SIT Study Abroad: Vietnam: Culture, Social Change, and Development
- Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City
About Program
Vietnam’s rising status as a nation of extraordinary growth and socioeconomic change is matched only by its ecological and cultural attractions, which include 11 biosphere reserves and eight UNESCO World Heritage sites. Learn how Vietnam overcame decades of war and isolation to become one of Asia’s strongest economies through economic, political, and social transformation. Meet government officials, Vietnamese National Assembly members, and well-known professors at the Vietnamese national universities in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi Capital University. Local university students will also attend SIT lectures and can help you experience their culture. While all classes are taught in English, students can choose to learn Chinese or Vietnamese during the semester.
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Program Highlights
- Examine Vietnam's economic, social, environment and human development discourses with an emphasis on grassroots organizations and local communities.
- Study, play, and team up with local university students in the Mekong Delta, Central Highlands, Ho Chi Minh City, and Ha Noi Capital to experience Vietnamese culture and value systems.
- Build your professional network by engaging with NGOs, research institutes, local and international companies, and government officials.
- Visit and explore the unique cultural identities of Indigenous Khmer, K’ho, Hmong, Red Dao, and Giay communities.
- Choose to study beginning, intermediate, or advanced Vietnamese or Chinese.