According to the World Bank (PDF), officially recorded remittances to developing countries were estimated at $401 billion in 2012, and remain a key resource flow far exceeding official development assistance as well as private debt and portfolio equity. Growth in remittances to developing countries decelerated to 5.3 percent in 2012, but is expected to accelerate to 8.8 percent … Continue reading Vietnam Ranks 9th in… Remittances
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
Vietnam Ranks 7th in… U.S. Immigration
This has become an annual update about Vietnamese emigration to the U.S. As I mentioned in a May 2012 post entitled Vietnam is a “Top Ten” Country in Another Category, Vietnam ranked 8th among all countries sending young people to study in the U.S. and 7th in another (unlikely), according to US Department of Homeland Security FY … Continue reading Vietnam Ranks 7th in… U.S. Immigration
At the forefront of international higher education
On 5 April, a large group of colleagues, students and friends gathered in Boston to honour the career of Philip Altbach, director of the Center for International Higher Education and J Donald Monan SJ professor of higher education in the school of education at Boston College, US. He will retire from his professorship, but continue … Continue reading At the forefront of international higher education
Mitch Gordon of Go Overseas shares his entrepreneurial journey
Reposted from DrEducation: International Higher Education Blog Mitch Gordon, Co-founder & CEO, Go Overseas Mitch Gordon is from upstate NY and lived in Taipei, Taiwan for four years before moving to San Francisco, where he currently resides. Mitch is an entrepreneur, starting a number of companies in the field of travel & education. His most recent … Continue reading Mitch Gordon of Go Overseas shares his entrepreneurial journey
Diplomas, Transcripts & Certificates – Sellin’ Like Hotcakes!
Get 'em while they last! (The only limit is the one your bank imposes on you...) Boost Your Job! (Just pray your current or prospective employee doesn't check on the authenticity of your spanking new - and very fake - sheepskin. Degree verification services, anyone?) Get Your Degree! Why earn one when you can buy one! Take advantage of our 25% … Continue reading Diplomas, Transcripts & Certificates – Sellin’ Like Hotcakes!
2013 NAFSA Conference Follow-Up
I greatly appreciated the opportunity to meet with many colleagues at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators annual conference in St. Louis. I was gratified by the high level of interest in Vietnam and the number of new schools that wish to recruit and engage in other activities here. On a personal note, I was also happy to make my … Continue reading 2013 NAFSA Conference Follow-Up
2013 VACs: A-w-e-s-o-m-e! :-)
Below is a note I sent to key participants in the recent VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences (VACs) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi. Dear VietAbroaders, I just wanted to drop you a line to congratulate you on organizing two fabulously successful VACs. I had the opportunity to attend both events and was impressed by the quality, professionalism … Continue reading 2013 VACs: A-w-e-s-o-m-e! 🙂
Part II of The Trials & Tribulations of Proselytizing in the “Lost World” of Vietnam
These are not run-of-the-mill, live and let live Christians – they are evangelical Protestants, fundamentalists who believe - literally - what Jesus said: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” And, more significantly, who act accordingly. Nonbelievers, who, in their opinion, encompass most of humanity, including Yours truly (I’m neither a fundamentalist … Continue reading Part II of The Trials & Tribulations of Proselytizing in the “Lost World” of Vietnam
Southern Baptists Bearing Gifts? The Trials & Tribulations of Proselytizing in Vietnam
Coming Back - Not only to work and otherwise continue their lives but to convert the heathens to Christianity. Exhibit A, this post of the same name (my bold) about a young Vietnamese woman who earned a Master’s degree and accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior in Australia. Ly just returned to Vietnam after two years … Continue reading Southern Baptists Bearing Gifts? The Trials & Tribulations of Proselytizing in Vietnam
Study in the USA Launches First Vietnamese Language Magazine
I'm pleased and excited to announce that the first ever Vietnamese language magazine has been published by Study in the USA, a well-known Seattle, Washington-based company that created the first U.S. studies website and continues to connect students to well-known U.S. universities, colleges and English schools through the website and its English and foreign language magazines. … Continue reading Study in the USA Launches First Vietnamese Language Magazine
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