This announcement was uploaded to IIE-Vietnam's website on 25 November. It mentions (rather indirectly) the fact that the Ho Chi Minh City office will be closed in a few months and that advising services will no longer be available in the Hanoi office after the "transition." http://www.iievn.org/WebPage/Default/DetailNews.aspx?parentCateId=61&id=304 Why? Most likely political and financial reasons - in that order. Education has become an … Continue reading “EducationUSA Advising Moves Into the U.S. Embassy & Consulate”
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
Vietnam Breaks Into Top 10
According to the Institute of International Education's (IIE) Open Doors 2009 international student mobility report, there were 12,823 students from Vietnam studying in the United States during the 2008/09 academic year. This is an increase of 46.2% over the previous year and the highest percentage increase of any of the "sending countries." Vietnam has become the ninth-leading place of … Continue reading Vietnam Breaks Into Top 10
Recruiting’s Brave New World by Alan Dessoff
International competition for students is heating up world-wide, U.S. colleges and universities are expanding their outreach efforts and some are considering new and sometimes controversial methods. (PDF file) International Educator - November/December 2009 Link to PDF version of the article.
The SAGE Handbook of Intercultural Competence
Bringing together leading experts and scholars from around the world, this Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest theories and research on intercultural competence. It will be a useful and invaluable resource to administrators, faculty, researchers, and students.
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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