According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s annual Education at a Glance report,there were 4.12 million students enrolled in a higher education program outside of their country of citizenship in 2010. (The information was collected from 34 OECD member countries, in addition to other non-member G-20 countries: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi … Continue reading More Studying Overseas; US Continues to Lose International Student Market Share
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To Emigrate or Not to Emigrate, That is The Question (With Apologies to Mr. Shakespeare)
I recently received an email from a Vietnamese student (I’ll call her “Hoa”) who just earned her bachelor’s degree in the US. Hers is the story of many young Vietnamese who study overseas, which is why I want to share it with you. I’ve changed the names to protect the innocent. 🙂 Hoa writes: I … Continue reading To Emigrate or Not to Emigrate, That is The Question (With Apologies to Mr. Shakespeare)
“Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The American Economy”
While this is not exactly breaking news, I am pleased to see how this trend is being documented in order to build an even stronger case for visa policy reform. It's an issue that unites key business and political leaders, including President Obama, as well as professional associations such as NAFSA: Association of International Educators. This report, issued by The Partnership for a … Continue reading “Patent Pending: How Immigrants Are Reinventing The American Economy”
Survey of Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the United States
I recently tabulated the results of an anonymous and impressionistic (i.e., unscientific) Internet survey that I conducted using SurveyMonkey. The purpose of this brief survey was to get a general idea of the post-graduation plans of current and future Vietnamese students in the U.S. In response to one of the key questions about what students plan … Continue reading Survey of Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the United States
O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
Canada permits graduates of public postsecondary institutions and degree programs at private institutions to work for up to three years, depending upon the length of their program of study. The government has also created an immigration program specifically for international graduates known as the Canadian Experience Class. Graduates with a Canadian degree and/or work experience … Continue reading O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study
Trần Mạnh Tuấn: Bridging Cultural & Musical Worlds
Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. (Confucius) This is a post about music, a saxophonist par excellence, and one of Vietnam’s finest musicians - a man who has taken full advantage of the opportunity to attend a world-class music college, indulge his passion for jazz and pursue his dream … Continue reading Trần Mạnh Tuấn: Bridging Cultural & Musical Worlds
Survey for Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the US
I’m conducting a brief and impressionistic (i.e., unscientific) survey is to collect some basic information about the post-graduation plans of young Vietnamese who are either currently studying in the US or are planning to do so. I will post the results here if I received a sufficient number of replies. Please e-mail me at markashwill[AT]hotmail.com … Continue reading Survey for Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the US
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
VietAbroader Organizes Career Conference in New York
VietAbroader, in conjunction with New York University School of Law’s Asia Law Society, will organize the VietAbroader Career Conference (VACC). The conference will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, 2010 at the New York University School of Law. VACC marks the first offshore project implemented by VietAbroader, and is a pioneering career conference … Continue reading VietAbroader Organizes Career Conference in New York
Vietnam’s students graduate in US, return home
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
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