Fact #1: In Vietnam, about one million students finish secondary school (i.e., junior high school) every year but public high schools can only accommodate 80% of that number. Fact #2: An estimated 200,000 students who failed one single high school entry exam have no other choice but to enroll in private schools. For students with economic difficulties, … Continue reading Helping Academic Dreams Come True in Vietnam: A Little Goes a Long Way
Programs
The Creative Kid Project – Build Your Dream School
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Lao-tzu, 604 BC-531 BC) The Creative Kid Project is an inspiring and much-needed program being organized and implemented by Vietnamese students and colleagues from Brown University. Below is the description in its entirety. My company, Capstone Vietnam, is proud to be a sponsor of this visionary project. The Project … Continue reading The Creative Kid Project – Build Your Dream School
Broward College in Vietnam
Broward College, based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is one of the larger and more internationally active community colleges in the US. It has an enrollment of 70,000 students and ranks 40th on the Open Doors 2011 list of community colleges that host international students with 491. Most of its international students - not included in … Continue reading Broward College in Vietnam
High School Completion Programs in Washington State: Off to a “Running Start”
It is well-known that the majority of Vietnamese students begin their US higher education at a community college (two-year school) as a gateway to a four-year college or university to complete their bachelor's degree. A community college program in Washington state that allows student to earn a Washington high school diploma and a university transfer associate degree in just two years, … Continue reading High School Completion Programs in Washington State: Off to a “Running Start”
At Home in Việt Nam
This is the name of a blog created by Becky Gordon, an English teacher in the School Year Abroad (SYA) program in Hanoi. As she writes in the introduction, "this monthly blog will chronicle the students’ lives in Viet Nam outside the SYA classroom. A process of sharing and peer-editing in their English class will precede all … Continue reading At Home in Việt Nam
US and Intel Invest in Engineering Education in Vietnam
A couple of years ago Intel Vietnam had recruited just 40 qualified employees out of the 3,000 for its recruitment plan to 2010. The company reported that it lacked qualified engineers, technical team leaders and technicians. This is a common complaint among employers and shouldn't come as a surprise given Vietnam's current stage of development … Continue reading US and Intel Invest in Engineering Education in Vietnam
The University of Chicago Summer Session ’10
Academically talented high school students from Vietnam with excellent English proficiency are strongly encouraged to consider participating in The University of Chicago's 2010 Summer Session. Summer is a great time to be a student at The University of Chicago. Benefit from access to world-renowned professors and exceptional educational resources in a rigorous yet informal learning environment. … Continue reading The University of Chicago Summer Session ’10
An International Educator in Viet Nam 
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