Yes, it’s that time of year again for those who work in the field of international educational exchange, especially as it relates to the U.S. The annual international academic mobility report known as Open Doors is out with detailed information about international students and scholars in the U.S. and U.S. students abroad based on surveys conducted … Continue reading Open Doors 2010
Year: 2010
Of Student Visas & Community Colleges
Community colleges (CCs) continue to be the most popular entry point to U.S. higher education for Vietnamese students. Vietnam ranks 2nd behind South Korea in international student enrollment at CCs and 80% of the student visas issued by the U.S. Consulate General are for CC-bound students, according to an official source. That's the good news. The bad news is … Continue reading Of Student Visas & Community Colleges
SEVIS By The Numbers: September 2010 Snapshot
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 30 September 2010, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,164,691 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS By The Numbers: September 2010 Snapshot
In the News
Here are links to some recent education-related articles in Vietnam's English language media. Most deal with issues related to vocational education & training and higher education quality. Vocational credit to be transferable to colleges (3.11.10, Viet Nam News) With current mechanism, even Einstein would fail to become professor in VN (29.10.10, VietnamNet) Colleges lack quality facilities (27.10.10, Viet … Continue reading In the News
The Landon Carter Schmitt Memorial Fund: An Update
This is a follow-up to a late July post about the The Landon Carter Schmitt Memorial Fund. To date the fund has raised $170,000 for the construction of The Landon Carter Schmitt School for Children with Visual Disabilities in Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province. For more information… Visit the Global Community Service Foundation website. Read this article entitled Starting with … Continue reading The Landon Carter Schmitt Memorial Fund: An Update
Vietnam: Attracting Foreign Students to Maine
In a 12/09 post (State Int'l Education Consortia: Strength in Unity) I discussed the establishment of state higher education consortia as a means of branding a particular state and its higher education system, and recruiting more international students. One that I didn't mention is StudyMaine, which was created by the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) and went live on … Continue reading Vietnam: Attracting Foreign Students to Maine
U.S. Higher Education Delegation To Visit Vietnam
In November 2010 a group of 13 senior U.S. higher education officials, including vice presidents, deans and directors from 10 universities and colleges, will travel to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to explore opportunities, including intensive English and university pathway programs, student recruitment, custom-designed short programs, professional Master's degree programs, certificate programs, research … Continue reading U.S. Higher Education Delegation To Visit Vietnam
“Fighting corruption in education sector an uphill battle”
According to Transparency International, corruption in education is particularly damaging because it endangers a country's social, economic and political future: Corruption in education is more detrimental than corruption in other sectors because of its long-term effects. Corruption threatens equal access, quantity and quality of education. Its consequences are particularly harsh for the poor who, … Continue reading “Fighting corruption in education sector an uphill battle”
SaigonEduCamp: 12.12.10 share, collaborate, educate
According to its organizers, this "un-conference," defined as a conference in which participants use their interests, knowledge and experience to generate discussion topics," is for anyone involved in education to meet, share, collaborate and educate. At SaigonEduCamp: Everyone is a participant, no one is a spectator. It is informal: there are no proposals, papers or … Continue reading SaigonEduCamp: 12.12.10 share, collaborate, educate
Continuing Signs of Strength
From a recent Vietnomics update... Despite its challenges, Vietnam continues to impress analysts with its potential. Recent examples: A new McKinsey report (Growing up fast: Vietnam discovers the consumer society) highlights Vietnam’s growth, saying its middle class will reach 25 million households in 2013. McKinsey says Vietnam can grow because retail sales are among Asia’s lowest. … Continue reading Continuing Signs of Strength
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