The TPP & China

15/02/201615/02/2016 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary china, tpp, viet nam, vietnam, vietnam development

Below is guest post by Chuck Searcy, a US veteran who has lived and worked in Vietnam for over 20 years. The reporting on "trade" is actually pretty misleading, because the TPP does not have much to do with trade (only what? -- five out of 23 chapters related to trade?). It's mostly about widening … Continue reading The TPP & China

China & Vietnam: A Study in the USA Comparison

21/06/2015 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Updates boarding schools, china, education reform, emerging economies, international student recruitment, international students, overseas study, vietnam, vietnam development, Vietnamese students

Given the intriguing historical relationship between Vietnam and China, I thought it might be interesting to do a brief comparison between the two as it relates to study in the USA. But first, here’s some basic up-to-date (as of 2014) information about each country. China The population of China is estimated at 1,393,783,836 as of … Continue reading China & Vietnam: A Study in the USA Comparison

‘American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students’

05/06/201505/06/2015 Mark A. Ashwill Articles, Commentary china, chinese students, diversification, international student recruitment, international students, vietnam development, Vietnamese students

A startling number of Chinese students are getting kicked out of American colleges. According to a white paper published by WholeRen, a Pittsburgh-based consultancy, an estimated 8,000 students from China were expelled from universities and colleges across the United States in 2013-4. The vast majority of these students—around 80 percent—were removed due to cheating or … Continue reading ‘American Universities Are Addicted to Chinese Students’

Emerging Markets for International Student Recruitment: Thinking Beyond China and India

23/12/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Updates china, emerging economies, india, international academic mobility, international student recruitment, overseas study

Thanks to Rahul Choudaha for permission to repost this insightful commentary... With more than 260,000 students from China and India enrolled in the US, many American institutions are over-reliant on these two markets for meeting their international student recruitment goals. With the budget cuts, self-financed students are becoming increasingly important and Chinese undergraduate students are … Continue reading Emerging Markets for International Student Recruitment: Thinking Beyond China and India

China as a Study Destination for Vietnamese Students

21/11/2011 Mark A. Ashwill Updates china, international students, overseas study, Vietnamese students

According to China's Ministry of Education, the number of foreign students reached a record high of more than 260,000 in 2010. Earlier this year, statistics from the ministry published by the China Daily revealed that 265,090 students from 194 countries were studying in China, an 8% increase from the 240,000 students in 2009. The top sending country is South Korea followed by … Continue reading China as a Study Destination for Vietnamese Students

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