I remember before coming to Vietnam, my mother was worried whether I was making the wrong decision. My father was the one who convinced her to let me go. To him, Vietnam is a developing country with great opportunities so he believed I could adapt quickly and learn new things to apply to our family business when I come back.
Among various choices, RMIT Vietnam captured my attention as it has the same quality, same global ranking and same employment rate as RMIT Melbourne.
Compare with the other schools, especially in Thailand, Singapore which is the closest country to Myanmar, I find RMIT Vietnam a lot more convenient, the school prices are more reasonable.
It is also located in a part of Southeast Asia and also is offering one of the best educations from Australian university.
I did not expect a lot in the beginning but so far everything is beyond my expectation. The program which has been run in the last 15 years in design is beyond what I imagine. A lot of courses they are cool and give me a solid foundation for me.
The lecturers are wonderful too. The knowledge that I gained from my lecturer is both theoretical and practical. I often seek advice from them not only for my MBA study but also about the business.
Since English is my second language, sometimes it might be difficult to follow what they say in the class, but they are nice and patient and explaining to me that I don't understand.
The most important thing is the campus. The campus is very big, and the facilities are on a whole new level.
The on-campus dormitory is very convenient. It is inside the campus so I don't have to waste time or travel. The price is also reasonable for a single room. It also provides three cleaning service kitchen included laundry anytime so it is super convenient for me.
As an International University, RMIT environments is really open for foreigners.
Here we have a diverse community with students from Vietnam, Hong Kong, Korea, Russia, Denmark.
We have a lot of clubs. I chose the Golden Flames Competition Club and I got to join the club trips, the club activities. I met a lot of seniors from there so from then I got to know things like how to study the courses, how to get good grades and so on. So I become the part of the community, and it really shaped my experience here.
My very first day in Vietnam were quite challenging but I started to adapt and enjoy here. It is surprisingly a very English-friendly country.
The living cost here are much more reasonable which can save money for my family. People are very friendly, and I can use Google Translate to easily communicate with them. The streets are safe to walk even at night. Here, I feel like at my home country.
After two years of studying I come back to Myanmar with a new me. Before 2020 I'm a civil engineer but now I'm an engineer with business mindset and valuable oversea life experience.
If I have to describe my study journey in Vietnam in 2 words, it would be amazing and adventure. I have spent the best of my early 20 in Vietnam.
If you're deciding to study abroad, I would recommend you consider Vietnam as one of the journey. For Myanmar students we have the similar culture, friendly people and also international learning experience. So I hope to see you all in Vietnam!
Welcome to Vietnam!
