The Expectancy and Value of International Education

What is the primary focus of the study mentioned in the paper and seminar?

• The factors influencing Vietnamese students' choice to study in Malaysia

• The impact of transnational romance on Vietnamese students

• The complaints about food among Vietnamese doctoral students in Malaysia

• The benefits of studying in Western countries

What are some of the difficulties faced by the Vietnamese doctoral students in Malaysia?

• Difficulty in having milk tea in Malaysia

• Spending too much money on shopping for cosmetics

• Lack of academic English proficiency and cultural differences

• Having no lover in Malaysia

How did some participants cope with the social isolation caused by linguistic differences?

• By constantly catnapping

• By socializing with friends from different countries

• By learning to cook sour soup

• By avoiding going out at night

What was a common concern among the participants regarding their doctoral degrees from Malaysian universities?

• The comparison with degrees from Western universities

• Studying in Malaysia was just a piece of cake

• Their spouses or life partners did not like them to study far from home

• They did not pass Summit 1

How did some participants deal with the challenges they faced during their international education sojourns in Malaysia?

• By seeking financial assistance from their lovers

• By going home to get married

• By taking a recreation leave in the Maldives with their new lovers

• By relying on their personal traits and social relationships

What is one of the strategies used by the participants to overcome difficulties in their doctoral programs?

• Gossiping with friends at milk tea shops

• Shopping on Shopee

• Joining research collaboration programs with colleagues in Vietnam

• Crying

What does the term 'co-piloted' mean?

• Air-Asia - Now everyone can fly!

• The co-design and control of the Vietnamese doctoral students' international education in Malaysia

• They learned to fly

• Let's scoot to Malaysia!

What is the utility value of international education for the participants in Malaysia?

• All of the above

• Producing personal pride

• Ensuring employment security

• Improving learning capacities

What is one of the external effort costs faced by the participants in their doctoral studies?

• Teaching online classes at their universities in Vietnam to keep their jobs in Vietnam

• Some gained weight while others lost weight!

• Their friends did not pay them back the money that they had borrowed. These friends were bad ones!

• Their pets in Vietnam were starving!

What is the main focus of the study as mentioned in the text?

• Socio-economic conditions

• Higher education rankings

• Educational diplomacy

• International student mobility