international academic mobility

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

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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

Open Doors 2011: Vietnam Ranks 8th

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According to Open Doors 2011, the annual report on international academic mobility published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, there are now 723,277 international students in the United States.  This represents a 4.7% increase over … Continue reading Open Doors 2011: Vietnam Ranks 8th

Survey of Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the United States

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 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

Study in the States (US Department of Homeland Security)

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This is good news for international students and a wise policy move for the United States.  Perhaps the first steps towards laying a groundwork for a national export council for higher education?  I look forward to learning more specifics.  The devil is always in the details. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a new … Continue reading Study in the States (US Department of Homeland Security)

O Canada! One of the Hottest Destinations for Overseas Study

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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

VietAbroader Conference 2011: Passing of the Torch

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  Mark your calendars!  VietAbroader's annual summer study abroad conferences will take place this year in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on Friday, 15 July and in Hanoi on Saturday, 16 July.  In the spirit of mentorship and social responsibility,  the VietAbroader Study Abroad Conference (VAC), entitled “Passing of the Torch,” was first launched in … Continue reading VietAbroader Conference 2011: Passing of the Torch

Trends in International Student Flows to the US

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Below are two charts with visuals of the top 15 sending countries in 2000 and the top 25 in 2010.  The "fields of study" map at the bottom is a bonus.  Using Open Doors data, Vietnam's enrollment in 2001/02 was 2531 and was 13,112 in 2009/10, a 518% increase.  Top 15 Countries for 2000 Top 25 … Continue reading Trends in International Student Flows to the US

6 in 10 Vietnamese Students in the US Enrolled at Community Colleges

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According to the 2010 Open Doors international academic mobility report, the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by a modest 3% to 690,923 during the 2009/10 academic year.  As in the previous academic year, Vietnam ranks 9th overall and 2nd in international enrollment at community colleges after South Korea.  … Continue reading 6 in 10 Vietnamese Students in the US Enrolled at Community Colleges

What’s Hot

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…in Vietnam’s English language media as it relates to education.  Below is a sampling of articles that have recently appeared on English language newspaper websites here starting with the newest.  Why I quit? (Low salary is not the only thing that urges state employees to quit. If they are just working for money, many excellent … Continue reading What’s Hot

“Business for a Cause”

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Vietnamese-American David Duong has spun gold from American trash I especially like the first line of this 27.8.10 Thanh Nien News article.  David Duong is the classic rags-to-riches story.  He saw an opportunity and took advantage of it.  His companies, California Waste Solutions and Vietnam Waste Solutions are excellent examples of "doing well and doing good."  His ambitious … Continue reading “Business for a Cause”