International Recruitment Tools and Techniques: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

I'm looking forward to participating in a general session of interest to colleagues involved in international student recruitment entitled International Recruitment Tools and Techniques: One Size Doesn't Fit All. This session is part of the Practitioner Toolbox Track. Session Description:  With the demographic downturn in the United States and increased competition for international students, growing … Continue reading International Recruitment Tools and Techniques: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Vietnam’s Stock Continues to Rise…

 in the World of U.S. International Student Recruitment Let me begin with the end of an article I wrote for the NAFSA International Enrollment Management (IEM) e-newsletter.  If you're interested in reading the piece in its entirety, follow this link. A Look Ahead Vietnam is a country on the move. Daunting obstacles have been overcome … Continue reading Vietnam’s Stock Continues to Rise…

Top Emerging Markets for International Student Recruitment

Below are some excerpts from this World Education Services (WES) follow-up study to a 2012 research report that identifies key emerging markets for international student recruitment through 2018 and seeks to inform higher education institutions’ strategic planning by giving them a deeper understanding of future international student recruitment markets. This report addresses two main questions: … Continue reading Top Emerging Markets for International Student Recruitment

The USA & Australia Trade Places – Again!

As of February 2015, the United States is once again the world's leading host of Vietnamese students.  Using the SEVIS by the Numbers quarterly update, which includes both secondary and postsecondary data, there are about 26,000 Vietnamese studying in the US, rounded up by 18 students.  Since the Australian figures below encompass all sectors of … Continue reading The USA & Australia Trade Places – Again!

US International Student “Market Share” Steadily Eroding

According to the 2014 Open Doors report, released by the Institute of International Education, there are 886,052 international students in the US, which makes it the world's leading host.  (There are now a total of 1.13 million F & M students studying in the US, according to the 2/15 SEVIS quarterly update.  That includes all … Continue reading US International Student “Market Share” Steadily Eroding

Du học Mỹ chọn sao cho đúng và trúng?

Below is an excerpt from a 20.4.15 Thanh Niên Online article about the dramatic increase in the number of Vietnamese students in the US at the postsecondary and secondary levels, as reported in this 1 April 2015 post, entitled Vietnam Now Ranks 7th Among All Sending Countries (!). VN hiện đang xếp thứ bảy trong … Continue reading Du học Mỹ chọn sao cho đúng và trúng?

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

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

Vietnam Now Ranks 7th Among All Sending Countries (!)

According to the latest SEVIS by the Numbers quarterly update from February 2015, a real-time data snapshot of international enrollment in the US, including secondary and postsecondary levels, Vietnam now ranks 7th among all places of origin with 25,982 students, surpassing Taiwan (23,503) and nipping at the heels of Japan (26,187).  If the current trend … Continue reading Vietnam Now Ranks 7th Among All Sending Countries (!)

Lời nói cần đi đôi với việc làm!

NOTE:  This is the Vietnamese version of Walking the walk – Ethical agency-based recruitment, an article of mine that appeared in University World News on 12.12.14. Ở Việt Nam, việc gian lận ngày phổ biến và công việc làm ăn có đạo đức ngày một ít đi, ngành giáo dục cũng không tránh khỏi những … Continue reading Lời nói cần đi đôi với việc làm!

Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Spring 2015 StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs in Vietnam

1.  Quality:  Only regionally accredited institutions are permitted to join the StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs, the gold standard of accreditation in the US. 2.  Choice:  More than 40 colleges and universities from 18 states are participating in the StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs, making it one of the larger US higher education fair series in Vietnam. … Continue reading Top 10 Reasons to Attend the Spring 2015 StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs in Vietnam