OASIS: An “Oasis” to integrate and nurture capabilities
OASIS is short for five pillars: Orientation, Advising, Study Skills, Intercultural Awareness and Self-exploration and growth.
This is one of the most important subjects at VinUni for new students, helping them transitioning from high school to university and expanding their potentials.
With Orientation subject, students will participate in building academical goals as well as their learning pathway with the guidance from professors. It will help students determine their path and have a better vision of their 4-5 years life in VinUni.
The learning method is not rigid in traditional classrooms, but flexible through the form of extracurricular activities. New students can form clubs, participate in community events which help them to be onboard and engage in a new environment.
Advising pillar supports students make the right choices in study subjects as well as in life. Each student will be supported by professors, lecturers, faculty members and a team of experts in various fields.
These are people who will assist the students when they encounter learning difficulties, and help develop their skills, keep balance in health and mental health. It is a process that many students appreciate because it can be lonely to be away from home. There are pressure and problems that could be too much for young people to cope.
An exciting subject in the “OASIS” course is that all students learn the best way to study – Study Skills. For example, Time management skills, reading comprehension skills, presentation skills etc. For VinUni students who aspire to be global citizens, this course is fundamental for them to maximize their abilities effectively.
One strong pillar of OASIS is Intercultural Awareness. It helps students to appreciate towards differences and diversity between different cultures.
And the particular aim of the course is that students learn to discover and develop themselves through Self-exploration and growth. It is achieved through interaction with fields experts, discussions and dialogues with leaders and CEOs of large enterprises.
It is this connection that will help students learn to think big, think different and creative solutions from successful and famous people.
The OASIS, Agile Innovation or Healthy Lifestyle courses all aim to build a solid foundation for VinUni students to explore themselves, learn to think critically, quickly adapt and develop a vision. That is the driving philosophy behind the elite university with means to nurture the next generation leaders.
