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Windows To the World A Joint-Programme in collaboration with Talkshow • Event - Living, Studying & Working Abroad: Switzerland, Norway & Singapore Experience. • Guest Speaker – Mrs Anh Tho Andres, MBA, Professor @UBIS, Geneva, Switzerland. • Date & Time – August 27, 2011 from 14.00 to 16:30 • Venue – Lollybooks Café, 18/131 Thai Ha Street, Hanoi • Organisers – Lollybooks Café Team jointly with YourVietnamExpert • Audience – Hanoi National University Students Agenda • 14:00 - 14:15 – Short introduction • 14:15 - 14:35 – “Living and Studying Abroad : Experience in Switzerland, Norway & Singapore” • 14:35 -14:50 – Q&A Session (short break 10 min) • 15:00 - 15:45 – Working & Doing Business in an International Environment: Personal Experiences. • 15:45 – 16:30 – Q&A Session & Networking Norway, A Nordic Social Model By Anh Tho Andres, MBA Norway - Brief Country Overview • • • • • • • Total Land area: 385,252 Sq. Km. Founding Member & biggest financial contributor to UN, NATO, Council of Europe, and Nordic Council; Not part of EU; Member EEA, WTO, OECD and Schengen. Rich in petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, fresh water & hydropower; GDP per capita: US$ 52.012 (est. 2010); Population: 4.978 mio, 2nd lowest in Europe; English widely spoken. Norway Economic Indicators • GDP per capita average annual growth rate, 19902009: 2.3% • Average annual rate of inflation, 1990-2009: 4% • % of central government expenditure (1998-2008*) allocated to: – Health: 16% – Education: 6% – Defence: 5% • Internet Users: 83% • Primary school enrollment ratio: 99% • Life expectancy: 81 • Urbanised population: 79% • Nbr of phones per capita: 110% Elements of a Social Model • Taxation – • Flat Tax, Regressive Tax or Progressive Tax; Social insurance – • Benefits for unemployed, pensions, maternity and paternity leave and disabilities; Public services – • Healthcare, Insurance, Public transport, Education; Employment – • Labour law, severance fees. Models include: – Anglo-Saxon, Continental European, Mediterranean, Nordic Nordic Model - Characteristics • • • • Elaborate social safety net; Free education & universal healthcare; Public pension schemes; High degrees of labor union membership: – • High Public Spending: – • 67.5% in Finland, 67.6% in Denmark, and 68.3% in Sweden; Sweden (56.6%), Denmark (51.7%), and Finland (48.6%) of GDP; Strong property rights, contract enforcement, and overall ease of doing business; Low barriers to free trade; Low Product market regulation. Ethnic Distribution in Norway • Norwegians: 82 % • Norwegian dialect groups: – North Norwegian (yellow) – Trøndelag Norwegian (navy blue) – West Norwegian (orange) and – East Norwegian (pale blue). • • • • • • Swedes: 1.6 % Poles: 1.3 % Danes: 1% Germans: 0.8% Britons: 0.7 % Asians: 4.3% Welfare State - Nordic Model • Highest level of social insurance based on the principle of ‘citizenship’; • Rapid reinsertion of unemployed into labour market; • High Share of Public employment; • High Tax wedge. Health Care - Nordic Model • Government run and government financed, universal health care system; • Mandatory public insurance covers not only health care but also loss of income during sick leave, public pension, unemployment benefits, benefits for single parents and a few others. • Hospitals are paid by the state and doctor visit fees at low rate; • Total health care expenditure was 9% of GDP paid by – 84% government, – 15% private out-of-pocket – ~1% other private sources Higher Education in Norway • 8 public universities, 9 specialised universities, 24 university colleges & more private university colleges. • The national higher education system is in accordance with the Bologna process – bachelor's degrees (first cycle, three years), – master's degrees (second cycle, two years) – doctoral degrees (third cycle, three years). – Acceptance: upper secondary school with general university admissions certification. Public Universities • Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Ås) • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim 1968) • University of Agder (Kristiansand, Grimstad and Arendal) • University of Bergen (1948) • University of Oslo (1811) • University of Nordland • University of Stavanger • University of Tromsø (1972) Specialised Universities Public (FREE) Private • Oslo School of Architecture and Design • Molde University College • Norwegian School of Economics • Norwegian School of Sport Sciences • Norwegian Academy of Music • Norwegian School of Veterinary Science • BI Norwegian Business School • MF Norwegian School of Theology • School of Mission and Theology in Stavanger SIU International Cooperation • Official agency for international programmes and measures related to higher education; • Commissioned by several national & international public organisations to administer programmes within all levels of education; • Promoting Norway as an education and research destination; • Provides information and advisory services within the field of internationalisation in education; • Funded by many ministries, incl. MFA, NORAD. More info on yourviet.blogspot.com • To import SBC-YVE Higher Education services YourVietnamExpert Saigon Business Corporation Ptd Ltd - Singapore Opportunities Vietnam has an Increasing Need for International PR Healthcare & Wellness Tourism & Hospitality Our Solutions A Masterplan Concept of Vietnam overall needs in these 3 areas, suggesting over 170 projects ready for implementation; Higher Education as a bridge between Educational Structures and Industries. 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