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How the Vietnamese Use the Internet, Including Social Media

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Since most young Vietnamese, including those planning to study overseas, are online, one question to ask yourself is: how big is your digital footprint in Viet Nam? Here is my latest PIE News blog post.  It's about an important topic that I discussed during my E20 webinar last week and in my recent StudyUSA Higher … Continue reading How the Vietnamese Use the Internet, Including Social Media

US-Based Unaccredited HE Institutions in Viet Nam: A Look Back at the End of An Era

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Here's an excerpt from a 2016 book entitled Transnational Education Crossing "Asia" and "the West":  Adjusted Desire by Le-Ha Phan, which mentions the work I've done to combat, counteract, and raise awareness about the activities of US-based rogue providers in Viet Nam and in general.  Out of the many reported examples of problems and corrupt unethical activities … Continue reading US-Based Unaccredited HE Institutions in Viet Nam: A Look Back at the End of An Era

Top 10 Host States for International & Vietnamese Students

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Rajika Bhandari, head of research, policy and practice at IIE, says there are a variety of reasons certain parts of the country generally appeal more to international students, such as population diversity and proximity to industry. The latter partly explains the appeal of Texas, she says, which is the No. 3 most popular state for … Continue reading Top 10 Host States for International & Vietnamese Students

Saigon woman ISSUED visa to visit dying father in US

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The title of this post is the positive version of the title of a heartbreaking article I read on US Thanksgiving Day.  I can't say it's a happy ending because a daughter's father is going to die very soon but it is good news for both father and daughter.  Here's the sad story in a … Continue reading Saigon woman ISSUED visa to visit dying father in US

Fulbright University Vietnam & Free Speech: “Do As We Say, Not As We Do”

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hy·poc·ri·sy həˈpäkrəsē/ noun noun: hypocrisy; plural noun: hypocrisies the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.   This is a concept to which US Americans, including and perhaps especially those who represent the US government and affiliated institutions, pay lip service.  Presumably, this also … Continue reading Fulbright University Vietnam & Free Speech: “Do As We Say, Not As We Do”

“To many Vietnamese, US still a top overseas study destination in spite of Donald Trump”

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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”

Irony

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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

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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

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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