Following on the heels of a successful fall 2010 StudyUSA Community College Fair series, Capstone Vietnam is organizing a four-fair series next spring. Spring 2011 Fair Dates, Sites and Fees Date City Time Cost Lit Only Feb 21 (Mon) Haiphong 3-7 p.m. $1,150 $300 Feb 23 (Wed) Hanoi 3-7 p.m. $1,250 $300 Feb 25 (Fri) Danang 3-7 … Continue reading Spring 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
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Vocational Education & Training in Vietnam: Opportunities & Untapped Potential
Last summer, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that it was providing $70 million in loans for the Viet Nam Skills Enhancement Project, which will offer training programs in priority industries in cooperation with the private sector. As in other countries, vocational education and training is “low prestige” and therefore not attractive to most high … Continue reading Vocational Education & Training in Vietnam: Opportunities & Untapped Potential
Of Student Visas & Community Colleges
Community colleges (CCs) continue to be the most popular entry point to U.S. higher education for Vietnamese students. Vietnam ranks 2nd behind South Korea in international student enrollment at CCs and 80% of the student visas issued by the U.S. Consulate General are for CC-bound students, according to an official source. That's the good news. The bad news is … Continue reading Of Student Visas & Community Colleges
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
Terms People Use to Stumble Upon Your Blog…
When I look at my stats to see how many thousands of people are reading my blog day in and day out (ok, I'm exaggerating :-)), one of the items that appears is "Search Engine Terms," defined very straightforwardly by WordPress as "terms people used to find your blog." It gives me an impressionistic view … Continue reading Terms People Use to Stumble Upon Your Blog…
SEVIS By The Numbers: June 2010 Snapshot
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system's performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 30 June 2010, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,084,122 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS By The Numbers: June 2010 Snapshot
New Dissertation: An Analysis of the Community College Concept in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
If you have an interest in Vietnamese community colleges, a fairly recent phenomenon in Vietnam's postsecondary education system, you'll want to get a copy of a new Ph.D. dissertation entitled An Analysis of the Community College Concept in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam by Cindy Epperson. Dr. Epperson is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies/International Partnerships Coordinator at St. … Continue reading New Dissertation: An Analysis of the Community College Concept in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Vietnam Ranks 2nd in U.S. Community College International Enrollment
According to the 2009 Open Doors international academic mobility report, Vietnam now ranks second among all places of origin in international enrollment at community colleges, surpassing Japan and closing in on S. Korea. The 8.4% of total international enrollment at community colleges translates into 8,046 students. This means that 63% of all Vietnamese studying in … Continue reading Vietnam Ranks 2nd in U.S. Community College International Enrollment
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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