organisation’s programs and services than alumni in other profiles. Profile 2 alumni were least likely to improve their organisation’s programs and services. The areas being improved by the most equal numbers of alumni in the different profiles were linkages with other organisations and management systems. The areas with the biggest difference in numbers of alumni contributing to the improvement were policies and programs. Table 4.11 Percentage of Alumni Improving Organisations in last 3 years (by Profile) Percentage of Alumni who have improved areas of their organisation Area of Organisation Profile 1 Alumni (321) Profile 2 Alumni (89) Profile 3 Alumni (288) Diff. between High & Low (%) Procedures 48.3 41.6 36.1 12.2 Processes 44.5 37.1 30.6 13.9 Management systems 41.7 42.7 36.5 6.2 Programs 35.5 31.5 50.7 19.2 Services 34.0 28.1 39.9 11.8 Linkages with other organisations 30.2 34.8 35.4 5.2 Policies 33.3 59.6 31.9 27.7 Alumni Vignette 4.4 – Making Improvements in Systems Ms. Phan Thi Quynh Van, Public Procurement Policymaker, Ministry of Planning and Investment Phan Thi Quynh Van is a public procurement policymaker who works in the Public Procurement Agency of Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). Since returning from Australia in 2008 with a Master’s degree from the University of Queensland, Van has dedicated herself to improving public procurement in her country. Ms. Van has helped to develop several legal and policy documents in the area of public procurement. These include laws, decrees and circulars (see sidebar). She has reviewed and commented on legal documents and other documents, such as the Development Strategy of Pharmacy; and the Circular stipulating Standard Bidding Document for Drug and Pharmaceutical Procurement.
To a great extent 182 29.1 80 24.6 102 22.2 Level of Support for Alumni from Colleagues Not at all 23 3.7 12 3.7 11 2.4 To a small extent 154 24.6 58 17.8 96 20.9 To a medium extent 318 50.9 133 40.9 185 40.2 To a great extent 130 20.8 53 16.3 77 16.7 Among all types of employers with at least 20 alumni responding to the survey, the largest percentage of alumni receiving support from their supervisors worked for joint-ventures (84.0%) and international non-governmental organisations (81.3%). Alumni who worked for private Vietnamese companies (62.5%) and foreign-owned companies (76.2%) were less likely to report receiving high levels of support from supervisors. At the aggregate level, a higher percentage of alumni in public sector organisations (78.4%) reported receiving high levels of support from their supervisors than alumni in non-public sector organisations (74.4%). Alumni who worked in public sector organisations were about 15% more likely than alumni who worked in Vietnamese private firms to say that their supervisors provided them with a high or medium level of support. Table 5.7 Level of Support for Alumni by Supervisors (by Type of Employer) Type of employer Alumni working for Employer No. who responded to question Percentage who received support to medium or great extent Public sector organisation 393 78.4 Private Vietnamese company 72 62.5 Foreign-owned company 63 76.2 International non-profit organisation or INGO 32 81.3 Joint-venture 25 84.0 Civil society organisation or NGO 15 93.3 Multilateral aid agency 12 75.0 Foreign-funded project 5 100.0 Foreign embassy / consulate 3 33.3 Total for non-public sector organisations 227 74.4 Among types of public sector organisations employing at least 20 alumni, the highest level of support from supervisors was found in teaching institutes (82.0%) and provincial and local government administrations (78.3%). Alumni who worked for research institutes (69.4%) and central government administrations (74.1%) were less likely to report receiving high levels of support from supervisors at work.
