Caveat Emptor! US Rogue Providers Discover Vietnam

24/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Articles academic partnerships, accreditation, corruption, diploma mills, regional accreditation, rogue providers, unaccredited schools

If you're interested in reading a rather lengthy(6-page) treatment of this issue in a Vietnamese context, check out this article I wrote for the August 2011 issue of wRAP-Up Newsletter. As I've mentioned in a number of settings, most recently in this June 2011 essay entitled Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies: The Mixed … Continue reading Caveat Emptor! US Rogue Providers Discover Vietnam

Hey AIESEC! What’s Up? (A lot!)

23/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Events, Organization AIESEC, knowledge-based economy, university-industry cooperation, vietnam development

AIESEC, originally an acronym for Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales, is the world's largest student-run organization with a presence in over 107 countries and territories and a membership of over 50,000. "Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be global citizens, to … Continue reading Hey AIESEC! What’s Up? (A lot!)

Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities

22/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Events community colleges, high school students, higher education fairs, international student recruitment

This is the title of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article that begins with this sentence: When American community colleges attend student-recruitment fairs abroad, they are often greeted with blank looks. This is true in a lot of countries but not in Vietnam, where many students and parents have recently discovered the benefits of … Continue reading Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities

CMU’s Ubiquitous Online Presence

21/09/201121/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Updates distance learning, marketing, national accreditation

u·biq·ui·tous/Adjective: Present, appearing, or found everywhere: "his ubiquitous influence". It seems that everywhere you look (online), you'll see a California Miramar University (CMU) banner ad. (CMU is a nationally-accredited, for-profit online university that I featured in a previous post.) Such is the magic of a powerful IP-based advertising tool known as geo targeting, the method of determining the … Continue reading CMU’s Ubiquitous Online Presence

Vietnamese US Higher Education Alumni

15/09/201115/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Updates alumni, US-Vietnam educational exchange, US-Vietnam relations

Just over two years ago, I helped to organized the 1st annual US alumni conference in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in my previous incarnation as country director of IIE-Vietnam. That it was called the "1st" reflects the fact that I am an optimist by nature. It's been the only alumni conference to date for US-educated … Continue reading Vietnamese US Higher Education Alumni

CollegeWeekLive Offers First Online Fair for Vietnamese Students

12/09/201114/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement, Events international student recruitment, online recruitment events, virtual fairs

Below is a description of a growing trend in international student recruitment, the use of virtual fairs and other online events to connect with admissions representatives and other international students online. CollegeWeekLive is the world’s largest online college fair, reaching over 300,000 students worldwide with over 300 participating colleges. Online recruitment is yet another useful … Continue reading CollegeWeekLive Offers First Online Fair for Vietnamese Students

Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

11/09/201111/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement community colleges, higher education fairs, international student recruitment, US-Vietnam educational exchange

20 community colleges from 12 states representing all regions of the United States will participated in this community college-only fair series on 2, 4, 6, and 8 October in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Danang and Hanoi, respectively. 1. Alamo Colleges 14. Santa Barbara City College 2. Bunker Hill Community College 15. Shoreline Community College 3. … Continue reading Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

The importance of being honest

10/09/201110/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary corruption, ethics, fake credentials

This is the title of an editorial piece that appeared in the "Talk Around Town" section of Việt Nam News the a few days ago. It's about the booming business in fake certificates and the broader issue of corruption in the Vietnam's educational system... Who reads Việt Nam News? Mostly foreigners I discuss the issue … Continue reading The importance of being honest

International Boarding School Fair in Hanoi

09/09/201111/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement, Events boarding school fairs, canada, united states

Taping of "Study Abroad Window" TV Show About Boarding Schools Interest in and the concomitant ability to pay for a boarding school education has been on the rise in recent years in Vietnam. For parents who can afford it (total annual cost can be as high as $50,000) boarding schools represent a great opportunity for their … Continue reading International Boarding School Fair in Hanoi

Promotional Video for the Upcoming StudyUSA Fairs in Vietnam

06/09/201106/09/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement, Events community colleges, high school students, higher education fairs, vietnam

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