Announcing Capstone’s Spring 2020 StudyUSA & Canada Higher Education Fairs

05/11/2019 maavn Advertisement, Announcement capstone vietnam, higher education fairs, overseas study, study in canada, study in the USA, vietnamese student recruitment, Vietnamese students

And now a word from our sponsor... 🙂 I'm pleased to announce Capstone's spring 2020 StudyUSA & Canada Higher Education Fairs, which will take place from 21 February to 1 March in Hanoi, Haiphong, Danang, Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Please click on the ad on the left or the poster below for … Continue reading Announcing Capstone’s Spring 2020 StudyUSA & Canada Higher Education Fairs

International vs. Country-Specific Fairs

01/04/201627/05/2016 maavn Commentary higher education fairs, international student recruitment, Vietnamese students

Recruiters have lots of choices when it comes to different types of fairs. All make the same promises. Hundreds or even thousands of students at each event, all interested in overseas study and all with the ability to pay. How to choose? Here’s one easy way. If you represent an institution from a top five … Continue reading International vs. Country-Specific Fairs

Of Smoke, Mirrors, & Educational Consultants

03/03/201607/04/2016 maavn Commentary cheating, higher education fairs, international student recruitment, unethical business practices, Vietnamese students

I continue to document and add to my rather lengthy inventory the many ways in which educational consulting companies cheat their clients and partners. This began with an article I wrote in 12/14 for University World News entitled Walking the walk – Ethical agency-based recruitment. Here's one that involves an upcoming US higher education mini-fair. … Continue reading Of Smoke, Mirrors, & Educational Consultants

The End of An Era: Life Without the IIE Higher Education Fairs

12/12/201512/12/2015 maavn Commentary higher education fairs, international student recruitment, national accreditation, regional accreditation, Vietnamese students

There was a time when IIE higher education fairs were all the rage in Vietnam, when IIE and its EducationUSA advising centers were one of the few quality games in town. You announced the fairs, did some light publicity and, Lord, did they ever come... in droves. There was such an unquenchable thirst for information … Continue reading The End of An Era: Life Without the IIE Higher Education Fairs

Fall 2015 EducationUSA Higher Ed Fairs: Location, Location, Location?

21/08/201521/08/2015 maavn Commentary, Events EducationUSA, higher education fairs, international student recruitment, Vietnamese students

Tuesday, October 6th: HO CHI MINH CITY Wednesday, October 7th: CAN THO Friday, October 9th: HUE I must admit that I'm a bit baffled as to why EdUSA is organizing fairs in Can Tho and Hue. Nice places to visit but not exactly hot "markets" for StudyUSA. (At least one has quite a few students … Continue reading Fall 2015 EducationUSA Higher Ed Fairs: Location, Location, Location?

Linden U.S. University Fairs – In Cooperation With Capstone Vietnam

17/08/2015 maavn Announcement educational advising, higher education fairs, international student recruitment, overseas study, Vietnamese students

I'm pleased to announce that Capstone Vietnam, a full-service educational consulting company based in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), is assisting Linden Educational Services with its U.S. University Fairs on 20 and 22 September in Hanoi and HCMC, respectively. There are currently 34 colleges and universities from 18 states participating in this fair … Continue reading Linden U.S. University Fairs – In Cooperation With Capstone Vietnam

Protected: Resources for Fall 2018 StudyUSA Higher Education Fair Colleagues

30/05/201517/09/2018 maavn Announcement, Updates community colleges, higher education fairs, US-Vietnam educational exchange

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The 10th VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences Are Coming!

17/04/201517/04/2015 maavn Announcement, Conferences higher education fairs, US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietabroader, Vietnamese students

Mark your summer calendar, U.S. higher education colleagues! I’m pleased to announce that the main 2015 VietAbroader Conferences – Passing of the Torch will be held on Saturday, July 18th in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Sunday, July 19th in Hanoi. For the first time ever, there will also be conferences in Hue (7/10), … Continue reading The 10th VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences Are Coming!

Hanoi’s First-Ever US Embassy-Sponsored Higher Education Fair

14/04/2015 maavn Commentary, Events higher education fairs, international student recruitment, overseas study, soft power, US-Vietnam educational exchange, US-Vietnam relations

Welcome to the newest kid on the US higher education fair block, which has expanded considerably in the past 10 years. I'm pleased to see that the US Embassy has its very own higher education fair along the lines of the Institute of International Education-Vietnam fairs of yesteryear. In a sense and in this particular … Continue reading Hanoi’s First-Ever US Embassy-Sponsored Higher Education Fair

Protected: Resources for UPCEA Colleagues (March-April 2015)

31/03/201501/04/2015 maavn Announcement, Updates community colleges, higher education fairs, US-Vietnam educational exchange