How many ways are there to skin a cat, when it comes to cheating students, parents, clients and partners? Here's one example that I mentioned in a 12/14 article about (un)ethical agency-based recruitment in Vietnam: Using a well-known competitor’s name in Google AdWords, an example of a dirty trick that is not illegal, but is … Continue reading Using Competitors’ Names in Google AdWords
Commentary
International vs. Country-Specific Fairs
Recruiters have lots of choices when it comes to different types of fairs. All make the same promises. Hundreds or even thousands of students at each event, all interested in overseas study and all with the ability to pay. How to choose? Here’s one easy way. If you represent an institution from a top five … Continue reading International vs. Country-Specific Fairs
US nationalism – The elephant in the room
Nationalism stands in the way of creating global citizens, but it is the subject few involved in international education in the United States want to speak about. Follow this link to read my latest article published by University World News, entitled US nationalism – The elephant in the room. In a nutshell, it's about nationalism, … Continue reading US nationalism – The elephant in the room
Dog & Pony Show Revisited: At an Education UK Exhibition?
Say it ain't so, Joe! I happened to be in the neighborhood and decided to stop by the British Council Vietnam's Education UK Exhibition in HCMC, which was held on 13 March at the Rex Hotel. Much to my surprise and disappointment, I noticed large groups of students, school uniforms and all (on a Sunday?), … Continue reading Dog & Pony Show Revisited: At an Education UK Exhibition?
Of Smoke, Mirrors, & Educational Consultants
I continue to document and add to my rather lengthy inventory the many ways in which educational consulting companies cheat their clients and partners. This began with an article I wrote in 12/14 for University World News entitled Walking the walk – Ethical agency-based recruitment. Here's one that involves an upcoming US higher education mini-fair. … Continue reading Of Smoke, Mirrors, & Educational Consultants
The TPP & China
Below is guest post by Chuck Searcy, a US veteran who has lived and worked in Vietnam for over 20 years. The reporting on "trade" is actually pretty misleading, because the TPP does not have much to do with trade (only what? -- five out of 23 chapters related to trade?). It's mostly about widening … Continue reading The TPP & China
“These Obscure Colleges Sign Up Thousands Of Foreign Students With Little Oversight”
Both Northwestern Polytechnic and Silicon Valley University are accredited, a distinction that allows colleges with many foreign students to avoid the most stringent oversight. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s student visa program depends on the accreditation system: it requires less documentation from accredited schools that want authorization to admit foreign students than it asks of unaccredited … Continue reading “These Obscure Colleges Sign Up Thousands Of Foreign Students With Little Oversight”
Set Thine House in Order
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
“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
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