I was not a friend of Landon's but our paths crossed several times when I was country director of IIE-Vietnam (2005-09). My brief encounters with him made a lasting impression. What I remember are his thoughtfulness, intelligence, humility and sincerity. I regret that I didn't know him better. Landon had lived in Vietnam since 2004, … Continue reading Landon Carter Schmitt Memorial Fund
Updates
“Vietnam Stats Show Remarkable Progress”
Well, yes and no... Positives: advances in health and education + cash income; increase in average living space from 9.2 m2 to 16.9 m2; literacy is now 94%, "almost universal among younger groups and there is little difference between urban and rural;" increase in life expectancy to 72.8 years ("largest gains among women," not surprisingly); 1.2% … Continue reading “Vietnam Stats Show Remarkable Progress”
Update: What Investors Need to Know About Doing Business in Vietnam
As it relates to the theme of this blog... In his summer 2010 update "What Investors Need to Know About Doing Business in Vietnam," Jeff Browne, president of Vietnomics, a consulting company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, lists "six key observations that could spell the difference between success and failure in Vietnam," two of which are … Continue reading Update: What Investors Need to Know About Doing Business in Vietnam
Tri Viet University Project
In a previous post I wrote about a new private, non-profit Vietnamese university, Tan Tao University, the brainchild of Mdm Dang Thi Hoang Yen. There is another private, non-profit university being established by Mdm Ton Nu Thi Ninh, Tri Viet University. Both TTU and TVU aspire to become international-standard universities. (Both Ms. Yen and Ms. Ninh were profiled in … Continue reading Tri Viet University Project
Education and Training Excerpt…
...from the 2010 Country Commercial Guide for Vietnam (U.S. Commercial Service). This 2.5 page document provides some very basic background information about this particular sector in Vietnam and one of the U.S.' leading service sector exports. If you're interested in reading the document in its entirety - all 148 pages of it - follow this link … Continue reading Education and Training Excerpt…
US Embassy-Hanoi Hiring New Fulbright Director
From the position announcement (PDF): Under the general supervision of the Public Affairs Officer, incumbent of the position will manage Fulbright Program in Vietnam, one of the largest Fulbright Programs in Asia. (The annual budget for the Fulbright Program in Vietnam is $2.2 million.) The incumbent will oversee three Fulbright Assistants in implementing the many components … Continue reading US Embassy-Hanoi Hiring New Fulbright Director
SEVIS by the Numbers: Vietnam
Unlike the annual Open Doors international academic mobility report, which contains information from the previous fall semester (i.e., one year before the report is released), the quarterly reports issued by the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) are up-to-date snapshots of the total number of international students studying in the U.S. (At … Continue reading SEVIS by the Numbers: Vietnam
Vietnam Ranks 2nd in U.S. Community College International Enrollment
According to the 2009 Open Doors international academic mobility report, Vietnam now ranks second among all places of origin in international enrollment at community colleges, surpassing Japan and closing in on S. Korea. The 8.4% of total international enrollment at community colleges translates into 8,046 students. This means that 63% of all Vietnamese studying in … Continue reading Vietnam Ranks 2nd in U.S. Community College International Enrollment
“EducationUSA Advising Moves Into the U.S. Embassy & Consulate”
This announcement was uploaded to IIE-Vietnam's website on 25 November. It mentions (rather indirectly) the fact that the Ho Chi Minh City office will be closed in a few months and that advising services will no longer be available in the Hanoi office after the "transition." http://www.iievn.org/WebPage/Default/DetailNews.aspx?parentCateId=61&id=304 Why? Most likely political and financial reasons - in that order. Education has become an … Continue reading “EducationUSA Advising Moves Into the U.S. Embassy & Consulate”
Vietnam Breaks Into Top 10
According to the Institute of International Education's (IIE) Open Doors 2009 international student mobility report, there were 12,823 students from Vietnam studying in the United States during the 2008/09 academic year. This is an increase of 46.2% over the previous year and the highest percentage increase of any of the "sending countries." Vietnam has become the ninth-leading place of … Continue reading Vietnam Breaks Into Top 10
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