Over the past five years, there’s been a dramatic increase in the level of interest in Vietnam among US institutions of higher education, not limited to student recruitment. (Vietnam ranks 9th among “places of origin” and is one of the hottest student recruitment markets in the world for the US.) For some student recruitment is … Continue reading Vietnam & US Higher Education Internationalization Strategies: The University of Missouri Vietnam Institute
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
And the Top Five Are…
In the past week the most frequently viewed posts on An International Educator in Vietnam are related to Wikileaks, the next US Ambassador to Vietnam (i.e., David Shear), US-Vietnam educational exchange and the College of Charleston. This is what I see in the "site stats" section of my blog: Top Searches wikileaks vietnam, college of … Continue reading And the Top Five Are…
Wikileaks & Vietnam
Many people with a personal and professional interest in Vietnam are patiently waiting to see if any nuggets of gold can be mined from the ore that is the 2325 US Embassy-Hanoi documents that will be trickling out on the Wikileaks Cable Gate website. Areas of interest include all of the “usual suspects” such as war legacy issues (e.g., unexploded ordnance … Continue reading Wikileaks & Vietnam
US-Vietnam Educational Exchanges: Impact and Prospects
Plenary Session On Friday, 10 December, I attended a conference in Hanoi for US Government exchange alumni (e.g., Fulbright, VEF, etc.) . The conference was open to the public and to all US Department of State alumni who have participated in a U.S. Government-funded exchange program from Vietnam. The US Embassy-Hanoi billed it as "an opportunity for the public … Continue reading US-Vietnam Educational Exchanges: Impact and Prospects
Obama Nominates David Shear to Become the Next US Ambassador to Vietnam
President Obama has nominated David Shear, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to become the next US Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Shear will replace Ambassador Michael Michalak, who is leaving next month after three and a half years of service. I have no doubt that Mr. Shear will follow in his … Continue reading Obama Nominates David Shear to Become the Next US Ambassador to Vietnam
Training for Vietnam’s Higher Education Leaders
Last week, I had the opportunity to participate in a weeklong training organized in Hanoi by the National Institute of Education Management (NIEM), a unit of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). I spoke to a total of 120 Vietnamese higher education leaders about accreditation and quality assurance from a US perspective, as well as … Continue reading Training for Vietnam’s Higher Education Leaders
Old (But Interesting) News
Ms. Virginia E. Palmer, Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Hanoi, Welcomes California Miramar University's 6th MBA Cohort (Source: California Miramar University) This is the kind of headline that immediately conjures up images of MasterCard's Priceless advertising campaign. Having two U.S. Embassy representatives, including a deputy chief of mission, and the country director of … Continue reading Old (But Interesting) News
U.S. Higher Education Delegation Visit: A Sign of the Times
Last month, a group of U.S. higher education colleagues representing some of America’s finest colleges and universities came to Vietnam to explore opportunities for cooperation, including intensive English and university pathway programs, student recruitment, custom-designed short programs, professional Master’s degree programs, certificate programs, research that cuts across institutional and national boundaries, study abroad programs for … Continue reading U.S. Higher Education Delegation Visit: A Sign of the Times
Education Mission 2011: Indonesia & Vietnam
This April 2011 "education mission" to Indonesia and Vietnam, organized by the US Department of Commerce and described below, is most suitable for newcomers to the Vietnam market. Check out the BuyUSA.gov website for more information. On a side note: this event should dispel any doubts you may have had about the importance of education and these … Continue reading Education Mission 2011: Indonesia & Vietnam
The Times They Are a-Changin’: Agency-Based Recruitment
Agency-based recruitment has belatedly been embraced by U.S. colleges and universities even as it is becoming passé, one example among many that the US has much to learn from the rest of the world. It is only one of a growing number of options in the international student recruitment "bag of tricks" and already has limited utility in increasingly competitive markets such as Vietnam. Those schools … Continue reading The Times They Are a-Changin’: Agency-Based Recruitment
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