NOTE: This is the Vietnamese version of Walking the walk – Ethical agency-based recruitment, an article of mine that appeared in University World News on 12.12.14. Ở Việt Nam, việc gian lận ngày phổ biến và công việc làm ăn có đạo đức ngày một ít đi, ngành giáo dục cũng không tránh khỏi những … Continue reading Lời nói cần đi đôi với việc làm!
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Reflections on Five (5) Years of Capstone Vietnam, Educational Consulting in Vietnam & Overseas Study Trends: Part II
This is the English version of part II of a two-part interview series with me that recently appeared in the Vietnamese media. Follow this link to read part I. Do you have any advice to guide parents and students – their children - who want to study abroad? Knowing that most parents and students seek … Continue reading Reflections on Five (5) Years of Capstone Vietnam, Educational Consulting in Vietnam & Overseas Study Trends: Part II
Reflections on Five (5) Years of Capstone Vietnam, Educational Consulting in Vietnam & Overseas Study Trends: Part I
This is the English version of part I of a two-part interview with me that recently appeared in the Vietnamese media. Follow this link to read part II. In the five years since Capstone Vietnam was established, it has earned a reputation in Vietnam, the U.S. and elsewhere for quality and innovation, and is emerging … Continue reading Reflections on Five (5) Years of Capstone Vietnam, Educational Consulting in Vietnam & Overseas Study Trends: Part I
Thiết lập thông tin chính xác, nghiêm túc
Đây là bài cuối cùng tôi viết trong năm 2014, một năm thành công trên nhiều mặt. Dưới đây, tôi xin kể một tình huống đã trải qua khi dùng internet để dẫn chứng thêm nhận định về Internet , công cụ vừa mang lại những tiện ích, vừa là mối hiểm họa khó lường. … Continue reading Thiết lập thông tin chính xác, nghiêm túc
Financial Document Fraud & Visa Applications
Trust, but verify. (Russian proverb: doveryai, no proveryai; Доверяй, но проверяй) Documents that have been in the hands of students are generally not considered official. World Education Services (WES), a US-based credentials evaluation service Yes, dear reader, this practice, which is not unique to Vietnam, continues unabated. Why? Because it works in the vast majority … Continue reading Financial Document Fraud & Visa Applications
Of US-Based Visa Mills, Diploma Mills & Other Rogue Providers
Government watchdogs say the recent visa fraud cases have exposed gaps in ICE's oversight of schools that admit foreign students - a problem the agency says is being corrected. And experts say the scams hurt the reputation of the U.S. higher education system, which currently enrolls about 900,000 foreign students. "Fake Colleges Attract Attention From … Continue reading Of US-Based Visa Mills, Diploma Mills & Other Rogue Providers
Student Visa Counseling Services
There’s a new consulting kid on the block. The announcement below, which recently appeared in my inbox, is from a US-based company (I'll call it "Student Visa Company") that is looking for education agents in Vietnam and elsewhere to refer students to their visa counseling service. Visa Problems? A Former Vice-Consul is Here to Help … Continue reading Student Visa Counseling Services
The Student (F-1) Visa As a One-Way Ticket (To Emigration)
Let's face it - some international students are using the F-1 as a relatively easy way to emigrate. This is one of the reasons why the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is classified as a high fraud post, in addition to issues with the Fiancé(e) (K-1) visa. In other words, said … Continue reading The Student (F-1) Visa As a One-Way Ticket (To Emigration)
The Monsanto Vietnam “Charm Offensive” Continues
Why are these children smiling? Is it because they're excited at the prospect of tasting the sweetness of Monsanto's generosity through its most recent philanthropic activity - in cooperation with Room to Read? Naw, it's just a file photo, but you get the idea. Vietnamese children, smiling faces, Monsanto's latest charitable gesture in a country … Continue reading The Monsanto Vietnam “Charm Offensive” Continues
Nearly Half of all Int’l Students in the US Enrolled at 100 Institutions
You've heard about concentration of wealth and income. What about international students? It might surprise you to learn that 429,921 international students out of 886,052 in the US are enrolled at 100 institutions. To put this in perspective keep in mind that about 1500 US colleges and universities out of nearly 4,000 regionally accredited schools … Continue reading Nearly Half of all Int’l Students in the US Enrolled at 100 Institutions
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