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Active student clubs for

better Universities?

– A bottom-up approach.

Kim Ngoc Minh, M.Ed.

+Students’ voice/role in education reform?

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http://allthingslearning.wordpress.com/tag/ivory-

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+From an “inside observer”

Hanoi Foreign Trade University:

1993- 1999: 1 Student Club (YRC)

2000: 2 Student Clubs (YRC + TEC)

2014: 32 Student Clubs.

The University of New South Wales (Australia):

277 Student Clubs/Societies.

+32 Student Clubs at FTU Hanoi

(Nguyen, 2013)

+Clubs Index: Student - Club Ratio(Source: USNews and Universities’ websites)

University/College Undergraduate

Students

Registered

Clubs/Orgs

Ratio

Cambridge (UK) 11878 383 31

MSU (US) 37988 600 63

Williams (US) 2052 150 14

Tsinghua (CN) 15184 110 138

NUS (SG) 27391 117 234

UNSW (AUS) 31695 277 114

VNU (HN - VN) 23626 47 503

FTU (HN - VN) 10000 32 313

FPT (HN – VN) 5205 55 95

+Research Questions

Why?

Harming academic success? (No, reverse: Hegedus,C. & Knight,J ., 2002)

Students’ benefit? Networking

Social Skills

Professional Experience

Leadership Skills

Friendships and Fun (Fisher, E. ,2013)

+Recommendation

How?

More domestic-based researches.

Profession strengthening and field advocacy.

Approach more network opportunities & Learn from success stories.

+ More domestic-based researches.

Student Clubs Model

Green Economy Club (Academy of

Finance)

Young Lawyer Club(VNU)

Tomorrow Entrepreneurs Club (FTU)

Staturday Club(Vietnam Academy of

Military Medical)(Viet Nam National Union of Students, 2013)

+ Profession strengthening and field advocacy.

Student affairs and services functions in

higher education (UNESCO, 2009) Academic advising/educational counselling & support centres

Alumni relations in student affairs

Bookstore services

Call centres

Campus activities/student organizations

Campus security/police and protection services

Careers service

Chaplaincy and multi-faith services

Childcare

College unions/university centres/student centres

Community service/service learning

Dining/food services

Disability services

Housing/accommodation/residence life

International student services

Leadership education, development, training and support

Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT)work in student affairs

(…)

+ Profession strengthening and field advocacy.

Job title and opportunity

+ Approach more network opportunities.

Organizations

International Association of Student Affairs and Services -

http://www.iasasonline.org/

Asia Pacific Student Services Association - http://www.apssa.info/

European Council for Student Affairs (ECStA) - http://www.ecsta.org/

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education -

http://www.cas.edu/

American College Personnel Association - http://www.myacpa.org/

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators -

http://www.naspa.org/

+References

Fisher, E. (2013) Why you should join a student organization? University of Houston. Aug 23, 2013

http://www.egr.uh.edu/news/201308/why-you-should-join-student-organization. Apr 16, 2014

Hegedus,C. & Knight,J .(2002) Student Participation in Collegiate Organizations – Expanding the

Boundaries. The Association of Leadership Educators, 2002 Conference Proceedings.

http://www.leadershipeducators.org/Resources/Documents/Conferences/Lexington/Hegedus.pdf

Nguyen,Trieu (2013) Solution for Youth Union development in Foreign Trade University. (in press)

UNESCO. (2009) Student Affairs and Services in Higher Education: Global Foundations, Issues and Best

Practices. Paris, UNESCO. (ED.2009/Conf.402/inf.7 )

Viet Nam National Union of Students. (2013) Models and Solutions in Youth Union activities and student

affairs 2009-2013. The 9th National Congress documents.

http://www.hsvvn.vn/daihoi/data/files/files/files/Mo%20hinh%20giai%20phap.html