The 4° Industrial Revolution global transformation is also transforming the Financial Sector due to the technology invasion. The HE worldwide are trying to tackle to this revolution. TRUST project aims to improve the quality of the HE in Vietnam and Philippines to answer to the labour market needs of the Financial Services Sector in partner country. TRUST project objectives are the designing/developing of a new Master on FINancial TECHnology-FINTHECH; and the modernising of other masters of Business and Economics with specific contents on FINTECH in Vietnamese and Philippines Universities. Concrete results are the implementation of the new master on FINTHECH and of at least 2 masters of Business and Economics modernised in each HEI in 3 Philippines and 3 Vietnamese universities. They will be delivered in blended modality (workshops/distance learning) thought the TRUST e-learning platform to at least 120 students each partner country. TRUST aims to prepare students in the financial services with the use of technology equipping them with the needed skills to answer to the emergent financial labour market needs. The project also aims to equip the HEIs of partner countries by increasing the professional development of HEIs professors and staff, and also by purchasing the needed Fintech specific software each Fintech solution for the masters development and implementation in each VN and PH HEIs. The project impact will be the professional development of HEIs staff; the enriched training offer of VN and PH HEIs in FINTECH; the increased cooperation between HEIs and the Financial Services industry in Vietnam and the Philippines. The long term impact are the increased employability chance of HEI’s new graduated, including the promotion of new graduated entrepreneurship, enriched preparation on the FinTech topics of HEIs’ staff and improved quality of educational offer on FinTech of HEIs, the strengthened of University/business cooperation in Vietnam and the Philippine.
TRUST project aims to improve the quality of the HE in VN and PH by developing of a new Master on FINancial TECHnology and by modernising of other masters of Business and Economics with specific contents on Fintech. The project also aims to increase the professional development of HEIs professors and staff, by arranging a dedicated training for and also by purchasing the needed Fintech solution and equipment for the master’s development and implementation in each VN and PH HEIs.
The 4° Industrial Revolution global transformation turned the Financial Sector due to the technology spread.The Covid-19 spread forced the Industry and the HE systems to rethinking and speeding up the challenges related to the Digital Transformation’s process. This transformation is entailing a rapid change of job requirements and skills. As a consequence, new professions are arising and existing jobs also require new skill. Therefore, the universities have to adapt and modernise their courses.
<< Background >> The 4° Industrial Revolution global transformation turned the Financial Sector due to the technology spread.The Covid-19 spread forced the Industry and the HE systems to rethinking and speeding up the challenges related to the Digital Transformation’s process. This transformation is entailing a rapid change of job requirements and skills. As a consequence, new professions are arising and existing jobs also require new skill. Therefore, the universities have to adapt and modernise their courses. << Objectives >> TRUST project aims to improve the quality of the HE in VN and PH by developing of a new Master on FINancial TECHnology and by modernising of other masters of Business and Economics with specific contents on Fintech. The project also aims to increase the professional development of HEIs professors and staff, by arranging a dedicated training for and also by purchasing the needed Fintech solution and equipment for the master’s development and implementation in each VN and PH HEIs. << Implementation >> The project implementation includes the undertaken of the desk and field work research with the final drafting of national reports. The master in Fintech was designed and developed. The distance learning material was uploaded on the e-platform. The master in Fintech was accreditated and the modernised masters approuved.The new/updated masters were promoted and students in Vietnamese and Philippines universities were selected. The master in FinTech and modernised ones were delivered to students. << Results >> The new master in Fintech is designed as 2nd cycle qualification of the according to the EQF(level 7) and the Bologna process. This cycle includes 90 credits with a total suggested hours of around 2250 (840 H distance learning material, 327 H in presence , 583 H individual study) accreditated in the 5 Asian universities. 22 existing masters were also modernised with contents on Fintech topics. A TRUST e-learning platform was set up with Moodle LMS to host the TRUST e-learning material.