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cultural environments, and immi- in that country,” the educator says. Lê says one way to reduce the
grate. “Around 10 to15 per cent of cost is to apply for scholarship.
students I talked to want to study
The former director of admis- abroad because of peer pressure. “There is no shortcut, no pre-
sions at Vin University in Vietnam Friends around them study abroad defined path, and no universal for-
conducted surveys on over 5,000 so they also want to do it or else mula for students in applying to
Vietnamese families and found they feel they are not doing better scholarship”, he adds.
that they wanted to seek high- than others. But half of them can-
quality education that was not eas- not afford to do so,” Lê says. * Name changed at interviewee’s
ily found in Vietnam. request.
He points out average income
“About 60 per cent of the fami- in Vietnam is low compared to de-
lies polled who send their children veloped countries and the cost of
abroad want them to settle down studying overseas is expensive. Sub-edited by Nutcha
Hunsanimitkul
“There is no shortcut, no predefined path,
and no universal formula for students in
applying for scholarships,”