What do you think? Should we study/work abroad for a year or so in order to develop ourselves?

.to be honest, you don't really have to go overseas in order to develop your skills .you could attend any business-training classes (such as PACE, Vietnam Marcom or else) which will give you clear and realistic insights of Vietnam's business-working systems .besides, you will be able to meet up with people from your profession, top executives and CEOs to learn and exchange ideas

.most of the people who've gone abroad said that they like the nice weather, the traffic system, and infrastructure .but they don't mention about the "people" .so i suggest that people are pretty much the same from everywhere .that's the reason why Europe countries are struggling with their debts .America economy might go down for another financial crisis .Japan is facing deflation .China and Vietnam are fighting for inflation .what they outscore us simply are advanced technologies that we really have to catch up

.i myself did go to Australia for education for seven years so i could at least have a few thoughts to share: .yes, no about the infrastructure .but gotta stop and think about the "weather" and "traffic system" for a second .has anyone stayed in US or Australia or Europes during summers? .how about driving during peak hours? .still hot and dry and traffic jams .just like in Vietnam .no differences

.other than that, unless you want to see the world, go travelling!

.cheers

.p.s: by "overseas" and "abroad", i mean the "Dream Country", Europes, Australia, NOT Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, or India!

It depends on what you want to develop

Thanks you guys for all your advice.
@Phat Minh Tran: After all what you said, I think I'd study in Vietnam and take the trip abroad whenever I can. Um, I must say I haven't had the intention to work overseas. Besides, the education here in Ho Chi Minh city has been getting better. PACE is a good idea as well. Actually, I was thinking of going to Australia for a MA degree, however, I suppose it's better off studying here since I will get many useful examples and advice as you just said, relevant closely and best applying to the situations happening in Vietnam. I can also seek help with the help of internet.

How about going for a year to improve my English? Nevertheless, I'm not so sure about that as thinking of the idea that I'm gonna stay inside the whole day.. Just because I wanna live in an environment where nothing other than English is allowed, it forces me to speak English all the time.

Hope to get the advice from you all soon.

Rosie

Why is it 'should'? That should be a 'must'...:)

While I partly agree with Tran Minh Phat, I still think its almost a must to study/work abroad for the young today. It's not just about the knowledge/skills or the education system which is different (or advanced). It's all about yourself. Studying overseas depends just on you yourself. One of my friends did her PhD in (shamefully) linguistics in Melbourne for 4 years being better at ... speaking Vietnamese with the Southern accent (no biased - she's from Hanoi) as she shared the house with four other Southerners. She returned to Vietnam not knowing where Southern Cross Station (the biggest connecting station in Melbourne - right in the heart of the city!) is...Studying 'abroad' all means learning about yourself in different social and cultural contexts, understanding you yourself in terms of adaptability and applicability. There's no need to distinguish among what 'types' of oversea study either. Two months' working for the ASEAN Secretariat in Indonesia and Malaysia taught me more than almost 8 years teaching at a Vietnam's leading university. The more you go, the more you learn. The more foreign countries you know, the better you appreciate your motherland and your own cultural and traditional values... For me, it is this philosophy that matters all.