Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing Facebook markets in the world? As of 21 February 2013, 11.22 million (11,224,400) Vietnamese were on Facebook (FB). That’s over a third of all Vietnamese online and 12% of the total population. So while FB has been losing users worldwide as a result of “the ongoing cleanup of fake, spam, user-misclassified … Continue reading Did You Know That…
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Protected: Resources for Colleagues – Spring 2015 StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs
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SEVIS by the Numbers
SEVIS by the Numbers is a statistical breakdown of the (SEVIS) system's performance and trends in foreign student representation in US academic and exchange programs. Below is the "latest" SEVIS by the Numbers update. (Note: The PPT file has since been removed from the SEVIS website.) What used to be quarterly updates appear to have changed to biannual … Continue reading SEVIS by the Numbers
Study Abroad Consultant Regulations Tightened
The winds of change are blowing in the regulation and oversight of education agents in Vietnam This is the result of recent scandals and demands from the public for closer scrutiny of education agents. It seems that the Wild West environment in which many of these businesses have operated is going the way of the dinosaur, … Continue reading Study Abroad Consultant Regulations Tightened
Winning the Hearts & Minds of Young Vietnamese
Note: If you’re an employee of the US State Department, do not pass go, do not collect $200, close this tab immediately. This post contains a “sensitive” Wikileaks cable that originated in the US Embassy-Hanoi and commentary on the same. If you read it, you are breaking the law, not to mention disobeying Madam Secretary. Please pardon … Continue reading Winning the Hearts & Minds of Young Vietnamese
My Top 15 Personal Favorites
Last year, I wrote a total of 84 posts, an average of 7 per month. Below are some of my favorite posts starting with one from February and ending with one from last month. Collectively, they cover a lot of ground - from updates and personal stories to commentaries and analyses. If You’ve Got It, Flaunt … Continue reading My Top 15 Personal Favorites
Internet Penetration, Social Media & Student Recruitment
40 years ago this week in the waning months of the American War, as it's known in Vietnam, US bombs were raining down on Hanoi in what came to be known as "The Christmas Bombings." This morning, sitting in my office in downtown Hanoi, I listened to children singing Christmas songs in a nearby kindergarten and thought about … Continue reading Internet Penetration, Social Media & Student Recruitment
Vietnam Retains 8th Place Ranking Among Sending Countries
According to the 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE), the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by six percent to a record high of 764,495 in the 2011/12 academic year. International exchanges in all 50 states contributed … Continue reading Vietnam Retains 8th Place Ranking Among Sending Countries
Bigger Isn’t Always Better: The Jerry Maguire Approach to US Higher Ed Fairs
I remember my last US higher education fair with IIE-Vietnam. (Note: I served as country director from 2005-09.) There were a record 92 participating institutions in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Every square inch of the ballroom and the lobby was packed with tables, reps and attendees. By all accounts, including number of institutions represented, … Continue reading Bigger Isn’t Always Better: The Jerry Maguire Approach to US Higher Ed Fairs
Oops!… They Did It Again
Last year around this time, I wrote about Jose Maria Vargas University (JMVU), a nationally accredited (NA) school based in Florida, which was permitted to join the Institute of International Education's (IIE) US higher education fairs in Vietnam. This in spite of the fact IIE guidelines state that “Only regionally accredited (RA) two-year, four-year and … Continue reading Oops!… They Did It Again
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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