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
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Reality Check/When One Government Speaks with Two Voices
Below is my response to a 23 June Chronicle of Higher Education article by Beth McMurtrie entitled Colleges Are Warned Against a 'Gold Rush' Pursuit of International Studentsabout how to better promote American higher education abroad, discussed at a recent three-day EducationUSA conference. This may be difficult to comprehend in Washington, D.C. and its corridors of power (e.g., the … Continue reading Reality Check/When One Government Speaks with Two Voices
Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies: The Mixed Impact of US Higher Education on Vietnam
Among the growing number of US universities and colleges that have acknowledged Vietnam as a promising market for student recruitment, online and in-country education and training programs (among other activities), most are well-intentioned and accredited. Others, however, see a golden opportunity to reap substantial profits from a market that has rosy long-term prospects. The bittersweet … Continue reading Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies: The Mixed Impact of US Higher Education on Vietnam
International-Student Recruitment Debate: 6 Views on Agents
My comment about this collection of essays that appeared in the 16 June issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education is below. Marjorie Smith hit the nail on the head. It goes without saying that educational consulting companies should, to the best of their ability, represent the interests of their clients, both institutional and individual. This means … Continue reading International-Student Recruitment Debate: 6 Views on Agents
Recent Comments About Hot-Button Issues in the US Higher Education Media
…in response to these articles and other comments. All are relevant - on some level - to Vietnam. MAA ‘The End of Internationalization?’ by Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed (3 June 2011) Why We Do What We Do I agree with Dr. Knight that “internationalization has become a catch-all phrase for everything” and that most international educators … Continue reading Recent Comments About Hot-Button Issues in the US Higher Education Media
“How the U.S. Can Stop Hindering Higher-Education Exports”
This is the title of an excellent article by Mitch Leventhal calling for the creation of a national export council for higher education in the U.S., which appeared in the 22 May 2011 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Dr. Leventhal is vice chancellor for global affairs at the State University of New York, … Continue reading “How the U.S. Can Stop Hindering Higher-Education Exports”
Study Mississippi
Study Mississippi is the a latest in a series of state higher education consortia created to promote higher education in a particular state to international students. I discussed this trend in two previous posts, including State Int’l Education Consortia: Strength in Unity (6.12.09) and Vietnam: Attracting Foreign Students to Maine (1.11.10). Other states in whose … Continue reading Study Mississippi
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop: Of Sham Universities & SEVIS Approved Schools
Fact: The United States is the world’s leading host of unaccredited schools, also known as rogue providers. Fact: The US State Department represents officially (i.e., regionally and nationally) accredited colleges and universities. Fact: One of the three criteria that consular officers use to make the determination whether or not an applicant "is entitled to a nonimmigrant … Continue reading Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop: Of Sham Universities & SEVIS Approved Schools
Trends in International Student Flows to the US
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
What’s Hot
…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
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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