Thuy Tien was "exposed" by a TikToker who studied at the same school about her Master's degree

Right after Miss Thuy Tien spoke up to admit her mistake in advertising Kera vegetable candy without fully understanding the product, social media spread information about her master's degree with many doubts.

Specifically, many people questioned the accuracy of this degree, claiming that it was not a Master's degree but rather a "certificate" or "certification". Some people even noticed that although Thuy Tien said she was studying abroad for a Master's degree, she did not update any information about her studies, but only saw her busy participating in events.

In particular, when netizens looked up information, they discovered that in Switzerland there is only the Swiss Hotel Management School, abbreviated as SHMS, and there is no school named "SHMS University Center" as the beauty queen called it.

Previously, on January 18, on her personal Facebook, Thuy Tien shared: "I have officially received my degree and graduated with a Master's degree in Executive of Hospitality Management from the Swiss School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHMS University Center)". She also posted a close-up image of her degree in another post.

Recently, Linda Ngo - a female TikToker with more than 5.5 million followers, who also studied at Swiss Hotel Management School, shared about the school's degree. Her clip has now received more than 3.1 million views and nearly 200 thousand likes.

According to Linda Ngo, Swiss Hotel Management School is not a research university like a regular university, but a "higher education" school specializing in hotel management and event organization. That is, this is a higher education institution qualified to award bachelor's and master's degrees.

Furthermore, Swiss Hotel Management School is affiliated with the University of Derby (Derby University, UK), so upon graduation, students will receive both a degree from Swiss Hotel Management School and the University of Derby, which is internationally recognized.

Talking about Miss Thuy Tien's Master's degree - Executive Master, Linda Ngo shared that the program she studied focused on practical management skills rather than academic research. That is, this is not a short-term certificate, but an Executive Master's degree, which is equivalent to a Master's degree, but focuses more on practical application than theory.

The female TikToker concluded that Swiss Hotel Management School is considered "higher education" but because it is affiliated with the University of Derby, the degree is still considered a university degree.

After the female TikToker shared her thoughts, netizens continued to debate Miss Thuy Tien’s Master’s degree in the comments section. Some opinions said that this degree is completely legitimate and worthy, because the program Thuy Tien is studying is an executive Master’s program, focusing on practical management skills. We should not judge the form of the degree too harshly but need to look at the actual value it brings.

However, others have argued that the Master’s degree is somewhat unconvincing, especially when compared to traditional master’s programs that require more in-depth and theoretical academic research. Some have even argued that if it weren’t for Miss Universe, the degree might not have received such attention.

Finally, some netizens expressed their hope that Miss Thuy Tien could officially speak up to explain more clearly about the learning process and the true value of this Master's degree, to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and also to give the public a clearer view of learning and degrees in the modern educational environment.

According to the Cambridge dictionary, "higher education" is education at a college or university where subjects are studied at an advanced level.

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