A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Lao-tzu, 604 BC-531 BC) The Creative Kid Project is an inspiring and much-needed program being organized and implemented by Vietnamese students and colleagues from Brown University. Below is the description in its entirety. My company, Capstone Vietnam, is proud to be a sponsor of this visionary project. The Project … Continue reading The Creative Kid Project – Build Your Dream School
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
“In Vietnam, P&G Woos Hearts, Minds, and Schools”
Aside from the title of this 5 July Bloomberg Businessweek article, an unfortunate play on what has been described as a "short-lived campaign by the United States military during the Vietnam War intended to win the popular support of the Vietnamese people," I always have mixed feelings when I read about this type of project. While it's great that … Continue reading “In Vietnam, P&G Woos Hearts, Minds, and Schools”
4 Benefits for International Students at U.S. High Schools
It was interesting to see a recent US News & World Report article about the benefits for international students who study at US high schools, which are well-known to those of us who work in the field. 1. English language training 2. Pre-college navigation 3. College readiness 4. Social acculturation There has been a dramatic upswing in the … Continue reading 4 Benefits for International Students at U.S. High Schools
“ADB Study Highlights Dark Side of ‘Shadow Education'”
It sounds ominous and is certainly an issue worth delving into but there are much "darker sides" related to corruption in education in Vietnam and other countries. Put colloquially, there are much bigger fish to fry than private tutoring. Let's take a look at the main conclusion and key points of this Asian Development Bank report. My responses are … Continue reading “ADB Study Highlights Dark Side of ‘Shadow Education'”
“Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The American Economy”
While this is not exactly breaking news, I am pleased to see how this trend is being documented in order to build an even stronger case for visa policy reform. It's an issue that unites key business and political leaders, including President Obama, as well as professional associations such as NAFSA: Association of International Educators. This report, issued by The Partnership for a … Continue reading “Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The American Economy”
US Nationalism
As the 4th of July approaches, I thought it would be a fitting time to share something I've noticed in my statistics: US nationalism frequently ranks among the top ten search engine terms that lead many people to my blog. By entering this term in Google, Yahoo or wherever, they're obviously interested in learning more about the topic. They're also on to something. … Continue reading US Nationalism
VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences: Be There or Be Square!
VietAbroader (VA) is a student-run, nonprofit that provides Vietnamese students with training and guidance to encourage them to study abroad, primarily in the U.S. The VA Study Abroad Conferences (VAC), the organization's flagship program, were launched in 2005. (I had the honor of speaking at the first Hanoi conference.) The VACs include a seminar in the … Continue reading VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences: Be There or Be Square!
Vietnamese Students’ Love Affair with Business/Management
According to this information from the 2010/11 Open Doors international academic mobility report, 41.3% of all Vietnamese studying the US last year chose to study business/management, by far the highest percentage of any of the top sending countries. Engineering and math/computer science ranked 2nd and 3rd at 10.7% and 8.5%, respectively. Why do so many Vietnamese … Continue reading Vietnamese Students’ Love Affair with Business/Management
Hai Duong Student Awarded The SJR Excellence Scholarship
This is a press release about the most generous scholarship ever offered to a Vietnamese student. Follow this link to read the Vietnamese version (Học bổng Tài năng SJR đã tìm ra người thắng cuộc). MAA Hai Duong Student Awarded The SJR Excellence Scholarship Hanoi — Capstone Vietnam is pleased to announce that St. John’s-Ravenscourt School … Continue reading Hai Duong Student Awarded The SJR Excellence Scholarship
Top Ten Sending Countries & GDP: Vietnam’s Story
Below is a PPT slide that I used in a recent presentation at the NAFSA annual conference in Houston, TX entitled Beyond Education Agents: An Introduction to Diversifying International Student Recruitment Strategy. The slide presents a comparison of the top ten sending countries, according to the latest (March 2012) quarterly update from the US Department of … Continue reading Top Ten Sending Countries & GDP: Vietnam’s Story
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