Capstone Vietnam, of which I'm managing director, is organizing two StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs on 21 and 23 September 2012 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), respectively. The StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs will differ from other US higher education fair series offered in Vietnam in the following ways: Smaller (i.e., fewer institutional participants, higher quality interactions) Less … Continue reading Fall 2012 StudyUSA Higher Education Fairs in Vietnam
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The Economic Impact of Vietnamese Students on the US
Everyone in the (international education) business can recite by rote the long litany of tangible and intrinsic benefits that accrue from having large numbers of international students study in the US or any country for that matter. It’s clear, however, that economic impact is becoming increasingly important in the moribund economic climate in higher education … Continue reading The Economic Impact of Vietnamese Students on the US
Fall 2012 StudyUSA Community College Fairs
Vietnam now ranks 8th among all countries sending students to the US, according to the 2011 Open Doors international academic mobility report, with nearly 15,000 students, three-quarters of whom are undergraduates. Of that 75%, the majority begin their studies at a community college. Vietnam ranks 3rd in international student enrollment at US community colleges. Capstone Vietnam's StudyUSA … Continue reading Fall 2012 StudyUSA Community College Fairs
Vietnam Ranks 3rd in International Enrollment at US Community Colleges
According to the 2011 Open Doors report on international academic mobility, there were 89,853 international students enrolled at America’s community colleges, a 3.2% decrease over the previous year. (This is out of a total of 723,277 international students in the U.S. during the 2010/11 academic year.) Of that number, 9.9%, or 8,895 students, were Vietnamese. This … Continue reading Vietnam Ranks 3rd in International Enrollment at US Community Colleges
International Academic Centers (IACs) in Vietnam
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
“Rising numbers of Vietnamese study abroad”
This Ministry of Education and Training report, hot off the press, confirms my estimate of the number of young Vietnamese studying overseas. Since 90% are self-financing, this means that over a billion dollars are being invested each year in overseas education. That's nearly 1% of the country's 2011 GDP. (Stay tuned for a later post that attempts … Continue reading “Rising numbers of Vietnamese study abroad”
Top Ten Most Popular Posts of 2011
People visit my blog for many and varied reasons. Some arrive here from a search engine while others visit on a regular basis looking for up-to-date information about Vietnam and, in particular, US-Vietnam educational exchange. Here are the top ten posts of 2011. The first one from November 2010 about student visas and US community colleges … Continue reading Top Ten Most Popular Posts of 2011
High School Completion Programs in Washington State: Off to a “Running Start”
It is well-known that the majority of Vietnamese students begin their US higher education at a community college (two-year school) as a gateway to a four-year college or university to complete their bachelor's degree. A community college program in Washington state that allows student to earn a Washington high school diploma and a university transfer associate degree in just two years, … Continue reading High School Completion Programs in Washington State: Off to a “Running Start”
“Students prefer jobs in foreign firms: poll”
Fifty-five percent of students wish to work for foreign-invested companies, making these institutions the top choice of working environment for graduates, according to an annual survey conducted by human resource consulting firm Nhan Viet Management Group. The one question that this article did not address is WHY? Below are some comments from Vietnamese university students … Continue reading “Students prefer jobs in foreign firms: poll”
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