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Founded in 2012, Golden Path Academics Vietnam (GPA Vietnam) is a private education service offering academic enrichment and personal development programs that help students prepare for long-term success at school, career and life. By combining academic education with skills and experience development, we provide world-class training programs and educational counseling that help students gain knowledge and competency to adapt and succeed in an international learning and working environment.
GPA approaches students from elementary school age to high school through an experiential product ecosystem, including domestic and international skill-based summer camps, leadership development programs, and strategic college admissions consulting services to prestigious universities worldwide. Every year hundreds of our students got admitted to the American Ivy League, British Oxbridge, Australian G8, etc. with valuable scholarship.
With the pride of being pioneer in the market, we continually improve our products and services to bring maximum benefits to the community and aim for sustainable business development.
Our Values
– G for Global: GPA provides education and training services meet the global standards, emphasizing professionalism and quality.
– P for Personal: GPA focuses on developing the independence, pro-activeness, and creativity in students. We believe each student has their own strengths that we value and support to nurture them.
– A for Adaptable: GPA establishes and cultivates the adaptability in students, grow them to integrate well with the domestic and international uncertainties.
Our Founder
Hien Dao is a passionate education entrepreneur and a leading innovator in youth development in Vietnam. She is a strong believer in education as an enabler for individuals to create and take advantage of their opportunities as she has found to be true in her own life.
Dedicated to creating educational programs for young people, she founded Golden Path Academics Vietnam Jsc (GPA Vietnam) in 2012, which supports over 50,000 students through its Summer Camps, Counseling programs, and College Admission programs. In addition to running her own enterprise, Hien has also advised other educational institutions and government projects in Vietnam. Currently, she serves on the Asia Pacific Regional Advisory Board for the Harvard Business School. Additionally, she is a founding member and Co-Chair of the Harvard Club of Vietnam and has served on the Alumni Board of Directors for the Harvard Kennedy School.
Hien Dao is an honors graduate of both Columbia University and Harvard University. During her time living in the United States, she worked with UPD Consulting in Baltimore, Maryland, where she consulted on education reform projects for school districts in the Northeast from 2010 to 2011