Hobsons Virtual Student Fair/Triển lãm Sinh viên Trực tuyến Hobsons

20/08/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement capstone vietnam, higher education fairs, hobsons, international student recruitment, overseas study, US-Vietnam educational exchange, Vietnamese students, virtual student fair

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2013 VACs: A-w-e-s-o-m-e! :-)

27/07/201327/07/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Updates high school students, overseas study, US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietabroader, Vietnamese students

Below is a note I sent to key participants in the recent VietAbroader Study Abroad Conferences (VACs) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi. Dear VietAbroaders, I just wanted to drop you a line to congratulate you on organizing two fabulously successful VACs. I had the opportunity to attend both events and was impressed by the quality, professionalism … Continue reading 2013 VACs: A-w-e-s-o-m-e! 🙂

Study in the USA Launches First Vietnamese Language Magazine

18/07/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement international student recruitment, US-Vietnam educational exchange, Vietnamese students

I'm pleased and excited to announce that the first ever Vietnamese language magazine has been published by Study in the USA, a well-known Seattle, Washington-based company that created the first U.S. studies website and continues to connect students to well-known U.S. universities, colleges and English schools through the website and its English and foreign language magazines. … Continue reading Study in the USA Launches First Vietnamese Language Magazine

IIE Selects Five U.S. Universities for Partnership Program with Vietnam

11/07/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement academic partnerships, international student recruitment, US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietnamese higher education, Vietnamese students

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), five U.S. universities will have the opportunity to incorporate Vietnam into their internationalization strategies and develop partnerships with counterparts in Vietnam in the coming academic year – with the assistance of the Institute of International Education (IIE). The … Continue reading IIE Selects Five U.S. Universities for Partnership Program with Vietnam

Nearly 20,000 Vietnamese Students in the US

16/06/201312/09/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Updates australia, US-Vietnam educational exchange, Vietnamese students

According to the latest SEVIS update, Vietnamese enrollment stood at 19,541 as of April 1, 2013. (Unlike the Open Doors data, which are always a year old and limited to institutions of higher education, SEVIS information is up-to-date and all-inclusive.) Vietnam continues to lead the third tier of “top ten” schools (8th) with more students than … Continue reading Nearly 20,000 Vietnamese Students in the US

The College of St. Scholastica Comes to Vietnam

05/05/201306/06/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Events academic globalization, academic partnerships, college of st. scholastica, high school students, international student recruitment, scholarships, US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietnam development, Vietnamese students

Omnes semitae eius pacificae, which means All Her Paths Are Peace. (From the CSS College Crest) It’s unusual for a US institution of higher education to send a delegation consisting of its president, a dean and a director of international education to Vietnam. For an entire week. But that’s exactly what The College of St. Scholastica (CSS) … Continue reading The College of St. Scholastica Comes to Vietnam

60,000 Members & Counting!

21/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietabroader, Vietnamese students

No, I' m not referring to the number of subscribers to my humble blog but to members of VietAbroader (VA), a student-run, non-profit organization that empowers Vietnamese youth to contribute to the sustainable development of Vietnam. It was founded by a small group of Vietnamese students studying in the US at the time. Congratulations to them and the many young leaders they … Continue reading 60,000 Members & Counting!

Welcome to Readers of the ICEF Monitor

15/04/201315/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement academic globalization, academic partnerships, education reform, emerging economies, high school students, higher education fairs, international academic mobility, international student recruitment, rogue providers, US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietnamese higher education, Vietnamese students

Welcome to An International Educator in Vietnam, which I launched in November 2009. If you look around my blog, you'll soon find out why the subtitle is Information, Insights & (Occasionally) Intrigue. Chances are you're here because you read my guest post, Why Vietnam? A Market Snapshot, the first of its kind to appear in the … Continue reading Welcome to Readers of the ICEF Monitor

WES Webinar: An Overview of Education in Vietnam

05/04/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Announcement US-Vietnam educational exchange, vietnam, vietnamese higher education

World Education Services (WES) is organizing a webinar on 7 June entitled An Overview of Education in Vietnam. WES is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization specializing in foreign credential evaluation and "the leading source of international education intelligence," according to its website. In April 2011, representatives from over 60 U.S. colleges and universities participated in a week-long … Continue reading WES Webinar: An Overview of Education in Vietnam

The Double-Edged Sword That Is US Higher Education

27/03/201330/03/2013 Mark A. Ashwill Commentary, Events emerging economies, overseas study, US-Vietnam educational exchange, US-Vietnam relations, vietnam, vietnam development

I was recently invited by Madame Ton Nu Thi Ninh, President of the Tri Viet Institute for International Studies and Exchange within Ton Duc Thang University and Senior Advisor to the President of TDT University, to speak to interested students, faculty and staff about US higher education in comparative perspective with an implicit focus on Vietnam. As with people, every … Continue reading The Double-Edged Sword That Is US Higher Education