Vietnamese female international student becomes a character in an Australian publication

The information was shared at the launch of the Shine With Australia publication taking place on the morning of April 20, conducted by the Australian Government Trade and Investment Agency (Austrade) in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics. 

Mr. Xavier Simonet Director global operations Australian Government Trade and Investment Agency information Vietnam is the 5th country in terms of quantity study abroad student study in Australia . There are currently about 100,000 former international students and 24,000 Vietnamese students in this country. 

Compared to data updated by Austrade in September 2022, Vietnam’s ranking in the list of countries with the largest number of international students coming to Australia has decreased one place from 4th to 5th. However, the number of Vietnamese international students in Australia recently increased by about 4,000 compared to the most recent statistics. 

Mr. Xavier Simonet said very many Vietnamese students are evaluated for their academic ability as well as positive contributions to the world community. 

Many typical faces of Vietnamese international students were chosen to become characters in the publication launched on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia. 

One of the typical faces is ” stir” social network is TikToker Duong Pham was born in 1996 with the TikTok channel having more than 77 million likes and 1 3 million followers. On Youtube, she also has more than 872,000 subscribers. 

In her story, the former female student of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in Ho Chi Minh City tells how, with too much protection from her parents, when she came to Australia to study at the University of Wollongong, everything was new and difficult for her. From external factors to personal factors such as language barriers, part-time jobs and lack of experience in dealing with miserable situations, especially when sick…

Fall in this situation The girl came up with the idea of ​​finding an online job so that when stuck at home, she could still have a source of income. 

The process of living and studying in Australia Duong Pham realized that few people share with young people about the process of learning and living here from the perspective of a Vietnamese international student. That’s why Duong started sharing interesting things in Australia through the character “funny Mrs. Duong” on her TikTok channel, creating a rich source of creative and useful content about life and education Australia.

All The success that exceeded expectations thanks to a creative, approachable approach, a multi-dimensional perspective but no less humorous and charming… But for the girl herself, the most meaningful thing about this is a way to show her parents an independent life. abroad.

The girl shared that in Australia, students can freely express their opinions and debate directly with lecturers, helping her develop critical thinking. Therefore, when creating content, she also has a more open mind and is not stereotypical in her opinion of “it has to be like this and that”. 

This process gives “funny Mrs. Duong” the contemplation that she should not try to analyze right and wrong for too long. Of course, life, especially when studying abroad, will have difficulties, but the good things, according to Duong, will leave behind lessons for me to become a better version. 

In addition to female TikToker Duong Pham, many other prominent faces appear in the publication such as Dr. Ly Quy Trung, co-founder of Pho 24h, artist Thanh Bui, MSc Harry Hoang or Mr. Dimitry Tran are Australian international students who became successful entrepreneurs in the field of accounting education and AI… 

Or Prof. Dr. Lu Nhat Vinh with the “miraculous” story from 2,000 USD borrowed to study abroad to become a professor at Australian National University…