academic journals 9.1% in magazines, newspapers 4.6% in industry publications Men were more likely than women to have published a work Recent cohorts were more likely than older cohorts to have published Patents Information not available in report In last 3 years 14.7% of alumni respondents filed for patent (92 of 624 alumni) 18.9% of alumni in Cohort 1 filed for patent (51 of 270 alumni) Alumni in Cohort 1 were most likely to have filed for a patent Contributions to Improvements in Organisations Human Resources 80% of alumni have increased technical skills in their organisations to a medium or great extent In last 3 years 66.5% of alumni transferred analytical and critical thinking skills to colleagues through supervision, coaching, etc. 65.8% transferred communication skills 64.1% English language skills 62.5 working independently 58.9% technical or subject matter skills Organisation Systems 84% of alumni have contributed to improvements in research in their orgs to a medium or great extent 83% to teaching and learning 78% to management and administration 59% to policy development 55% to business / commercial 48% to implementing systems or work changes In last 3 years 94% of alumni made improvements in their organisations 45.2% of alumni improved procedures in their organisation 43.7% improved programs 42.0% management systems 40.1% processes 38.0% policies 37.7% services 35.5% linkages with other orgs Men were more likely than women to make improvements in organisations Linkages with Australia Maintaining Contact with Australians 57% alumni were frequently or very frequently in contact with Vietnamese alumni In last 3 years, the percentage of alumni who made contact at least monthly was 63.4% of alumni were in contact with other Vietnamese alumni
20% of alumni with Australian friends 15% with lecturers or professors 12% with other international students 51.8% with other AA scholarship students 24.1% with former university alumni association 20.7% with former lecturers 13.8% with Australian students 9.9% local communities in Australia 8.5% Australian homestay families 6.9% former employer in Australia Professional Links with an Australian Organisation 51% of alumni said their organisation had a professional or business link with an Australian organisation 55.1% of alumni said their organisation had a professional or business link with an Australian organisation Alumni Involvement in Professional Links with an Australian Organisation 62% of alumni in organisations with links with Australians were personally involved in these links In last 3 years 9.3% of alumni were involved to a great extent in a link with an Australian organisation 16.4% were involved to medium extent 20.2% were involved to a small extent 9.0% were not involved at all 44.9% of alumni worked in organisations that had no links Promotion of Gender Equality and Disability Inclusion Men’s and Women’s Achievements 74% of men in the sample were promoted 62% of women were promoted 60% of alumni who were promoted received their promotion within 2 years of returning from their studies In last 3 years, male and female alumni were just as likely to: Change to a better job Participate in link between Vietnamese and Australian organisations Present paper at international conference Return to Australia Receive a grant Receive an award or prize Women were more likely to: Promote gender equality in their organisation Volunteer at a local organisation Men were more likely to: Receive a promotion at work Publish an article in a journal
Cohort 4 (2001 to 2003) 60 65.9 28 73.7 32 60.4 Cohort 5 (1998 to 2000) 53 65.4 35 79.5 18 48.6 Total 349 44.5 171 52.6 178 38.7 Change of Employer Male and female alumni were just as likely to change to a better job. Summary of Achievements of Men and Women Men and women have similar performance in many respects. They were just as likely to change to a better job, participate in a link between Vietnamese and Australian organisations, present a paper at an international conference, return to Australia, receive a grant or receive an award or prize. Men and women performed differently in some ways. Women were more likely than men to look for new employers upon return, promote gender equality in their organisation, and volunteer at a local organisation. Men were more likely than women to return to their previous employer. They were more likely to return to a higher ranked position, receive a promotion at work, and publish an article in a journal. Men were more likely to promote disability inclusion in their organisation. Table 3 Percentage of Alumni Making Achievements (by Gender) % of Males % of Females Diff. Receive a promotion at work 51.7 40.9 +10.8 Change to a better job 30.8 30.2 +0.6 Publish an article in a journal 28.0 24.1 +3.9 Participate in link between Vietnamese and Australian orgs 23.4 23.0 +0.4 Promote gender equality in their organisation 19.7 24.6 -4.9 Volunteer at a local organisation 17.5 18.9 -1.4 Present a paper at an international conference 15.7 14.6 +1.1 Receive a grant 10.4 10.0 +0.4 Promote disability inclusion in their org 8.9 5.4 +4.5 Receive award or prize related to studies 8.6 8.7 -0.1 Return to Australia 6.8 7.4 -0.6 Alumni in recent cohorts were more likely to report achievements than alumni in older cohorts. In particular, alumni in recent cohorts participated in linkages between Vietnamese and Australian organisations, promoted gender equality, and volunteered