• Connecting Organizations. Building Communicators. Guiding Students.

    ARP Education connects organizations across education and industry through partnership development and advisory services, develops skilled speakers and debaters through speech and debate programs for schools, public speaking workshops for companies, and individual coaching for students, and guides students to universities in the U.S. and beyond through admissions advising.

  • What We Do

    Alexander Parini hosting a guest speaker at an AmCham Vietnam Education & Training Committee meeting.

    Partnership Development and Advisory

    We represent universities and organizations in Vietnam, building relationships with schools, counselors, chambers, and industry, and developing the partnerships that follow.

    Alexander Parini giving feedback to students at a UEF public speaking competition in Ho Chi Minh City.

    Speaking & Debate Programs

    Speech and debate programs for schools, public speaking workshops for companies, and individual coaching for students.

    Alexander Parini with a Harvard MBA admissions officer in Ho Chi Minh City.

    University Admissions Advising

    Personal guidance for students and families applying to bachelor’s and master’s programs in the U.S. and beyond.

  • Meet the Founder

    Alexander Parini is the Founder and Managing Director of ARP Education, an international relations specialist, speech and debate educator, and admissions advisor based in Ho Chi Minh City.

    With experience in university partnerships, chamber leadership, competitive debate, and admissions advising, he helps organizations build connections in Vietnam, trains students and professionals to communicate with confidence, and guides students to U.S. universities and beyond.

    Highlights

    ✓ Chair, AmCham Vietnam Education & Training Committee

    ✓ Lecturer and Senior International Relations Officer, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (UEF)

    ✓ Former Academic Director, National High School Debate League of China

    ✓ Master’s degrees from SOAS University of London and Peking University

    ✓ 2015 IPDA National Tournament Top Speaker

    ✓ 5+ years of admissions advising, 20+ students advised

  • Let’s talk about what you’re building.

    Whether you want to grow in Vietnam, develop speakers and debaters, or apply to universities in the U.S. and beyond, we’re happy to start with a conversation.

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