Jerry Rhodeback, executive director of international initiatives; Edward Hayes, senior vice-president and provost; Ted Cummings, dean of School of Business and Public Administration; and Van Tran, professor of management information systems, visited Vietnam Feb. 11-19 to promote UH-Clear Lake's graduate programs.

The purpose of the trip to Vietnam was for UH-Clear Lake to participate in the inauguration of the Computing Disciplines Graduate Curriculum Consulting Agreement and to inaugurate the Graduate Curriculum Consulting Agreement in computing disciplines at Hanoi University of Technology.

"UH-Clear Lake is persuasive in programs with the highest quality," Tran said.

The Hanoi University of Technology and UH-Clear Lake have finalized an agreement to increase bilateral cooperation in postgraduate training. Students who study science and information technology at Hanoi University will be selected to continue their study at UH-Clear Lake to complete their Master of Arts program.

UH-Clear Lake will provide Hanoi University with updated curricula on basic subjects for MA candidates in computer science, software technology, and computer technique and cyber information systems.

"UH-Clear Lake currently has 36 students from Vietnam in the business program and expects to receive over 30 more this fall," Rhodeback said. "The mutual long term goal of Vietnam and UH-Clear Lake is to implement English based curriculum inside universities in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi University of Technology. Those institutions award their own degree utilizing U.S. curriculum and textbooks."

Rhodeback feels that it is necessary for Vietnam to develop its workforce to expand and enter a global market place.

"Vietnam is rich in national resources-great seaport, great global location and it has the right population, " Rhodeback said. "All they need is an educational system that will move them forward to be competitors in the workforce."

"It is a good opportunity to visit Vietnam because it provides a market to international community," Hayes said. "We probably are better known in international circles than we are in national circles. Much of that is due to the hard work of Jerry Rodeback and Dr. Van Tran."

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