international academic mobility

Vietnamese Students in Australia: A Reality Check

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Last year, there were more than 20,000 Vietnamese students in all sectors in Australia,  including higher education, vocational education and training (VET), English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) and other courses (non-credit courses, enabling courses, eyc.).  5,400 were in VET and 5,300 in the higher education sector as of February 2010, according to the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.      … Continue reading Vietnamese Students in Australia: A Reality Check

Science Education Across Borders: Why Academic Globalization Should Be Welcomed, Not Feared

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From the conclusion of this essay, excerpted from a forthcoming book The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities are Reshaping the World by Ben Wildavsky. The United States should respond to the globalization of higher education not with angst but with a sense of possibility. Neither a gradual erosion in the U.S. market share of students … Continue reading Science Education Across Borders: Why Academic Globalization Should Be Welcomed, Not Feared

Vietnam Breaks Into Top 10

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According to the Institute of International Education's (IIE) Open Doors 2009 international student mobility report, there were 12,823 students from Vietnam studying in the United States during the 2008/09 academic year.  This is an increase of 46.2% over the previous year and the highest percentage increase of any of the "sending countries."  Vietnam has become the ninth-leading place of … Continue reading Vietnam Breaks Into Top 10