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?
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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 (!)
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
Thiết lập thông tin chính xác, nghiêm túc
Đây là bài cuối cùng tôi viết trong năm 2014, một năm thành công trên nhiều mặt. Dưới đây, tôi xin kể một tình huống đã trải qua khi dùng internet để dẫn chứng thêm nhận định về Internet , công cụ vừa mang lại những tiện ích, vừa là mối hiểm họa khó lường. … Continue reading Thiết lập thông tin chính xác, nghiêm túc
FundsV: The Future of Financial Verification for Overseas Study
Documents that have been in the hands of students are generally not considered official. World Education Services (WES), a US-based credentials evaluation service Since US consular officers don't have the time or resources to ensure that each and every bank statement presented by US-bound students is checked for authenticity, the best option seems to be … Continue reading FundsV: The Future of Financial Verification for Overseas Study
Nearly Half of all Int’l Students in the US Enrolled at 100 Institutions
You've heard about concentration of wealth and income. What about international students? It might surprise you to learn that 429,921 international students out of 886,052 in the US are enrolled at 100 institutions. To put this in perspective keep in mind that about 1500 US colleges and universities out of nearly 4,000 regionally accredited schools … Continue reading Nearly Half of all Int’l Students in the US Enrolled at 100 Institutions
Journalism or Political Ax-Grinding?: Setting the Record Straight
My last post of 2014, a great year, in many respects. Below I describe one online adventure that illustrates the status of the Internet as both a blessing and a curse. The main lesson here? Read everything with a critical eye, check the source and question the intent. Pause and think before jumping on the … Continue reading Journalism or Political Ax-Grinding?: Setting the Record Straight
Walking the walk – Ethical agency-based recruitment
Below is an excerpt from an article I wrote about education agents in Vietnam for University World News (12 December 2014). The original, and admittedly rather lengthy, title was Walking the Walk: Ethical Business Practices in the Wild and Woolly World of Agency-Based Recruitment. That's what editors are for, right? Follow this link to read … Continue reading Walking the walk – Ethical agency-based recruitment
Emerging and Developing Economies Much More Optimistic than Rich Countries about the Future
Education, Hard Work Considered Keys to Success, but Inequality Still a Challenge As they continue to struggle with the effects of the Great Recession, publics in advanced economies are pessimistic about the financial prospects for the next generation. Most of those surveyed in richer nations think children in their country will be worse off financially … Continue reading Emerging and Developing Economies Much More Optimistic than Rich Countries about the Future
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