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2. Talkshow
Event
Living, Studying & Working Abroad: Switzerland, Norway & Singapore Experience.
Guest Speaker
Mrs Anh Tho Andres, MBA, Geneva, Switzerland.
Date & Time
August 27, 2011 from to 16:30
Venue
Lollybooks Café, 18/131 Thai Ha Street, Hanoi
Organisers
Lollybooks Café Team jointly with YourVietnamExpert
Audience
Hanoi National University Students

3. Agenda
14: :15
Short introduction
14: :35
“Living and Studying Abroad : Experience in Switzerland, Norway & Singapore”
14:35 -14:50
Q&A Session (short break 10 min)
15: :45
Working & Doing Business in an International Environment: Personal Experiences.
15:45 – 16:30
Q&A Session & Networking

4. Norway, A Nordic Social Model
By Anh Tho Andres, MBA

5. Norway - Brief Country Overview
Total Land area: 385,252 Sq. Km.
Founding Member & biggest financial contributor to UN, NATO, Council of Europe, and Nordic Council; Not part of EU;
Member EEA, WTO, OECD and Schengen.
Rich in petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, fresh water & hydropower;
GDP per capita: US$ (est. 2010);
Population: mio, 2nd lowest in Europe;
English widely spoken.

6. Norway Economic Indicators
GDP per capita average annual growth rate, : 2.3%
Average annual rate of inflation, : 4%
% of central government expenditure ( *) allocated to:
Health: 16%
Education: 6%
Defence: 5%
Internet Users: 83%
Primary school enrollment ratio: 99%
Life expectancy: 81
Urbanised population: 79%
Nbr of phones per capita: 110%

7. Elements of a Social Model
Taxation
Flat Tax, Regressive Tax or Progressive Tax;
Social insurance
Benefits for unemployed, pensions, maternity and paternity leave and disabilities;
Public services
Healthcare, Insurance, Public transport, Education;
Employment
Labour law, severance fees.
Models include:
Anglo-Saxon, Continental European, Mediterranean, Nordic

8. Nordic Model - Characteristics
Elaborate social safety net;
Free education & universal healthcare;
Public pension schemes;
High degrees of labor union membership:
67.5% in Finland, 67.6% in Denmark, and 68.3% in Sweden;
High Public Spending:
Sweden (56.6%), Denmark (51.7%), and Finland (48.6%) of GDP;
Strong property rights, contract enforcement, and overall ease of doing business; Low barriers to free trade; Low Product market regulation.

9. Ethnic Distribution in Norway
Norwegians: 82 %
Norwegian dialect groups:
North Norwegian (yellow)
Trøndelag Norwegian (navy blue)
West Norwegian (orange) and
East Norwegian (pale blue).
Swedes: 1.6 %
Poles: 1.3 %
Danes: 1%
Germans: 0.8%
Britons: 0.7 %
Asians: 4.3%

10. Welfare State - Nordic Model
Highest level of social insurance based on the principle of ‘citizenship’;
Rapid reinsertion of unemployed into labour market;
High Share of Public employment;
High Tax wedge.
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMThe Singapore educational system is distinguished by its diversity, each of the 26 cantons being responsible for all aspects of education in its territory.

11. Health Care - Nordic Model
Government run and government financed, universal health care system;
Mandatory public insurance covers not only health care but also loss of income during sick leave, public pension, unemployment benefits, benefits for single parents and a few others.
Hospitals are paid by the state and doctor visit fees at low rate;
Total health care expenditure was 9% of GDP paid by
84% government,
15% private out-of-pocket
~1% other private sources
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMThe Singapore educational system is distinguished by its diversity, each of the 26 cantons being responsible for all aspects of education in its territory.

12. Higher Education in Norway
8 public universities, 9 specialised universities, 24 university colleges & more private university colleges.
The national higher education system is in accordance with the Bologna process
bachelor's degrees (first cycle, three years),
master's degrees (second cycle, two years)
doctoral degrees (third cycle, three years).
Acceptance: upper secondary school with general university admissions certification.

13. Public Universities Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Ås)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Trondheim 1968)
University of Agder (Kristiansand, Grimstad and Arendal)
University of Bergen (1948)
University of Oslo (1811)
University of Nordland
University of Stavanger
University of Tromsø (1972)

14. Specialised Universities
Public (FREE)
Oslo School of Architecture and Design
Molde University College
Norwegian School of Economics
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Norwegian Academy of Music
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
Private
BI Norwegian Business School
MF Norwegian School of Theology
School of Mission and Theology in Stavanger

15. SIU International Cooperation
Official agency for international programmes and measures related to higher education;
Commissioned by several national & international public organisations to administer programmes within all levels of education;
Promoting Norway as an education and research destination;
Provides information and advisory services within the field of internationalisation in education;
Funded by many ministries, incl. MFA, NORAD.
Tertiary level education comprises advanced vocational training, the universities and vocational schools with university status. In 2007/08 some students were engaged in tertiary education. Useful information on tertiary education (university-level schools and universities) is available on the website of the Rectors’ Conference of the Singapore Universities

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