While Viet Nam is still primarily an agent-driven market, growing numbers of students are beginning to bypass education agents and apply directly to educational institutions, especially for certain types of institutions and programs with simpler application procedures. In some cases, more than 50% of all apps are directly from students. The reasons for this recent … Continue reading Direct Applications on the Rise
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Live from Viet Nam – An E20 Webinar!
Last week, I had the opportunity to present on one of my favorite topics, Viet Nam, to a virtual audience of over 40 US colleagues, including those from higher and secondary education. I'm grateful to Syed Jamal from Branta and Renait Stephens from Study in the USA, event co-sponsor, for inviting me and for … Continue reading Live from Viet Nam – An E20 Webinar!
US Student Visa Issuances to Vietnamese Students Resume Their Upward Trend
Below is a graph with information about F-1 (student) visa issuances from 1998, the early days of Vietnamese studying in the US, to 2017, which ended on 30 September last year. These data are from this Excel file on the US State Department website: Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Visa Class and by Nationality. Just download … Continue reading US Student Visa Issuances to Vietnamese Students Resume Their Upward Trend
Vietnamese Student (Mis)Perceptions of the USA
I recently talked with a Vietnamese student who had studied in the US and was back home. When I asked him about the experience of living there, one reply really stood out: people are free and equal. That answer jump-started my interior monologue, which quickly went into overdrive. The first reply was Which people, in … Continue reading Vietnamese Student (Mis)Perceptions of the USA
Vietnamese Students Contribute Over $1 Billion to the US Economy
In 2016/17, Vietnamese students enrolled in US colleges and universities contributed $818 million to the US economy, according to the Open Doors 2017 report. (Source: US Department of Commerce) Keep in mind that those data are from fall 2016 and are limited to higher education. Let's update and extrapolate using SEVIS data from December 2017. … Continue reading Vietnamese Students Contribute Over $1 Billion to the US Economy
Fiscal Year 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report- Department of Homeland Security
A colleague recently sent me this report with the above title. (Thank you, K!) Yeah, I know; it's not most people's idea of a good time but it is interesting to wonks like me who follow these trends in the field (and industry) of international education. Information is power, right? OK, if not power, then … Continue reading Fiscal Year 2016 Entry/Exit Overstay Report- Department of Homeland Security
The Wave Continues to Build: Vietnamese Students in the USA
According to the latest Mapping SEVIS by the Numbers update from last month, there are currently 31,389 Vietnamese students in the US at all levels of the education system. (2.59% of all international students in the US are from Viet Nam.) Viet Nam remains in 5th place sandwiched between Saudi Arabia, which experienced the sharpest decline … Continue reading The Wave Continues to Build: Vietnamese Students in the USA
Viet Nam’s GDP & Study in the USA
Here are some graphs that I use in presentations to graphically illustrate Viet Nam's meteoric economic rise in the past decade and then some. The take-off phase began with my arrival in 2005, a mere coincidence, and perhaps an example of a word I often associate with Viet Nam, serendipity. The icing on the cake … Continue reading Viet Nam’s GDP & Study in the USA
Donald Trump & I Agree on Two Things
As we ease into the Solar New Year and look ahead with great anticipation to the 2018 Lunar New Year, here are some upbeat thoughts about Donald Trump's November 2017 visit to Viet Nam. Let's start the year off on a happy note! In the weeks leading up to President Trump's visit to Viet Nam … Continue reading Donald Trump & I Agree on Two Things
Viet Nam Ranks Among Top 10 Foreign Residential Property Buyers in the US
Yes, I know this is old news from the summer of 2017 but it's related to some other recent posts and perhaps not so old for some of you with an interest in these issues and trends. It's also related to one of my favorite topics, young Vietnamese studying in the USA. According to the 2017 … Continue reading Viet Nam Ranks Among Top 10 Foreign Residential Property Buyers in the US
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