IAESTE Annual Review 2018

Employers and Universities
TT-As Architecture and Construction JSC (http://tt-as.vn/) is one of the
leading Architecture and Construction Companies in Vietnam. With
over 20 years of experience and more than 100 projects completed, TT-
Associates is proud to be among those that shape the landscape of the
future.
TT-As has been recognised with numerous titles, including Top 10 BCI
Asia architecture company for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016 and
2017; and many other architecture prizes. For nearly 10 years, TT-As has
been an important partner of IAESTE Vietnam in receiving and supervising
international students for IAESTE internships at TT-As.
“International students accepted by the TT-As through IAESTE are
welcomed and clearly assigned to work. We organise a short meeting
on the first working day of each student to welcome and explore their
individual capacity and strengths. Through this, we will provide them with
the appropriate projects to help them develop their ability. The work may
be a conceptual proposal for hotel or residential projects; or technical
implementation of ongoing projects.
For all IAESTE international students, we suggest them doing a presentation
to share about themselves, universities, countries, typical culture, and
especially the projects, methods and research findings in which they have
participated. As a result, the architects and engineers of TT-As understand
more about them, which has created the friendly and open relationship
between TT-As’ staff and IAESTE students.
In addition, whenever we visit construction sites or explore new locations,
we also arrange for IAESTE international students to join us so that they can
learn more about construction works in Vietnam.
IAESTE International students have the strengths of teamwork, presentation
skills and self-confidence in their work. They have a positive working
attitude, and desire to contribute to the projects and the company. The
training programmes of international universities are also very advanced,
so the students are well trained by their schools. Our employees have
the opportunity to exchange careers and reinforce their expertise.
Additionally, it is also an opportunity for TT-As’s staff to practice foreign
languages and exchange cultural differences between countries.
So far, the cooperation between TT-As and IAESTE has been going very
smoothly. Hopefully, in the future, this cooperation will be strengthened
and expanded in more aspects. Not only does TT-As want to receive
international students but we also hope to send our architects and
engineers abroad through the IAESTE internship programme.
Past Trainees at TT-As:
“The internship at TT-As made me a lot more sociable and open to
different people; allowed me to gain an insight into working in an office
environment. Great overall life experience, seeing different culture, ways
of working and facing many different challenges along the way whist
meeting some incredible people and sharing amazing stories. Regarding
civil engineering, I did gain some good experience.”
- Mr. Brian Gavin, IAESTE Alumni at TT-As, 2017
“I gained a lot of experience in architectural design. The company has
commissioned me a really big and important project. I have even tried the
presentation and defense of the project in front of the client. Working at
the office was absolutely great. Everyone at TT-As was very nice to me!”
- Jan Zajicek, IAESTE Alumni at TT-As, 2016
TT-As
Architecture
and IAESTE
Vietnam
Truong Le, General Director,
Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa,
Administrative Management,
TT-As Architecture and
Construction JSC,
Bui Thanh Huong, National
Exchange Coordinator
Opposite: Ms. Hoa from TT-As awards IAESTE Certificate
for students on IAESTE Day 2017
50 IAESTE Annual Review 2018