A colleague recently sent me this report with the above title. (Thank you, K!) Yeah, I know; it's not most people's idea of a good time but it is interesting to wonks like me who follow these trends in the field (and industry) of international education. Information is power, right? OK, if not power, then … Continue reading Fiscal Year 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report- Department of Homeland Security
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The Wave Continues to Build: Vietnamese Students in the USA
According to the latest Mapping SEVIS by the Numbers update from last month, there are currently 31,389 Vietnamese students in the US at all levels of the education system. (2.59% of all international students in the US are from Viet Nam.) Viet Nam remains in 5th place sandwiched between Saudi Arabia, which experienced the sharpest decline … Continue reading The Wave Continues to Build: Vietnamese Students in the USA
US Department of Education “Derecognition” of ACICS, & EducationUSA
As I've written before and as some of you may know, EducationUSA, a US Department of State network of over 400 international student advising centers in more than 170 countries,works with both regionally and nationally accredited US institutions of higher education. Among the latter are hundreds of institutions, mostly for-profit career schools, that are accredited … Continue reading US Department of Education “Derecognition” of ACICS, & EducationUSA
Happy MLK, Jr. Day!
One of my heroes on a very short list. He was assassinated 50 years ago this April but his spirit of peace, justice, and love lives on! MAA
Viet Nam’s GDP & Study in the USA
Here are some graphs that I use in presentations to graphically illustrate Viet Nam's meteoric economic rise in the past decade and then some. The take-off phase began with my arrival in 2005, a mere coincidence, and perhaps an example of a word I often associate with Viet Nam, serendipity. The icing on the cake … Continue reading Viet Nam’s GDP & Study in the USA
Donald Trump & I Agree on Two Things
As we ease into the Solar New Year and look ahead with great anticipation to the 2018 Lunar New Year, here are some upbeat thoughts about Donald Trump's November 2017 visit to Viet Nam. Let's start the year off on a happy note! In the weeks leading up to President Trump's visit to Viet Nam … Continue reading Donald Trump & I Agree on Two Things
Viet Nam Ranks Among Top 10 Foreign Residential Property Buyers in the US
Yes, I know this is old news from the summer of 2017 but it's related to some other recent posts and perhaps not so old for some of you with an interest in these issues and trends. It's also related to one of my favorite topics, young Vietnamese studying in the USA. According to the 2017 … Continue reading Viet Nam Ranks Among Top 10 Foreign Residential Property Buyers in the US
Viet Nam Ranks 5th in Emigration to the United States
Viet Nam ranks 5th in two US-related categories: the number of its young people studying there as of last June and the number of its citizens who emigrated there in Fiscal Year 2017, which ended on 30 September 2017. (Viet Nam is a "top ten" country in other categories, including EB-5 cases and US real … Continue reading Viet Nam Ranks 5th in Emigration to the United States
Education in Vietnam (WES)
This November 2017 report from World Education Services (WES) provides an excellent overview of education in Viet Nam, including structure, issues, and trends. Here are some of its shortcomings. Given that it was probably completed in October, the author could have updated most, if not all, all of the statistics. One had the feeling that … Continue reading Education in Vietnam (WES)
Former HCMC NIV Chief Scheduled to be Released Today
A Retrospective of Halcyon Days & a Precipitous Fall from Grace Sestak pleaded guilty on Nov. 6, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to one count each of conspiracy to commit bribery and visa fraud and to defraud the United States, bribery of a public official, and conspiracy to engage … Continue reading Former HCMC NIV Chief Scheduled to be Released Today
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