America’s Love Affair with Guns & the Potential Impact on International Student Recruitment We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere in the world. - US President Barack Obama Exceptional indeed. Another day in the US, another mass shooting. Aside from the tragic fact that another 14 … Continue reading Set Thine House in Order
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“Young, educated, unemployed: Vietnamese graduates struggle to find jobs”
“How can I have experience just after graduating from university? No firm wants to recruit an employee with little experience like me,” Nguyen Thuy Hang, 22, said while looking for accounting jobs on a jobs site. The Hanoi National Economics University graduate has sent out CVs to dozens of local and foreign-owned companies, but only … Continue reading “Young, educated, unemployed: Vietnamese graduates struggle to find jobs”
ITA Report with a Vietnam “Case Study”: Useful but Not 100% Accurate
Global competition for international students is rising quickly, especially among English-speaking countries and countries increasing their English-language course offerings. Although U.S. institutions still host the largest percentage of internationally mobile students, this share is eroding as competition increases. This report assesses global market opportunities for U.S. colleges and universities, providing guidance for U.S. institutions interested … Continue reading ITA Report with a Vietnam “Case Study”: Useful but Not 100% Accurate
Vietnam Ranks 6th… in US Immigration
During the US government fiscal year 2015 (ending 30 September 2015), over half a million people emigrated to the US. Of that number (531,463), 27,391 (5.15%) were from Vietnam, including 13 whose visas were issued under the Vietnam Amerasian category. Below is the list of top 10 countries based on the number of immigrant visas … Continue reading Vietnam Ranks 6th… in US Immigration
USA is Once Again the World’s Leading Host of Vietnamese Students; Ranks 6th Overall
Ranks 6th Among All Sending Countries As I predicted earlier this year, Vietnam has surpassed Japan in total enrollment in the US, most of it in higher education. It recorded an astounding 18.9% increase from July 2015, the third highest after India (20.7%) and China (19.4%), according to the latest SEVIS by the Numbers quarterly … Continue reading USA is Once Again the World’s Leading Host of Vietnamese Students; Ranks 6th Overall
The End of An Era: Life Without the IIE Higher Education Fairs
There was a time when IIE higher education fairs were all the rage in Vietnam, when IIE and its EducationUSA advising centers were one of the few quality games in town. You announced the fairs, did some light publicity and, Lord, did they ever come... in droves. There was such an unquenchable thirst for information … Continue reading The End of An Era: Life Without the IIE Higher Education Fairs
William Loveland College Offers $4.5K MBA Program
I recently read about this program on the website of a Vietnamese educational consultant. At $4,500 for the entire MBA degree program, which includes 45-semester credit hours of coursework, this online program must be the cheapest of its kind. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) William Loveland College (WLC) is located in Loveland, CO, south of … Continue reading William Loveland College Offers $4.5K MBA Program
“Why do Vietnamese students refuse to return home after studying abroad?”
If only the world were that simple. Fortunately, in this case, it's not. Many remain overseas for various reasons, mostly related to career opportunities and earnings potential. Some fall in love and end up marrying a host country national while others choose to study in a field that is either at an early stage of … Continue reading “Why do Vietnamese students refuse to return home after studying abroad?”
“Advanced degrees not a guarantee of employment in Vietnam”
Vietnam had 10.7 million trained workers (who have short-term training certificates, finish intermediate school, junior college and have bachelor’s and master’s degrees) which accounted for 20 percent of the labor force. Of these, 4.47 million have a higher education level. Like many other countries, including the US, Vietnam is afflicted with the disease of credentialism. … Continue reading “Advanced degrees not a guarantee of employment in Vietnam”
Mapping SEVIS By the Numbers
This interactive map would be a great resource if it were accurate. According to the August 2015 SEVIS by the Numbers update, there were 24,288 Vietnamese students in the US at all levels, i.e., secondary and postsecondary, but mainly the latter. I seriously doubt that the number plummeted to 11,378 active students in one month. … Continue reading Mapping SEVIS By the Numbers
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