Thursday, May 13, 2010

Differences in my University in Vietnam and TCC!

Before I came to the US, I had been studying for one and a half year in UEH in Viet Nam. UEH stands for University of Economic Ho Chi Minh city. Because the educational system in my country is very different from the US, so there are a lot of differences between the university that I studied and Tacoma Community College.
First, I want to mention about the campus. My university is less big than Tacoma Community College. It doesn’t have a lot of buildings like Tacoma, and it just has only one building. However, it has a lot of campuses. It has more than 10 campuses which placed in almost of districts in Ho Chi Minh City. I also feel confuse when finding the buildings in TCC and the campuses in UEH. I remember that in the first time I studied in UEH, I lost my way to go the campus A. Also, almost at the end of the quarter, I haven’t find the buildings in TCC easily yet.
Second, there is difference in the method of study in UEH and TCC. I really feel surprised a lot when studying first time in TCC. In TCC, there are a lot of computer that students can use liberally and comfortably. In contrast, my university doesn’t have many computers. It just has few computers in computer lab for students to study Information Technology or Computer Science major. Students who don’t study those major cannot use these computers. I also see that in TCC, if students want to study group or individual, and they don’t have computers, they can borrow computers from library. It is very easy and convenient for studying of students.
Finally, teacher is one of the amazing differences between TCC and UEH. In my university, professors just stand in front of the class and talk. They don’t care what students do and whether students understand. Moreover, they are very strict. Therefore, almost students feel bored and disappointed. They see that what they studied is not useful for their job in the future. On the other hand, in TCC teachers are very friendly. They often care their students carefully and devotedly. They also have office hours to share with their student’s difficulties.
There are some differences between my university and TCC. I hope that you can understand more educational system in my country. I just study in the US about 2 moths; however, I really love the method and teachers here.

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