from Vietnam to all of my US friends and colleagues! My favorite US holiday except when I was a grad student and had to spend much of the long holiday weekend catching up on reading and writing papers... And yes, you can get a delicious Thanksgiving dinner in Vietnam, if you know where to look.
Events
Happy Vietnamese Teachers’ Day!
Chúc mừng ngày Nhà giáo Việt Nam!
Education UK: Vietnam Country Partner Meeting
I was invited to speak on Friday, 14 October to representatives from 60 British colleges and universities who were in Vietnam for a series of events, including the UK higher education fairs in Hanoi, HCMC and Danang. My assigned topic was The Study Abroad Market: A US Perspective. During the 30 minutes or so at my disposal, … Continue reading Education UK: Vietnam Country Partner Meeting
Chúc mừng ngày phụ nữ Việt Nam!/Happy Vietnamese Women’s Day!
P.S.: Every day should be Women's Day!
Hey AIESEC! What’s Up? (A lot!)
AIESEC, originally an acronym for Association Internationale des Étudiants en Sciences Économiques et Commerciales, is the world's largest student-run organization with a presence in over 107 countries and territories and a membership of over 50,000. "Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be global citizens, to … Continue reading Hey AIESEC! What’s Up? (A lot!)
Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities
This is the title of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article that begins with this sentence: When American community colleges attend student-recruitment fairs abroad, they are often greeted with blank looks. This is true in a lot of countries but not in Vietnam, where many students and parents have recently discovered the benefits of … Continue reading Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities
CollegeWeekLive Offers First Online Fair for Vietnamese Students
Below is a description of a growing trend in international student recruitment, the use of virtual fairs and other online events to connect with admissions representatives and other international students online. CollegeWeekLive is the world’s largest online college fair, reaching over 300,000 students worldwide with over 300 participating colleges. Online recruitment is yet another useful … Continue reading CollegeWeekLive Offers First Online Fair for Vietnamese Students
International Boarding School Fair in Hanoi
Taping of "Study Abroad Window" TV Show About Boarding Schools Interest in and the concomitant ability to pay for a boarding school education has been on the rise in recent years in Vietnam. For parents who can afford it (total annual cost can be as high as $50,000) boarding schools represent a great opportunity for their … Continue reading International Boarding School Fair in Hanoi
Fairs, Fairs, Everywhere, Everywhere!
Yes, dear friends of US-Vietnam educational exchange, fair season is upon us. There are traditional (face-to-face) fairs and online fairs, fairs for MBA programs, general US higher education fairs, which include everything but the kitchen sink, and institution-specific (e.g., community college) fairs. Below is a partial list of online (i.e., virtual) and offline (in-person) US … Continue reading Fairs, Fairs, Everywhere, Everywhere!
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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