Gifted high schools to teach more English

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High schools for the gifted will soon begin teaching some of their classes fully in English to have at least 50 percent of their graduates achieve average English language skills according to European standards. The target is expected to be hit by 2015, according to a new plan by the Ministry of Education and Training. … Continue reading Gifted high schools to teach more English

Vietnam’s students graduate in US, return home

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VietNamNet Bridge – The number of Vietnamese students in the US who return to Vietnam to find jobs has increased, according to a Vietnamese overseas students' organization. Mr Pham Anh Khoa The information has been provided by Pham Anh Khoa, graduate of Bates University and co-founder of VietAbroader, now Director of Yola Institute. According to … Continue reading Vietnam’s students graduate in US, return home

Do Clothes Really Make the Man (or Woman)? Have Visa, Will Issue (Not!)

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An amusing yet revealing story about Doan Nguyen Duc, who is on track to become Vietnam's first billionaire with a net worth of VND 12.22 trillion ($683.5 million) in current stock holdings.  An excerpt from a VietnamNet story about Mr. Duc and wealth acquisition in Vietnam: Jeans and a T-shirt In faded old blue jeans and a plain … Continue reading Do Clothes Really Make the Man (or Woman)? Have Visa, Will Issue (Not!)

A Visa and Immigration Policy for the Brain-Circulation Era – Adjusting To What Happened in the World While We Were Making Other Plans

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I'm pleased to see NAFSA:  Association of International Educators, the premier international education professional association in the US, issue this statement.  The recommended changes would bring an outdated policy into line with current realities and better enable the US to "compete" with Australia and the UK.   (Note:  This report gets an award for "longest subtitle of the year." ) … Continue reading A Visa and Immigration Policy for the Brain-Circulation Era – Adjusting To What Happened in the World While We Were Making Other Plans

“Policies for Teachers and Educational Leaders in the Innovative Education Process”

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I spoke at an  international workshop today for teachers and educational leaders, sponsored by Vietnam National University's University of Education.   Topic:  Creating Globally Competent Citizens in Cross-Cultural Perspective.  It was a variation on one of the themes of my co-authored book chapter (see previous posting) with a focus on global citizenship education - obstacles and opportunities.  A Vietnamese translation of the … Continue reading “Policies for Teachers and Educational Leaders in the Innovative Education Process”

State Int’l Education Consortia: Strength in Unity

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A recent phenomenon in U.S. higher education has been the creation of state consortia as a cost-effective means of promoting a state's colleges and universities overseas as well as raising the profile of that state.  Aside from the many well-known intrinsic benefits of hosting international students, there is the economic justification.  The 671,616 international students … Continue reading State Int’l Education Consortia: Strength in Unity

World University Project

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From the project website, brought to my attention by a Vietnamese graduate of Cambridge University:  A UK-based charity established by international students at Cambridge and Oxford in 2007, the World University Project was founded to advance the understanding and development of higher education around the world.  We do this primarily in the following ways: The … Continue reading World University Project

“EducationUSA Advising Moves Into the U.S. Embassy & Consulate”

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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”