vietnam development

Lane Community College Joins Capstone’s HCMC International Academic Center

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Lane Community College (LCC) , a comprehensive community college located in Eugene, Oregon, is the first US community college to join Capstone Vietnam’s International Academic Center (IAC) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).  The IAC is a shared facility that serves as a home base from which U.S. and other foreign institutions of higher education can promote their … Continue reading Lane Community College Joins Capstone’s HCMC International Academic Center

Welcome to My Neighborhood (aka Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies)

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In my bustling neighborhood in the Cau Giay District of Hanoi, I can see over a billion dollars of local investment and foreign direct investment (FDI) from my front door, so to speak, where new condos, office buildings, and hotels are sprouting up like mushrooms.  A field that just a few years ago was a hot spot for … Continue reading Welcome to My Neighborhood (aka Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies)

List of Joint Training Programs Approved by the Vietnam Ministry of Education & Training

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As of 20 June 2012, there were a total of 193 Ministry of Education and Training-approved joint training programs, including 172 in operation, 15 that no longer admit students and six (6) that are no longer in operation.  The dates of approval range from April 2000 to June 2012.   Fields of study range from Business Administration to … Continue reading List of Joint Training Programs Approved by the Vietnam Ministry of Education & Training

Secrets of the Capitalist Class (in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

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COGNITIVE DISSONANCE:  psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.  I recently came across the  3/12 issue of Kinh Tế tập đoàn (Economy Group), a bilingual magazine that features articles about a variety of business- and economy-related topics, including laws on regulating operation of state-owned enterprises and financial mechanisms and policies for state-owned economy groups and … Continue reading Secrets of the Capitalist Class (in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Foreign ‘traffic cop’ wins big audience

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A huge foreigner has stirred public imagination after being featured on VOVgiaothong.vn, the Voice of Viet Nam's traffic web site.  The website released a short clip of the man acting as a traffic policeman in a one-way street. It shows a real scene at the intersection of Tran Binh Trong and Tran Nhan Tong streets … Continue reading Foreign ‘traffic cop’ wins big audience

Vietnamese Students’ Love Affair with Business/Management

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According to this information from the 2010/11 Open Doors international academic mobility report, 41.3% of all Vietnamese studying the US last year chose to study business/management, by far the highest percentage of any of the top sending countries.  Engineering  and math/computer science ranked 2nd and 3rd at 10.7% and 8.5%, respectively.  Why do so many Vietnamese … Continue reading Vietnamese Students’ Love Affair with Business/Management

Vietnamese Online: 35% & Rising!

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According to the latest Cimigo NetCitizens report, 35% of all Vietnamese are connected to the Internet with robust growth and penetration throughout the country.  This is identical with the statistics released in March 2012 by the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC).  The report, which is available in English and Vietnamese, shows results of the largest and … Continue reading Vietnamese Online: 35% & Rising!

Emerging internationalization opportunities in Southeast Asia

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Below is an excellent post by my colleague, Rahul Choudaha aka Dr. Education, which I've taken the liberty of reposting in its entirety.  Both images are courtesy of Boston Consulting Group.  (The italics and bold are mine.)  Note:  The 2010 "per capita income" for Vietnam is based on GNP not GDP.  Posted: 13 Apr 2012 08:14 AM PDT Growth … Continue reading Emerging internationalization opportunities in Southeast Asia

“Increasing international relations: University opening Vietnam office”

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Below is a reprint of a press release issued by Kansas State University on 29 February 2012.  MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University is expanding its international outreach to welcome students from Vietnam. Administrators at the office of international programs recently announced a partnership agreement with Capstone Vietnam and its managing director, Mark Ashwill. Capstone and Ashwill will … Continue reading “Increasing international relations: University opening Vietnam office”

International Academic Centers (IACs) in Vietnam

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On behalf of Capstone Vietnam, I'm pleased to welcome Kansas State University to our International Academic Center (IAC) in Hanoi.    What is an IAC? The IAC is a unique offshore development model for US and other foreign institutions of higher education, a shared facility that serves as a home base and an incubator from which a school can promote … Continue reading International Academic Centers (IACs) in Vietnam