The Global Institute of Strategic Management (GISM), which has close ties to Akamai University, a Hawaii-based school that appears on my list of unaccredited US institutions, has a logo that bears a striking resemblance to the Great Seal of a certain US federal executive department charged with implementing that country's foreign policy. Compare the above logo with that on the US … Continue reading Is Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery?
US-Vietnam educational exchange
International Educator Turns 2!
My first post was two years ago this month. It was an autumn of change in my professional life as I transitioned from my work as country director of IIE-Vietnam to founder and managing director of Capstone Vietnam, a Hanoi-based human resource development company. From the public to the non-profit to the for-profit sector in a span of … Continue reading International Educator Turns 2!
“U.S. Ambassador announces $1 million in scholarship for students in Vietnam”
Breaking news! That's what I thought when I saw the EdUSAtips Tweet flash across my screen. Before you get too excited, however, the $1 million is not new funding; it is the current budget for the Fulbright student scholarship program in Vietnam. While the title may be a bit misleading, the video is a fitting kick-off to International Education Week. (Pomp and … Continue reading “U.S. Ambassador announces $1 million in scholarship for students in Vietnam”
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: September 2011
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. On 30 September 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,219,448 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all F-1, M-1, … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: September 2011
Vietnamese US Higher Education Alumni
Just over two years ago, I helped to organized the 1st annual US alumni conference in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) in my previous incarnation as country director of IIE-Vietnam. That it was called the "1st" reflects the fact that I am an optimist by nature. It's been the only alumni conference to date for US-educated … Continue reading Vietnamese US Higher Education Alumni
Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
20 community colleges from 12 states representing all regions of the United States will participated in this community college-only fair series on 2, 4, 6, and 8 October in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Danang and Hanoi, respectively. 1. Alamo Colleges 14. Santa Barbara City College 2. Bunker Hill Community College 15. Shoreline Community College 3. … Continue reading Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam
Subject: Still Lucid at 97: General Vo Nguyen Giap Talks Education
This is the title of a fascinating diplomatic cable from the US Embassy-Hanoi, about Ambassador Michael Michalak's 25 April 2008 meeting with the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap at the latter's home in Hanoi. This unclassified document appears on the Wikileaks Cable Viewer website. It's one of several devoted to education in Vietnam and US-Vietnam educational exchange. … Continue reading Subject: Still Lucid at 97: General Vo Nguyen Giap Talks Education
Of Web Metrics and Analytics: Who Visits This Blog and Why?
As of last month, according to Netcraft, a UK-based company that provides “monthly Internet research reports on the hosting industry and specialises in phishing detection and countermeasures,” there are 107,400,000 active websites in the world. (There are more than three times as many hostnames.) International Educator’s three-month global Alexa traffic rank is 3,906,230. Who Visits These Humble … Continue reading Of Web Metrics and Analytics: Who Visits This Blog and Why?
Meeting with University of Houston MBA Students
A few Saturday mornings ago, I spent a couple of hours in a conference room at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi speaking to a group of MBA students from the University of Houston (UH). Most had just arrived for a nine-day study tour (7-15 July) that would take them to Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Ho … Continue reading Meeting with University of Houston MBA Students
SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
This quarterly report (PDF) is a statistical breakdown of the system’s performance and trends in foreign student representation in U.S. academic and exchange programs. As of 30 June 2011, SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) contained records for 1,142,830 active nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and their dependents. The total number of records for all … Continue reading SEVIS General Summary Quarterly Review: June 2011
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