Just over two years ago, I helped to organized the 1st annual US alumni conference in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in my previous incarnation as country director of IIE-Vietnam. That it was called the "1st" reflects the fact that I am an optimist by nature. It's been the only alumni conference to date for US-educated … Continue reading Vietnamese US Higher Education Alumni
Updates
Vietnamese Student Visa Applications to Australia Drop by 31%
A Guest Post By Justin Birch Australia has enjoyed its status as the number one destination for Vietnamese university students but it shouldn't get too comfortable. A recent report released by the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship reveals that offshore applications from Vietnamese students dropped by 31%. This decrease is not the largest, however, with India’s applications having … Continue reading Vietnamese Student Visa Applications to Australia Drop by 31%
Of Web Metrics and Analytics: Who Visits This Blog and Why?
As of last month, according to Netcraft, a UK-based company that provides “monthly Internet research reports on the hosting industry and specialises in phishing detection and countermeasures,” there are 107,400,000 active websites in the world. (There are more than three times as many hostnames.) International Educator’s three-month global Alexa traffic rank is 3,906,230. Who Visits These Humble … Continue reading Of Web Metrics and Analytics: Who Visits This Blog and Why?
A Year Ago Today
Today is the first anniversary of the day that An International Educator received the most traffic ever in a 24-hour period - 1,315 views. The catalyst? An interview in the Vietnamese language media (i.e., Tuổi Trẻ Online) about unaccredited US schools in Vietnam that spread like wildfire. 2010-07-30 Title Views Home page 1,015 US-Based or Affiliated … Continue reading A Year Ago Today
Meeting with University of Houston MBA Students
A few Saturday mornings ago, I spent a couple of hours in a conference room at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi speaking to a group of MBA students from the University of Houston (UH). Most had just arrived for a nine-day study tour (7-15 July) that would take them to Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Ho … Continue reading Meeting with University of Houston MBA Students
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 30 June 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,142,830 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
Location, Location, Location…
... combined with the laws of supply and demand=a small (53 m2/602 ft2) building in downtown Hanoi that recently sold for $2.3 million. Where this charming Hanoi house once stood is now a pile of rubble. On this site, at the intersection of Hang Bai and Hai Ba Trung streets in the Hoan Kiem District, which I pass … Continue reading Location, Location, Location…
TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs
On 9 July Thalia Saplad, executive director of international programs at Shoreline Community College (SCC) in Washington (state) and Nguyen Minh Huy, who just graduated from Shoreline and is headed for Seattle University this fall, were interviewed by the host of HTV's popular Study Abroad Window (Cửa Sổ Du Học), Ha Quyen, about US community colleges, high school … Continue reading TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs
Summer 2011 Update: Despite Economic Instability, Things Are Looking Up in Vietnam
This summer 2011 update is from Vietnomics , a global sourcing consultancy that links US and Vietnamese investors and companies. Thanks, Jeff! Summary Still reeling from the 2009 global recession, Vietnam’s economy has been challenged in the first half of this year. Businesses are coping with runaway inflation, high interest rates, an increasingly unsettled workforce, and inadequate … Continue reading Summer 2011 Update: Despite Economic Instability, Things Are Looking Up in Vietnam
O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
Canada permits graduates of public postsecondary institutions and degree programs at private institutions to work for up to three years, depending upon the length of their program of study. The government has also created an immigration program specifically for international graduates known as the Canadian Experience Class. Graduates with a Canadian degree and/or work experience … Continue reading O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
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