60,000 Members & Counting!

21/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietabroader, Vietnamese students

No, I' m not referring to the number of subscribers to my humble blog but to members of VietAbroader (VA), a student-run, non-profit organization that empowers Vietnamese youth to contribute to the sustainable development of Vietnam. It was founded by a small group of Vietnamese students studying in the US at the time. Congratulations to them and the many young leaders they … Continue reading 60,000 Members & Counting!

The Rushford Report on the “Consul General’s Candidacy as the Next Ambassador to Vietnam”

19/04/201319/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary US-Vietnam relations, vietnam studies

This blog post from Diplopundit and the 15 April 2013 article on which it's based, entitled "How (Not) to Become a U.S. Ambassador" by Greg Rushford of The Rushford Report fame, definitely fall into the category of Intrigue.

Welcome to Readers of the ICEF Monitor

15/04/201315/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement academic globalization, academic partnerships, education reform, emerging economies, high school students, higher education fairs, international academic mobility, international student recruitment, rogue providers, US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietnamese higher education, Vietnamese students

Welcome to An International Educator in Vietnam, which I launched in November 2009. If you look around my blog, you'll soon find out why the subtitle is Information, Insights & (Occasionally) Intrigue. Chances are you're here because you read my guest post, Why Vietnam? A Market Snapshot, the first of its kind to appear in the … Continue reading Welcome to Readers of the ICEF Monitor

Slow Down To Catch Up

14/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary education reform, emerging economies, private higher education, vietnamese higher education

Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) recently announced plans to reduce enrollment at 23 universities and colleges. According to Bui Van Ga, a vice minister, the intent of the policy is to "focus on quality instead of quantity.” Enrollment quotas will be reduced between 10% and 100% at the 23 institutions “because of failures to … Continue reading Slow Down To Catch Up

“The 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War: Revising the Past, Revisiting the Lies”

13/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary american war in vietnam, US-Vietnam relations, vergangenheitsbewältigung, vietnam studies, vietnam war

This piece about the US commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War was published in The Huffington Post blog on 9 April 2013. I introduced it with this excerpt from a 2003 essay written by war veteran Steve Banko: One of our victims was searched when the shooting stopped and the bleeding continued and was … Continue reading “The 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War: Revising the Past, Revisiting the Lies”

“Diaspora talent is lured back, but fails to stay”

08/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Articles brain circulation, brain drain, emigration, vietnam development

by Hiep Pham, 6 April 2013, Issue No: 266 Hai Tran never imagined, when he waved farewell to his parents at the boarding gate of Vietnam’s Noi Bai airport in 1998 to study information technology at a Russian university, that it was the start of a 15-year adventure in several foreign countries. The recipient … Continue reading “Diaspora talent is lured back, but fails to stay”

WES Webinar: An Overview of Education in Vietnam

05/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietnam, vietnamese higher education

World Education Services (WES) is organizing a webinar on 7 June entitled An Overview of Education in Vietnam. WES is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization specializing in foreign credential evaluation and "the leading source of international education intelligence," according to its website. In April 2011, representatives from over 60 U.S. colleges and universities participated in a week-long … Continue reading WES Webinar: An Overview of Education in Vietnam

The Double-Edged Sword That Is US Higher Education

27/03/201330/03/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Events emerging economies, overseas study, US-Vietnam educational exchange, US-Vietnam relations, vietnam, vietnam development

I was recently invited by Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, President of the Tri Viet Institute for International Studies and Exchange within Ton Duc Thang University and Senior Advisor to the President of TDT University, to speak to interested students, faculty and staff about US higher education in comparative perspective with an implicit focus on Vietnam. As with people, every … Continue reading The Double-Edged Sword That Is US Higher Education

Not What They Signed Up For

22/03/201312/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary rogue providers, SEVIS, unaccredited schools, visa policy

"The bittersweet fact is that America exports some of the world's best and worst higher education." (MAA) When Albert Anarwat applied to the for-profit Aristotle University, in California, the Ghanaian student said he asked the university if the institution was accredited. Not only was he told yes, he said, but he also was told that … Continue reading Not What They Signed Up For

“how to buy a phd”

21/03/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary corruption, diploma mills, fake diplomas, ph.d. degree, rogue providers, unaccredited schools

It's amazing how many people visit my blog in a vain attempt, no pun intended, to find out how to buy a degree, especially a Ph.D. In addition to "how to buy a phd," other search engine terms include life experience phd, get a phd based on job experience, buying phd and buy university degrees. Some want something for nothing, as … Continue reading “how to buy a phd”

An International Educator in Vietnam

Information, Insights & (Frequently) Intrigue

Year: 2013