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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

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• 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.

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Registration & Attendance

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Hanoi Hochiminh City

Registration participants

Attended Participants

RESULT

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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%

16%

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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You Can Do It 2011 Result

Content

Participant Analysis

Memorable Snapshot

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Memorable Snapshot (2)

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Memorable Snapshot (1)

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Memorable Snapshot (2)

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