This is the latest in a series of Diversification Market Reports produced by Hotcourses, the UK's leading course search company with more than 6,000 course providers. (Hotcourses was recently acquired by IDP.) Below are an overview, executive summary, and list of the key takeaways, the most important of which is this: BREXIT and the US … Continue reading BREXIT & US Election: No Major Short-Term Effects on VN Student Interest
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What is Your Ikigai?
Everyone I know who is happy is working well at something they consider important. Abraham Maslow I had the opportunity to speak to about 150 10th graders at one of the more selective high schools in Hanoi earlier this week. I chose to speak to them not about overseas study in general or study in … Continue reading What is Your Ikigai?
Riding the Wave: An Update on Student Recruitment in Viet Nam
Riding the Wave: An Update on Student Recruitment in Viet Nam An Unofficial Pre-NAFSA Annual Conference Seminar Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 Time: 10 a.m.- 12 noon Seminar Leader: Dr. Mark Ashwill, Managing Director, Capstone Vietnam Co-Speaker: Phuc Phan, Founder and Instructional Designer, College Scout Content by Dr. Mark Ashwill A comprehensive … Continue reading Riding the Wave: An Update on Student Recruitment in Viet Nam
Viet Nam Moves Up to 5th Place Among Sending Countries
In my latest University World News article I write about the increase in the number of Vietnamese students studying in the US from November 2016 to March 2017, and the fact that Viet Nam was the only country to move up in the ranking of sending countries, displacing Canada in fifth place, as I predicted … Continue reading Viet Nam Moves Up to 5th Place Among Sending Countries
Keys to Successful Non-Commission-Based Recruitment in Viet Nam
To international education colleagues with an interest in Viet Nam: Join me, Diana Sampson, Associate Vice President, International Education, Shoreline Community College, & Stephanie Sieggreen, Executive Director, International Enrollment Management, Western Kentucky University at our NAFSA general session entitled Keys to Successful Non-Commission-Based Recruitment in Vietnam. Abstract: Vietnam now ranks sixth among all sending countries, according to … Continue reading Keys to Successful Non-Commission-Based Recruitment in Viet Nam
You Don’t Have to Study Business to Do Business
Forbes Vietnam published an article by me with the above title in its February 2017 (#45) issue. An expanded English version, which focuses more on the value and advantages of a liberal arts education and includes more examples, will be published this spring. Here's a brief introduction: Viet Nam currently ranks 6th among all countries … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Study Business to Do Business
Riding the Wave: An Update on Student Recruitment in Vietnam
Below is an announcement about an unofficial pre-NAFSA 2017 annual conference seminar that I'll be leading in Los Angeles. MAA Riding the Wave: An Update on Student Recruitment in Vietnam A Pre-NAFSA Annual Conference Seminar Co-Sponsored by Cal State, Long Beach, Cal State, Los Angeles, & Study in the USA Date: Monday, May 29, 2017 … Continue reading Riding the Wave: An Update on Student Recruitment in Vietnam
US Mission Viet Nam Response to Open Letter to Vietnamese Parents & Students
Below is a response I received from Molly Stephenson, Counselor for Public Affairs, US Embassy, and Matthew Wall, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General, in response to an "open letter" I wrote last December to Vietnamese parents and students who may be concerned about the outcome of the US presidential election. Reprinted with permission. This … Continue reading US Mission Viet Nam Response to Open Letter to Vietnamese Parents & Students
Five Emerging Markets for US-Bound Students, Including Viet Nam
Diversification is the name of the game in sustainable recruitment strategies. These markets have impressive mobility potential for years to come. (ICEF Insights, p. 18) The fall 2016 issue of ICEF Insights, a magazine for international education professionals, identified five emerging markets, including Viet Nam, Colombia, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Iran. A glance at the 11/16 … Continue reading Five Emerging Markets for US-Bound Students, Including Viet Nam
US Community Colleges Made a Comeback Among Vietnamese Students in 2015/16!
Last academic year, there was a spike in Vietnamese enrollment in US community colleges (CC) over the previous year. According to Open Doors 2016, Viet Nam ranked 2nd – after China – with 9.6% of total enrollment in a community college. This means that 9,156 Vietnamese students began their US higher education at a two-year … Continue reading US Community Colleges Made a Comeback Among Vietnamese Students in 2015/16!
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