Year: 2010

GE Sponsors $1 Million Training Center for Vietnamese Students

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GE is another excellent example of a multinational company in Vietnam that has adopted a proactive approach to improving the quality of higher education in fields relevant to its business(es).  This high-tech center, housed at the University of Technical Education (UTE) in HCMC, will give 100 students a day the opportunity to train on state-of-the-art … Continue reading GE Sponsors $1 Million Training Center for Vietnamese Students

Spring 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

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Following on the heels of a successful fall 2010 StudyUSA Community College Fair series, Capstone Vietnam is organizing a four-fair series next spring.     Spring 2011 Fair Dates, Sites and Fees Date City  Time Cost Lit Only Feb 21 (Mon) Haiphong  3-7 p.m. $1,150 $300 Feb 23 (Wed) Hanoi 3-7 p.m. $1,250 $300 Feb 25 (Fri) Danang 3-7 … Continue reading Spring 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

Policy Guidance for EducationUSA Centers on Commercial Recruitment Agents

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This policy guidance (PDF) from the U.S. State Department's states that all (EducationUSA) centers "must adhere to the following ethical standards as a condition of their centers’ voluntary association with, and continued support from, ECA (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs).  We understand that many advisers have been approached by commercial recruiters who have requested … Continue reading Policy Guidance for EducationUSA Centers on Commercial Recruitment Agents

Vocational Education & Training in Vietnam: Opportunities & Untapped Potential

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Last summer, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that it was providing $70 million in loans for the Viet Nam Skills Enhancement Project, which will offer training programs in priority industries in cooperation with the private sector. As in other countries, vocational education and training is “low prestige” and therefore not attractive to most high … Continue reading Vocational Education & Training in Vietnam: Opportunities & Untapped Potential

Vietnam & US Higher Education Internationalization Strategies: The University of Missouri Vietnam Institute

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Over the past five years, there’s been a dramatic increase in the level of interest in Vietnam among US institutions of higher education, not limited to student recruitment.  (Vietnam ranks 9th among “places of origin” and is one of the hottest student recruitment markets in the world for the US.)  For some student recruitment is … Continue reading Vietnam & US Higher Education Internationalization Strategies: The University of Missouri Vietnam Institute

And the Top Five Are…

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In the past week the most frequently viewed posts on An International Educator in Vietnam are related to Wikileaks, the next US Ambassador to Vietnam (i.e., David Shear), US-Vietnam educational exchange and the College of Charleston.  This is what I see in the "site stats" section of my blog:  Top Searches wikileaks vietnam, college of … Continue reading And the Top Five Are…

Wikileaks & Vietnam

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Many people with a personal and professional interest in Vietnam are patiently waiting to see if any nuggets of gold can be mined from the ore that is the 2325 US Embassy-Hanoi documents that will be trickling out on the Wikileaks Cable Gate website.  Areas of interest include all of the “usual suspects” such as war legacy issues (e.g., unexploded ordnance … Continue reading Wikileaks & Vietnam

US-Vietnam Educational Exchanges: Impact and Prospects

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Plenary Session On Friday, 10 December, I attended a conference in Hanoi for US Government exchange alumni (e.g., Fulbright, VEF, etc.) .   The conference was open to the public and to all US Department of State alumni who have participated in a U.S. Government-funded exchange program from Vietnam.  The US Embassy-Hanoi billed it as "an opportunity for the public … Continue reading US-Vietnam Educational Exchanges: Impact and Prospects

Obama Nominates David Shear to Become the Next US Ambassador to Vietnam

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President Obama has nominated David Shear, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to become the next US Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.   Shear will replace Ambassador Michael Michalak, who is leaving next month after three and a half years of service.   I have no doubt that Mr. Shear will follow in his … Continue reading Obama Nominates David Shear to Become the Next US Ambassador to Vietnam