Admissions group calls on colleges to require recruiting agents to disclose their financial ties to those they are seeking to recruit. I'm happy to see NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling) moving in this direction. Ultimately, of course, it's up to institutions to hold their education agents to high standards using a multifaceted carrot/stick … Continue reading NACAC Takes Step in the Right Direction
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“Take responsibility for ensuring ethical recruitment”
Using education agents is fraught with risks, but those with a long-term vision realise that doing business ethically is better for business, so how do you choose wisely and ensure accountability? Here's my latest University World News piece, this time about ethical international student recruitment. I wrote it in direct response to a July 2016 … Continue reading “Take responsibility for ensuring ethical recruitment”
The Agony of Choice
A Proliferation of Overseas Study Destinations for Vietnamese Students The number of possible overseas study destinations is increasing for Vietnamese students, which is an encouraging trend for both them and their families. Below are the top 10 most expensive and inexpensive countries to study in, according to a 22.9.16 Independent article entitled Germany and Sweden … Continue reading The Agony of Choice
Choosing Clients & Partners is a Two-Way Street: Quality Matters
Money is how companies with no ethical compass measure success. The company I work for, Capstone Vietnam, a full-service educational consulting company founded in 2009, with offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), works exclusively with regionally accredited (RA) institutions of higher education in the US. As far as I know, it's the … Continue reading Choosing Clients & Partners is a Two-Way Street: Quality Matters
Another Rising Star in the World of Overseas Study
Germany is gaining in popularity among growing numbers of young Vietnamese. What's not to like? The prospect of a very inexpensive, world-class education in a country known for its stability, safety, strong and sustainable economy, and superb quality of life. All they have to do is study and master German, no small undertaking in a … Continue reading Another Rising Star in the World of Overseas Study
Vietnam removes agency certification requirements
Below are the highlights of a guest post that I wrote for the ICEF Monitor, which described Vietnam as "a country that is increasingly seen as one of the most promising emerging markets for international student recruitment." The Vietnamese government has removed certification requirements for education agents The move aims to reduce government bureaucracy in … Continue reading Vietnam removes agency certification requirements
Buyer beware – Advice for international students
Below is an excerpt from an article I wrote about a certain type of Vietnamese student who is interested in overseas study. It applies to students in other countries as well. Follow this link to read the 15 July 2016 University World News article in its entirety. A Vietnamese version was published last month in … Continue reading Buyer beware – Advice for international students
“Regulators Vote to Shut Down Nation’s Largest For-Profit Accrediting Agency”
The vote came after widespread criticism that the agency had provided inadequate oversight. Some good news for a change. "Inadequate oversight" is one way of putting it. This organization, which was entrusted with the sacred task of accrediting postsecondary institutions, abdicated its responsibility in a number of cases, pure and simple. Why is the Accrediting … Continue reading “Regulators Vote to Shut Down Nation’s Largest For-Profit Accrediting Agency”
Bob Kerrey & Fulbright University Viet Nam
Bob Kerrey’s appointment as chair of the board of trustees of Fulbright University Vietnam has raised questions due to Kerrey’s past war record, and risks tainting the whole project. “One simply cannot engage in barbarous action without becoming a barbarian... one cannot defend human values by calculated and unprovoked violence without doing mortal damage to … Continue reading Bob Kerrey & Fulbright University Viet Nam
“Hillary Clinton promises Green Card to STEM F-1 visa students who graduate with a Master’s/doctoral degree”
Now THAT'S a headline you don't see every day. (Follow this link to read the article from which it was taken.) While the current anti-immigrant, anti-foreign climate in the US is not ideal for these types of proposals, I'm pleased to see that this issue is (still) being discussed. The notion that certain international students … Continue reading “Hillary Clinton promises Green Card to STEM F-1 visa students who graduate with a Master’s/doctoral degree”
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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