Below are some thoughts about the US War in Viet Nam (the "Vietnam War") from Mike Hastie, a war veteran whom I had the privilege of meeting in Ha Noi. They were originally posted on the Vietnam Full Disclosure website in the context of the Burns/Novick PBS documentary, The Vietnam War. It is Mike's story … Continue reading The Great Truth Has Great Silence
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
“To many Vietnamese, US still a top overseas study destination in spite of Donald Trump”
Check out the facts and figures on why so many students are heading state-side. This is my latest English language article, written at the request of VNExpress International. I think it provides a pretty comprehensive update about the current situation for those with a personal and/or professional interest in the status of US-bound Vietnamese students. … Continue reading “To many Vietnamese, US still a top overseas study destination in spite of Donald Trump”
Global Learning in a Time of Increased Xenophobia and Extreme Nationalism
This is the title of an upcoming webinar that is the first in NAFSA's Academic Programs six-part Architecture for Global Learning - Series II. Here is a brief description: Many institutions integrate global learning into curricula and co-curricular programming with the goal of producing graduates capable of contributing solutions to global problems. However, institutional leaders, … Continue reading Global Learning in a Time of Increased Xenophobia and Extreme Nationalism
Capstone Vietnam: Why This Education Entrepreneur Is Excited About Vietnam’s Future
Here's an abridged version of a recent interview I did with Vietcetera, a "consortium of artists, writers, designers, photographers, musicians, technologists, and business people dedicated to a fresh look at an evolving Vietnam. Vietcetera seeks to find the untold human stories of the people that are contributing to a new, modern Vietnam. From design to … Continue reading Capstone Vietnam: Why This Education Entrepreneur Is Excited About Vietnam’s Future
Irony
Charlottesville & EducationUSA Defined as: a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. That and surreal are the words that best describe a situation I encountered while reading an online US newspaper article about the white supremacist "rally" in Charlottesville, VA. … Continue reading Irony
Vietnam: Southeast Asia’s Most Dynamic Outbound Market
World Education Services has long advocated Vietnam as a viable recruitment market for institutions in North America. Understanding these students’ culture and family backgrounds, as well as the contextual factors that can ‘push’ them from Vietnam and ‘pull’ them toward institutions in other countries, can go a long way toward helping institutions develop an actionable … Continue reading Vietnam: Southeast Asia’s Most Dynamic Outbound Market
Consumer Barometer with Google in Viet Nam
This is a useful resource that reveals the following information, most of it fairly up-to-date, about Vietnamese online habits. The relevant data graphics are displayed after four (4) key questions. Keep in mind that Viet Nam currently ranks 7th in the world for Facebook users with about 64 million accounts, a 40% increase (!) this … Continue reading Consumer Barometer with Google in Viet Nam
Vietnam climbs to seventh worldwide for number of Facebook users: report
This is the latest top 10 ranking for Viet Nam and it's extraordinary like the country itself, in many respects. It was not that many years ago when Vietnamese Facebook accounts numbered in the hundreds of thousands. What is especially striking is the 40% increase in only six months. In a population of about 96 … Continue reading Vietnam climbs to seventh worldwide for number of Facebook users: report
“Why is Vietnam still poor?”
Below are a question asked by someone on Quora and an answer provided on 1 September 2016 by a young man who describes himself as born in Hanoi, now living in Sai Gon. Quora is a self-described "question-and-answer site where questions are asked, answered, edited and organized by its community of users." Its slogan is … Continue reading “Why is Vietnam still poor?”
Fall 2017 EducationUSA Community College Fairs
This fall, EducationUSA, i.e., US Mission-Viet Nam through its Embassy in Hanoi and Consulate in HCMC, is organizing a community college fair series in three cities in southern and central Viet Nam. According to the official description, The series will offer opportunities to meet students in three major cities where demand for this sector of … Continue reading Fall 2017 EducationUSA Community College Fairs
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