Below is a post from Kurt Linberg's blog, Higher education: Are we making the grade? Dr. Linberg visited Vietnam last year as a member of a delegation from The College of St. Scholastica (Duluth, MN), where he was Dean of the School of Business and Technology. (The other members were Dr. Larry Goodwin, President, and Mr. Thomas Homan, … Continue reading “International Universities – My Visit to Vietnam”
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2nd Annual Mini-Fair on U.S.-Vietnam Joint Programs: Mixing Apples & Oranges
At the end of May, EducationUSA in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) organized the 2nd annual fair for US-Vietnam joint education programs. If you take a look at the list below, you'll notice mostly oranges (regionally accredited colleges and universities) with a couple of apples (nationally accredited institutions) mixed in. This is the problematic situation in which … Continue reading 2nd Annual Mini-Fair on U.S.-Vietnam Joint Programs: Mixing Apples & Oranges
“Half of Chinese students at elite US colleges don’t want to return”
While this article is based on a survey of a small group of Chinese students at elite US higher education institutions, there are parallels with the situation of Vietnamese students at all types of US colleges and universities. Based on anecdotal evidence, the percentage of Vietnamese students who choose not to return home after completing … Continue reading “Half of Chinese students at elite US colleges don’t want to return”
Fall 2014 StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs in Vietnam
Capstone Vietnam is organizing a unique, customized StudyUSA Higher Education Fair series this fall that will cover five (5) cities in all three regions of the country, including Haiphong, Hanoi, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Vung Tau (mini-fairs only). Vietnam remains a hot market for U.S. colleges and universities. A record number of … Continue reading Fall 2014 StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs in Vietnam
Of Proposed Fulbright Cuts, Reaper Drones & the American Fulbright University in Vietnam
The Fulbright Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and thereby increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in friendship and peace. - Senator J. William Fulbright in the Foreword to "The Fulbright Program: A History, 1965" Here's … Continue reading Of Proposed Fulbright Cuts, Reaper Drones & the American Fulbright University in Vietnam
Sự thật về các chương trình giáo dục Mỹ tại Việt Nam
This article, entitled "The Truth About American Education Programs in Vietnam" (Một Thế Giới, 23 April 2014), reflects the growing sophistication about US higher education as a service sector export. As I am fond of saying, the US exports some of the world's best and worst higher education. The term "officially accredited" covers a broad spectrum … Continue reading Sự thật về các chương trình giáo dục Mỹ tại Việt Nam
2014 VietAbroader Summer Study Abroad Conferences
Below is a note I sent to US higher education colleagues about the summer VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences. MAA I'm pleased to announce that the 2014 VietAbroader Conferences - Passing of the Torch will be held on Saturday, July 19th in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Sunday, July 20th in Hanoi. Follow this link … Continue reading 2014 VietAbroader Summer Study Abroad Conferences
Dawn of a New Day? US State Department Reaches Out to Agents in Vietnam
For the times they are a-changin'! I (and quite a few others) recently received an email from the US Embassy-Hanoi that began thus: The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi presents its compliments to your company. On February 22, 2014, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh … Continue reading Dawn of a New Day? US State Department Reaches Out to Agents in Vietnam
The New College Guide: How to Get In, Get Out, and Get a Job – 100 Questions to Ask About College
How to Get In, Get Out, and Get a Job - 100 Questions to Ask About College - by Marguerite J. Dennis, who has been recruiting internationally for over 25 years, first at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. then at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. (Follow this link to read her bio on the MJDennis … Continue reading The New College Guide: How to Get In, Get Out, and Get a Job – 100 Questions to Ask About College
Interesting Facts About the Vietnam Education Foundation
This is a recent search engine term that brought some unsuspecting netizen to my blog. It reminded me of a recent conversation with a young Vietnamese who was a Fulbrighter a couple of years ago. He insisted that Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) funding was from the U.S. government because that's what a VEF official told … Continue reading Interesting Facts About the Vietnam Education Foundation
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