According to its organizers, this "un-conference," defined as a conference in which participants use their interests, knowledge and experience to generate discussion topics," is for anyone involved in education to meet, share, collaborate and educate. At SaigonEduCamp: Everyone is a participant, no one is a spectator. It is informal: there are no proposals, papers or … Continue reading SaigonEduCamp: 12.12.10 share, collaborate, educate
Continuing Signs of Strength
From a recent Vietnomics update... Despite its challenges, Vietnam continues to impress analysts with its potential. Recent examples: A new McKinsey report (Growing up fast: Vietnam discovers the consumer society) highlights Vietnam’s growth, saying its middle class will reach 25 million households in 2013. McKinsey says Vietnam can grow because retail sales are among Asia’s lowest. … Continue reading Continuing Signs of Strength
“Universities weep over shortage of lecturers”
Fact: According to the Ministry of Education and Training, from 1987-2009, the number of students was thirteen times higher, while the number of lecturers only tripled. Fact: The current average ratio of students to lecturers is 28:1. At the Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology it is 47.3/1, at the … Continue reading “Universities weep over shortage of lecturers”
Hiệp hội cao đẳng Cộng đồng Việt Nam/Vietnam Association of Community Colleges
The community college model is relatively new in Vietnam. The Vietnam Association of Community Colleges (VACC) describes itself as a "social-vocational organization representing the common voice of universities, colleges and other training institutes following community college model in Vietnam." The VACC has 31 members, including 26 universities, colleges and junior colleges. My colleague, Cindy Epperson, who is Professor of … Continue reading Hiệp hội cao đẳng Cộng đồng Việt Nam/Vietnam Association of Community Colleges
Buyer Beware: The Potential Pitfalls of Agency-Based Recruitment
In the remarks referenced in my last post Ambassador Michalak also spent a couple hundred words on the subject of education consultants, or agents. His advice was spot-on (my italics): "Some parents may choose to work through an agent when looking to find the appropriate school for their child in America. Agents are local representatives for … Continue reading Buyer Beware: The Potential Pitfalls of Agency-Based Recruitment
U.S. Ambassador Highlights Accreditation in Remarks
I was pleased to see Ambassador Michael Michalak talk at considerable length about accreditation at a recent ribbon cutting ceremony for the Embassy's new EducationUSA advising office. In fact, over half of his speech focused on this important topic. When I was IIE-Vietnam country director from 2005-09, this was one of my "signature issues," and … Continue reading U.S. Ambassador Highlights Accreditation in Remarks
Offshore Development Centers “Off the Beaten Path”
As promised and following up on my recent Intel post, here are a few words about Enclave Offshore Development Centers, a small forward-looking U.S. IT company in Danang. For some background information about Enclave, check out this 2008 article entitled Da Nang's transformation into Vietnam's 'next place'." While Enclave obviously doesn't have the resources Intel … Continue reading Offshore Development Centers “Off the Beaten Path”
US and Intel Invest in Engineering Education in Vietnam
A couple of years ago Intel Vietnam had recruited just 40 qualified employees out of the 3,000 for its recruitment plan to 2010. The company reported that it lacked qualified engineers, technical team leaders and technicians. This is a common complaint among employers and shouldn't come as a surprise given Vietnam's current stage of development … Continue reading US and Intel Invest in Engineering Education in Vietnam
StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
Here's a promotional YouTube video for students:
Americans and the Other
No, this is not a Vietnam-related post, at least not directly. Indirectly, however, there is a Vietnam connection. I was invited to speak to a group of US higher education colleagues about Vietnam in early February 2010 at a seminar in Washington, D.C. During my presentation, the snow began falling right on schedule, and kept falling throughout that day and … Continue reading Americans and the Other
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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