A guest post written by Sarah "Sally" Day, Admissions Consultant, Stuart Hall School, Staunton, Virginia, USA. For the past eight years, I have recruited international students for historic Stuart Hall School in central Virginia. It is always a pleasure to meet young people and their families from around the world and to be part of … Continue reading Guest Post: What Makes Vietnamese Students Special
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Vietnam’s recent graduates find no value in diplomas
Below is reprint of a 6 May 2014 article about the plight of many postsecondary graduates in Vietnam. While the unemployment rate is 10% among university graduates, it's estimated that 50% of all young people between the ages of 15 and 24 who have entered the labor market are unemployed (2012). Then there's the specter … Continue reading Vietnam’s recent graduates find no value in diplomas
Notarization: The Trojan Horse Approach to Gaining Credibility for a Diploma Mill Diploma
No·ta·rize (nō′tə-rīz′): To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public. It’s often what one bureaucracy requires of another to prove that a document is authentic. This is one of the many fee-based services offered by embassies and consulates general in Vietnam. What if the document … Continue reading Notarization: The Trojan Horse Approach to Gaining Credibility for a Diploma Mill Diploma
Mì Hoành Thánh/Wonton Noodles
This is post isn't about education or politics. It's about something on which most (all?) of us can agree, one of life's simple pleasures found in a bowl. In HCMC/Saigon there is a culinary oasis that specializes in one dish and variations on that theme: wonton noodles. It's a hole-in-the-wall place in District 1 that is … Continue reading Mì Hoành Thánh/Wonton Noodles
What’s in a Name?
As Vietnam celebrates the liberation/fall of Saigon 39 years ago today, 30 April, which signaled the end of the American War in Vietnam and the death knell of the southern part of that divided country known as the Republic of Vietnam, I thought you might be interested in knowing which city was the capital of South Vietnam, according to the … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
Facebook Use Plateauing in Vietnam
As with economic growth, Facebook growth has its limits. After phenomenal increases in recent years, it looks like Facebook (FB) use is beginning to plateau in Vietnam. In a country with a population of 92 million and an Internet penetration rate of about 40%, it was inevitable that this segment of the social media market … Continue reading Facebook Use Plateauing in Vietnam
Sự thật về các chương trình giáo dục Mỹ tại Việt Nam
This article, entitled "The Truth About American Education Programs in Vietnam" (Một Thế Giới, 23 April 2014), reflects the growing sophistication about US higher education as a service sector export. As I am fond of saying, the US exports some of the world's best and worst higher education. The term "officially accredited" covers a broad spectrum … Continue reading Sự thật về các chương trình giáo dục Mỹ tại Việt Nam
Is (US) Higher Education Broken?
Reposted from Marguerite Dennis's blog. The title may overstate the case somewhat but there are critical issues that must be addressed sooner rather than later. In addition to the ones mentioned below, i.e., access, funding, cost, and student loan debt, all of which are interrelated, there is also retention and delayed graduation. Of course, these are … Continue reading Is (US) Higher Education Broken?
Dawn of a New Day? US State Department Reaches Out to Agents in Vietnam
For the times they are a-changin'! I (and quite a few others) recently received an email from the US Embassy-Hanoi that began thus: The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi presents its compliments to your company. On February 22, 2014, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh … Continue reading Dawn of a New Day? US State Department Reaches Out to Agents in Vietnam
US Burns Through All High-Skill Visas For 2015 In Less Than A Week
Give me your highly skilled, your well-educated, your ambitious, Your best and brightest yearning to climb the proverbial career ladder and in doing so meet the desperate needs of a de-skilling and graying society, The sons and daughters of the world's educated classes, immigrants and international students alike. Send these, the talented, the promising, the … Continue reading US Burns Through All High-Skill Visas For 2015 In Less Than A Week
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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