Nationally Accredited U.S. Institutions with a Vietnam Connection

13/02/201213/02/2012 maavn Commentary, Updates academic globalization, accreditation, national accreditation

Below is a list of thirteen (13) known nationally accredited U.S.-based institutions operating in Vietnam, many in cooperation with a local partner. For the record, national accreditation (NA) is not comparable to regional accreditation (RA), which is generally considered to be the "gold standard" of higher education accreditation in the U.S. If you're interested in learning more about the differences … Continue reading Nationally Accredited U.S. Institutions with a Vietnam Connection

“California Leads Nation in Unaccredited Schools, and Enforcement Is Lax”

16/01/2012 maavn Articles, Updates accreditation, corruption, diploma mills, international students, rogue providers, unaccredited schools

Check out this excellent article by investigative reporter Jennifer Gollan about Frederick Taylor University (FTU), which I've written about on these hallowed pages and which appears on my list of US-based unaccredited schools. FTU has been quite active in Vietnam in recent years and therefore a substantial source of revenue for this state-approved rogue provider. Knowing … Continue reading “California Leads Nation in Unaccredited Schools, and Enforcement Is Lax”

Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery?

14/12/201114/12/2011 maavn Commentary, Updates academic globalization, accreditation, rogue providers, unaccredited schools, US-Vietnam educational exchange

The Global Institute of Strategic Management (GISM), which has close ties to Akamai University, a Hawaii-based school that appears on my list of unaccredited US institutions, has a logo that bears a striking resemblance to the Great Seal of a certain US federal executive department charged with implementing that country's foreign policy. Compare the above logo with that on the US … Continue reading Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery?

“Our Member Universities are the leaders in on line distance learning…”

23/11/201128/12/2011 maavn Commentary accreditation, corruption, diploma mills, international students, rogue providers, visa policy

I feel so empowered! 🙂 I just received an email from Martha (or whatever her/his/its name is), an Academic Counselor at College Degree Fast, the subject of a previous post, informing me that my requested degree choice Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration has been approved by the following accredited universities: Central Western University (Texas) Southern National University … Continue reading “Our Member Universities are the leaders in on line distance learning…”

Education UK: Vietnam Country Partner Meeting

21/10/201104/11/2011 maavn Commentary, Events academic partnerships, accreditation, british council, community colleges, diploma mills, education agents, higher education fairs, international student recruitment, national accreditation, rogue providers, soft power

I was invited to speak on Friday, 14 October to representatives from 60 British colleges and universities who were in Vietnam for a series of events, including the UK higher education fairs in Hanoi, HCMC and Danang. My assigned topic was The Study Abroad Market: A US Perspective. During the 30 minutes or so at my disposal, … Continue reading Education UK: Vietnam Country Partner Meeting

Caveat Emptor! US Rogue Providers Discover Vietnam

24/09/2011 maavn Articles academic partnerships, accreditation, corruption, diploma mills, regional accreditation, rogue providers, unaccredited schools

If you're interested in reading a rather lengthy(6-page) treatment of this issue in a Vietnamese context, check out this article I wrote for the August 2011 issue of wRAP-Up Newsletter. As I've mentioned in a number of settings, most recently in this June 2011 essay entitled Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies: The Mixed … Continue reading Caveat Emptor! US Rogue Providers Discover Vietnam

Chutzpah & Unaccredited (US) Higher Education Providers

10/08/2011 maavn Commentary accreditation, educational advising, emerging economies, rogue providers, unaccredited schools

Chutzpah (pronounced /ˈhʊtspə/) is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad, but it is generally used negatively. The word derives from the Hebrew word ḥuṣpâ (חֻצְפָּה), meaning "insolence", "audacity", and "impertinence." This word, one of my favorites, describes with great precision a recent email exchange I had with the representative of an unaccredited California-based school. … Continue reading Chutzpah & Unaccredited (US) Higher Education Providers

“How the U.S. Can Stop Hindering Higher-Education Exports”

23/05/201123/05/2011 maavn Commentary accreditation, diploma mills, international student recruitment, rogue providers, unaccredited schools, visa policy

This is the title of an excellent article by Mitch Leventhal calling for the creation of a national export council for higher education in the U.S., which appeared in the 22 May 2011 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Dr. Leventhal is vice chancellor for global affairs at the State University of New York, … Continue reading “How the U.S. Can Stop Hindering Higher-Education Exports”

“Students warned of rogue education providers”

19/11/201019/11/2010 maavn Articles, Commentary academic partnerships, accreditation, rogue providers, US-Vietnam educational exchange

This excellent article by Le Quynh Anh, which included an interview with me, appeared in the 18 November issue of the English language daily Viet Nam News. Below is the unabridged version of that interview. As the international educator, who has five years of experiences working in Vietnam, what are the reasons do you think behind … Continue reading “Students warned of rogue education providers”

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