Fair week is over. The fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fair series started on a Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and ended on a Saturday in Hanoi with stops and high school visits in between in Nha Trang (first time ever) and Danang. These US community college-only fairs are unique in Vietnam, a wise choice … Continue reading StudyUSA Community College Fairs: Making Connections
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A Hole in the Dike?
Much to my chagrin, I noticed that IIE permitted Jose Maria Vargas University, a nationally accredited (NA) school based in Florida, to join its US higher education fairs in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). This in spite of the fact that IIE guidelines state that "Only regionally accredited (RA) two-year, four-year and … Continue reading A Hole in the Dike?
Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities
This is the title of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article that begins with this sentence: When American community colleges attend student-recruitment fairs abroad, they are often greeted with blank looks. This is true in a lot of countries but not in Vietnam, where many students and parents have recently discovered the benefits of … Continue reading Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities
Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
20 community colleges from 12 states representing all regions of the United States will participated in this community college-only fair series on 2, 4, 6, and 8 October in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Danang and Hanoi, respectively. 1. Alamo Colleges 14. Santa Barbara City College 2. Bunker Hill Community College 15. Shoreline Community College 3. … Continue reading Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
Fairs, Fairs, Everywhere, Everywhere!
Yes, dear friends of US-Vietnam educational exchange, fair season is upon us. There are traditional (face-to-face) fairs and online fairs, fairs for MBA programs, general US higher education fairs, which include everything but the kitchen sink, and institution-specific (e.g., community college) fairs. Below is a partial list of online (i.e., virtual) and offline (in-person) US … Continue reading Fairs, Fairs, Everywhere, Everywhere!
Virtual Student Fair Helps Vietnamese Students Learn About US Study Opportunities
Vietnamese young people who are thinking about studying in the US will have yet another useful source of information at their disposal: the Hobsons Virtual Student Fairs (VSF) on 17 September. The VSF is free and open to students from across Vietnam who are interested in pursuing a bachelor’s or a graduate degree at a U.S. university. … Continue reading Virtual Student Fair Helps Vietnamese Students Learn About US Study Opportunities
2nd Annual Fall StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) – Nha Trang (New!) – Danang – Hanoi October 2-8, 2011 Capstone Vietnam, a Hanoi-based human resource development company (small disclosure: I'm the managing director) is pleased to announce the second annual StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam. Vietnam ranks 8th, according to the March 2011 SEVIS By the Numbers quarterly … Continue reading 2nd Annual Fall StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
VietAbroader Summer Study Abroad Conferences: Passing of the Torch
Capstone Vietnam, of which I'm managing director, is pleased and proud to be a corporate sponsor of the 2011 VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences (VAC) on 15 and 16 July in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi, respectively. VAC, the flagship program of VietAbroader (VA), was first organized in the summer of 2005. (I had the privilege of … Continue reading VietAbroader Summer Study Abroad Conferences: Passing of the Torch
Education Makes Strange Bedfellows
Life is full of surprises. The Institute of International Education (IIE), a US nonprofit best known for its administration of the Fulbright Program, the US Government's flagship international exchange program, is partnering with the US Commercial Service in Vietnam to offer two US higher education fairs on 6 April in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and … Continue reading Education Makes Strange Bedfellows
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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