A colleague recently sent me this report with the above title. (Thank you, K!) Yeah, I know; it's not most people's idea of a good time but it is interesting to wonks like me who follow these trends in the field (and industry) of international education. Information is power, right? OK, if not power, then … Continue reading Fiscal Year 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report- Department of Homeland Security
Reports
The Wave Continues to Build: Vietnamese Students in the USA
According to the latest Mapping SEVIS by the Numbers update from last month, there are currently 31,389 Vietnamese students in the US at all levels of the education system. (2.59% of all international students in the US are from Viet Nam.) Viet Nam remains in 5th place sandwiched between Saudi Arabia, which experienced the sharpest decline … Continue reading The Wave Continues to Build: Vietnamese Students in the USA
Viet Nam Ranks 5th in Emigration to the United States
Viet Nam ranks 5th in two US-related categories: the number of its young people studying there as of last June and the number of its citizens who emigrated there in Fiscal Year 2017, which ended on 30 September 2017. (Viet Nam is a "top ten" country in other categories, including EB-5 cases and US real … Continue reading Viet Nam Ranks 5th in Emigration to the United States
Education in Vietnam (WES)
This November 2017 report from World Education Services (WES) provides an excellent overview of education in Viet Nam, including structure, issues, and trends. Here are some of its shortcomings. Given that it was probably completed in October, the author could have updated most, if not all, all of the statistics. One had the feeling that … Continue reading Education in Vietnam (WES)
Viet Nam: A Top 10 Recipient of Remittances
According to the World Bank, Viet Nam ranked a close 9th to Bangladesh in 2016 in total remittances with an infusion of $13.4 billion. With a 2016 GDP of $202.6 billion this means that 6.6% of Viet Nam's GDP was attributed to remittances. (See GDP definition below.) Where Does the Money Go? According to the … Continue reading Viet Nam: A Top 10 Recipient of Remittances
Diploma Mills: 9 Strategies for Tackling One of Higher Education’s Most Wicked Problems
Here's another excellent report from World Education Services about an important issue that receives too little attention in the US and global media. This is an issue I have been writing and speaking about since my IIE-Viet Nam days. In fact, it was one of my "signature issues" and one that I have continued to … Continue reading Diploma Mills: 9 Strategies for Tackling One of Higher Education’s Most Wicked Problems
US Community Colleges Still Popular Among Vietnamese But Gap Has Closed with Four-Year Schools
According to IIE's Open Doors 2017 report, based on a survey administered in fall 2016, Viet Nam ranks 2nd in the number of international students enrolled at US community colleges (CCs) at 9.9% of the total (96,472). There are a total of 9,551 Vietnamese studying at two-year institutions, many in California, Texas, and Washington, and … Continue reading US Community Colleges Still Popular Among Vietnamese But Gap Has Closed with Four-Year Schools
Increase in % of VN Undergrads Studying Business/Management Last Year in US
Once again, Vietnamese undergraduates studying in the US in 2016/17 led the pack in the percentage of international students majoring in business/management at 31%. The reasons for this interest in business no doubt remain unchanged: 1) the notion that you have to study business to do business, which I addressed in this February 2017 article … Continue reading Increase in % of VN Undergrads Studying Business/Management Last Year in US
Viet Nam Enrollment Up 6%, According to SEVIS Biannual Report
For some reason, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), decided to issue an update on international student enrollment as of May 2017. There are currently 1.18 million international students with F (academic) or M (vocational) status studying at 8,774 schools in the … Continue reading Viet Nam Enrollment Up 6%, According to SEVIS Biannual Report
BREXIT & US Election: No Major Short-Term Effects on VN Student Interest
This is the latest in a series of Diversification Market Reports produced by Hotcourses, the UK's leading course search company with more than 6,000 course providers. (Hotcourses was recently acquired by IDP.) Below are an overview, executive summary, and list of the key takeaways, the most important of which is this: BREXIT and the US … Continue reading BREXIT & US Election: No Major Short-Term Effects on VN Student Interest
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