EVENT REPORT May, 2011 Annual Conference YOU CAN DO IT 2011 USGUIDE – WE SHARE | WE GROW | WE SUCCEED 1
EVENT REPORT
May, 2011
Annual Conference
YOU CAN DO IT 2011USGUIDE – WE SHARE | WE GROW | WE SUCCEED
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You Can Do It 2011 Result
Content
Participant Analysis
Memorable Snapshot
• Date & Time: 8:00 – 12:00 Saturday, 18 June 2011• Place: 3rd floor, Ocean Park Building, 1 Dao Duy Anh Street, Dong Da District.
Date & Time: 8:00 – 11:30 Saturday, 25 June 2011Place: The Victory Hotel, 14 Vo Van Tan, Dist 3.
Registration & Attendance
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Hanoi Hochiminh City
Registration participants
Attended Participants
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“USGuide annual conferences inspired me. Sitting among the audience for 2 consecutive years, I wished that one day I would be one guest speaker, sharing my success application story! This aspiration motivated me to start my application.”
Mr. Nguyen Hai VinhMBA Class of 2012, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
“I took part in “You Can Do It” conference in 2009 and 2010, which instilled in me the Can-do spirit and equipped me with invaluable insights into my desired MBA programs. I benefited from alumni of prestigious schools sharing their first-hand experience in the States."
Ms. Dao Mai HuongMBA Class of 2013, Goizueta Business School,
Emory University
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43%
48%
1%
4% 5%
By contents and the attendance of famous schools
By my own interest in USA education
By the marketing campaign of the conference
By the conference's content of previous year
Others
Reasons for attending “You can do it 2011
By which of the following reasons are you attending the conference? Most of the attendees has registered due
to their interest in the USA education with the expectation to gain more understanding, which will support their decisions on school and course choices.
The participation of famous and well-established schools and scholarship programs also plays a very important role in increasing the attractiveness of the conference
In other part of the survey, the attendees also express their expectation of having more diversity in schools and courses, especially those who wish to apply for science or non-MBA courses
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Self-confidence to apply/plan to apply for USA post-graduate education
87%
5%8%
Yes No No comments
87% of survey responders has agreed that they are more confident after attending the conference, and that applying for USA post-graduate education is no longer impossible
The remaining of responders gave the following reasons(*)
• There was a lack of schools on science, most of the schools and courses are MBA and business related
• There should be more sessions in which application experiences are shared after the event so that understanding of application process is improved
• There should be more information/advice on scholarships, financial support and how to apply for those funds
(*) Feedbacks were collected both in survey form and in quick interviews on event days
Are you more confident in applying or making plans to study post-graduate courses in USA?
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60%24%
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Yes No No comments
Understanding of U.S. post-graduate system
The conference has increased awareness of the audience, according to the feedbacks of 60% of the survey responses
The remaining responders would like to have more information regarding:• SOP and LOR of applications to US
schools• Available scholarships for non-MBA• Fullbright information • Tips of applications• School ranking system
The panel discussions have increased significantly the awareness and the possibility of attending in US schools, even Top schools. Suggestions for follow-up sessions on SOP, mentoring, GMAT courses are raised in the feedbacks as well
Do you understand more of U.S.A post-graduate system and application process after attending YCDI
2011?
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You Can Do It 2011 Result
Content
Participant Analysis
Memorable Snapshot
8:00 – 9:00 : Exhibition & Registration
• Visit information booths of USGuide’s partners
• Registration
9:00 – 9:10 : Opening
• Warm-up performance
• Introduction
9:10 – 9:45 : Mr. Kien Pham’s presentation
• Successful stories about self development and career enhancement through U.S. Education
10:00 – 10:30: Introduction on U.S. scholarships
• The Fulbright scholarship – The Fulbright program representative
• EducationUSA Advising Center - EducationUSArepresentative
10:30 – 11:45: Panel discussions
• Ballroom 1: MBA focus
• Ballroom 2: Social science and engineering focus
11:45 – 12:00: Closing
Hanoi
Content
Ho Chi Minh City8:00 – 9:00: Exhibition & Registration• Visit information booths of USGuide’spartners• Registration9:00 – 9:10: Opening• Warm-up performance• Introduction9:10 – 10:00: Panel discussion• How U.S. education contributes to the life-time career achievements and their evaluation as arecruiter10:10 – 10:15: Break10:15 - 11:15: Panel Discussion• Sharing from incoming students: strongest points, obtacles during applications, applying processexperience11:45 – 12:00: Closing
Mr. Pham Duc Trung
Kien
• President and Co-Founder, the Vietnam
Foundation
• MBA | MA - The Stanford Graduate School
of Business, Stanford University
Mr. Henry Nguyen • Managing General Partner – IDG Ventures
Vietnam
• MBA - The Kellogg School of Management
Mr. Nguyen Hoanh
Tien
• Vice President of Operation – VNG
Software Service Company
• MBA - Emory Goizueta Business school-
MBA - Harvard Business School
Ms. Thai Do Thuy Ngoc • Manager of Thai Son Group
• LL.M. - University of Miami
Keynote Speakers
Moderators
Mr. Nguyen Manh
Tuong
• Vice President Business Development | M-Service•MBA| Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Ms. Dao Thi Mai Huong • MBA panel moderatorGoizueta Business School | Emory University
Mr. Bui Tuan Linh • Science Panel Moderator
• MBA | Johns Hopkins University, Carey
Business School
Speakers
Vu Phan HanhNguyen
MS | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Bui Thu Giang LLM | Fordham Law School
Ngo To Linh PhD | University of Missouri, Colombia
Cao Minh Phuong PhD | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Le Ha Trung MA | George Washington University
Dinh Huy Cuong MBA | Owen Graduate School Of Management, Vanderbilt University
Pham Thu Lien MBA | Texas Christian University
Nguyen QuangTrung
MBA | ROSS School of Management, University of Michigan
Nguyen Vu Hiep MBA | Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
Tran Hao Nhien MBA Supply Chain | University of Wisconsin – Madison
Pham Ngoc Doan Trang
MS | University of Illinois (Chicago)
Huynh Minh Viet MBA | Harvard Business School
Duong Thi Thu Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
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You Can Do It 2011 Result
Content
Participant Analysis
Memorable Snapshot
68%
32%
MBA vs. Non-MBA*
MBANon-MBA
Participant break-down by study field- YCDI 2010
15*: Hanoi only
5.28%
26.40%
6.93%
45.87%
10.23%
5.28%
Engineering
Finance
Others
Business
Sciences and Math
Social Sciences
Participants break-down by Study field
Participant break-down - YCDI 2011
High School
2%
Students37%
Professinals
61%
Participants break-down
44%
22%
19%
15%
Year to start U.S. graduate education
2012
2013
2014
4 - 6 years
Potential applicants for Fall 2012 account for 44% of participants
You Can Do It 2011 Result
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Participant Analysis
Memorable Snapshot
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