). : 
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