The program responds to the need for more highly qualified urban management professionals across Vietnam. Rapid urbanization in Vietnam has increased pressure on government authorities to improve urban planning for the welfare of city-dwellers, with cities such as Hanoi, Danang, Can Tho, and Ho Chi Minh growing at rapid pace,
The introduction of the program was part of a seminar on “International Education for Urban Management Professionals in Vietnam” on 25 May 2012 at the University of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
“Professionals in Vietnam will gain expertise on integrated approaches in urban management based on knowledge and applications, as well as from analysis of emerging issues such as disaster, climate change, and risk management in different countries and regions,” said Assoc. Assoc. Prof. Vilas Nitivattananon, Coordinator of Urban Environmental Management field of study, AIT, and the PM-UM Program, who presented the program’s curriculum and plan at the seminar.
An example of this would be a required study project for students to be carried out at AIT in Thailand in the last semester before graduation. The PM-UM Program is also expected to be applicable to other countries in the region, and dovetails with the fast-approaching ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, he added.
For more details about the PM-UM program, please visit:
http://www.aitcv.ac.vn/en/academic-programs/184/702_urban-management-pm-um-program.html