Below is a list of majors - in descending order - that Vietnamese students chose in the 2017/18 academic year. Interestingly, there was a decrease in the percentage studying business/management, down from 30.9% the previous year. This reflects growing interest in non-business majors and perhaps, quite possibly, the dawning realization that one doesn't need to … Continue reading Latest IIE Open Doors Data Reveal Shift in Vietnamese Major Preferences in the US
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US Visa Overstays: Is the Sky Falling?
The Trump administration recently proposed (yet another) new rule related to nonimmigrant, including student, visas. This one, if approved, will establish a maximum period of authorized stay for international students and other holders of certain nonimmigrant visas. Why? Is there something broken that needs to be fixed? Are the overstay rates breaking new records? Do … Continue reading US Visa Overstays: Is the Sky Falling?
Secondary Sector in USA Still Going Strong
As I mentioned in the last post, there are nearly 30,000 Vietnamese (29,788, to be exact) studying in the US at all levels. (Source: Mapping SEVIS by the Numbers, August 2018) Of those, 3,472, or 11.7%, of them are enrolled in boarding and day schools. While that's 720 fewer students than in December 2017 (4,192 … Continue reading Secondary Sector in USA Still Going Strong
Decree 86 Is Good News for Vietnamese Parents & Investors
New Decree No. 86/2018/ND-CP implementing the Law on Education Here is the unabridged version of an interview about Decree 86 that I did with Anton Crace, Reporter - Australasia for The PIE News (Vietnam increases domestic participation in international schools). My answers are in navy blue. The decree took effect on 1 August 2018. I saw Decree 86 increasing … Continue reading Decree 86 Is Good News for Vietnamese Parents & Investors
Over Half the World is Online; Viet Nam Among Top 10 for Facebook Use
Essential Insights Into Internet, Social Media, Mobile, and E-Commerce Use Around the World Here's the latest, according to We are Social and Hootsuite. Of the 7.615 billion human beings on this planet, 4.087 billion are online, which equals a global Internet penetration rate of 54%. 3.297 billion of them are active social media users, which amounts to … Continue reading Over Half the World is Online; Viet Nam Among Top 10 for Facebook Use
“Vietnam needs to embrace its history fully”
This well-known and often misquoted quote by George Santayana (1863-1952), a Spanish-US American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist who was born in Madrid and died in Rome, literally assumes there is something learned in the first place that has since been forgotten. This is not the case with people who don't learn the good, the … Continue reading “Vietnam needs to embrace its history fully”
“Reform Or Eliminate EB-5 Investors Visas Programme: Trump Administration To Congress”
More importantly, reforms are needed to protect against national security risks that allow foreign nationals to invest for the purpose of laundering money or conducting espionage against us. L Francis Cissna, Director, USCIS Then why doesn't Mr. Cissna and the department of which he is director investigate the alleged abuses about which he is so concerned … Continue reading “Reform Or Eliminate EB-5 Investors Visas Programme: Trump Administration To Congress”
Viet Nam Ranks 60th Out of 163 in 2018 Global Peace Index
Viet Nam is a peaceful country. For those of us who live here, I'm stating the obvious. According to the latest Global Peace Index report, Viet Nam ranks 60th out of 163 countries surveyed. That ranking is in descending order from the "most peaceful" (Iceland) to the "most dangerous" (Syria). The "state of peace" categories include: very … Continue reading Viet Nam Ranks 60th Out of 163 in 2018 Global Peace Index
How’s Viet Nam’s Economy Doing?
Yes, this is a rhetorical question...
“The Dregs of Higher Education Damage Our Immigration System”
This organization, whose slogan is Low-immigration, Pro-immigrant, is not one whose work I would normally cite but this is a well-researched report. It is about an important issue I have been writing for quite some time now, a lone voice in the US higher education accreditation wilderness, so to speak. There is more than one loophole, … Continue reading “The Dregs of Higher Education Damage Our Immigration System”
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