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Record Number of International & Vietnamese Students in the U.S.

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It's morning in America on Monday, 11 November, time for the annual Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange press conference!  According to the Institute of International Education's (IIE) 2013 report, the number of international students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities increased by 7% to a record high of 819,644 students in the 2012/13 academic year.  (Note:  The … Continue reading Record Number of International & Vietnamese Students in the U.S.

Study in the USA Launches First Vietnamese Language Magazine

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I'm pleased and excited to announce that the first ever Vietnamese language magazine has been published by Study in the USA, a well-known Seattle, Washington-based company that created the first U.S. studies website and continues to connect students to well-known U.S. universities, colleges and English schools through the website and its English and foreign language magazines. … Continue reading Study in the USA Launches First Vietnamese Language Magazine

IIE Selects Five U.S. Universities for Partnership Program with Vietnam

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Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), five U.S. universities will have the opportunity to incorporate Vietnam into their internationalization strategies and develop partnerships with counterparts in Vietnam in the coming academic year – with the assistance of the Institute of International Education (IIE). The … Continue reading IIE Selects Five U.S. Universities for Partnership Program with Vietnam

60,000 Members & Counting!

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No, I' m not referring to the number of subscribers to my humble blog but to members of VietAbroader (VA), a student-run, non-profit organization that empowers Vietnamese youth to contribute to the sustainable development of Vietnam.  It was founded by a small group of Vietnamese students studying in the US at the time.  Congratulations to them and the many young leaders they … Continue reading 60,000 Members & Counting!

Welcome to Readers of the ICEF Monitor

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Welcome to An International Educator in Vietnam, which I launched in November 2009.  If you look around my blog, you'll soon find out why the subtitle is Information, Insights & (Occasionally) Intrigue.  Chances are you're here because you read my guest post, Why Vietnam?  A Market Snapshot, the first of its kind to appear in the … Continue reading Welcome to Readers of the ICEF Monitor

WES Webinar: An Overview of Education in Vietnam

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World Education Services (WES) is organizing a webinar on 7 June entitled An Overview of Education in Vietnam.  WES is a  New York City-based not-for-profit organization specializing in foreign credential evaluation and "the leading source of international education intelligence," according to its website. In April 2011, representatives from over 60 U.S. colleges and universities participated in a week-long … Continue reading WES Webinar: An Overview of Education in Vietnam