Trends in Vietnamese Academic Mobility: Opportunities for U.S. Institutions

I'm pleased to share a report that was released earlier this week by World Education News & Reviews, published by World Education Services (WES).  A 2012 WES report identified Vietnam as one of the top four emerging countries from which to recruit international students.  Since that report was published, Vietnamese enrollment in U.S. HEIs has increased by 8%, … Continue reading Trends in Vietnamese Academic Mobility: Opportunities for U.S. Institutions

“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

“Pediatric psychologist warns of crisis in Vietnam”

The psychological costs of being forced to become someone you're not, parents not knowing their children and too many children with over-programmed lives. While this article is about students in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the problems it addresses are not limited to that city.  This crisis is unfolding in a country in which psychology … Continue reading “Pediatric psychologist warns of crisis 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

Bài viết: Những điều làm cho học sinh Việt Nam đặc biết

Bài được viết bởi Sarah "Sally": Chuyên viên tư vấn tuyển sinh, trường Stuart Hall, Staunton, Virginia, Hoa Kỳ. Trong suốt tám năm làm việc cho Stuart Hall ở khu trung tâm Virginia, tôi đã có cơ hội tuyển chọn được rất nhiều sinh viên quốc tế cho trường. Thật là vinh dự khi được … Continue reading Bài viết: Những điều làm cho học sinh Việt Nam đặc biết

Vietnamese Student Awarded $180,000 Scholarship to Study in Switzerland

Trần Liên Khánh Hoa, a 10th grade student at Đinh Thiện Lý/Lawrence S. Ting High School in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), has been awarded a two-year scholarship to study at Leysin American School (LAS), a Swiss boarding school located in the alpine resort village of Leysin, Vaud, about two hours east of Geneva.  The … Continue reading Vietnamese Student Awarded $180,000 Scholarship to Study in Switzerland

Guest Post: What Makes Vietnamese Students Special

A guest post written by Sarah "Sally" Day, Admissions Consultant, Stuart Hall School, Staunton, Virginia, USA. For the past eight years, I have recruited international students for historic Stuart Hall School in central Virginia. It is always a pleasure to meet young people and their families from around the world and to be part of … Continue reading Guest Post: What Makes Vietnamese Students Special

Nearly 21,000 Vietnamese Students in the U.S.!

SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) came online in 2003 to track and monitor the status and activities of nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors who enter the U.S.  This web-based system collects real-time information on these two groups, plus approved schools and program sponsors. SEVIS by the Numbers (PDF download ) is a statistical … Continue reading Nearly 21,000 Vietnamese Students in the U.S.!

Facebook Use Plateauing in Vietnam

As with economic growth, Facebook growth has its limits.  After phenomenal increases in recent years, it looks like Facebook (FB) use is beginning to plateau in Vietnam.  In a country with a population of 92 million and an Internet penetration rate of about 40%, it was inevitable that this segment of the social media market … Continue reading Facebook Use Plateauing in Vietnam