Education in Vietnam

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Education in Vietnam
Marissa Machado Augsburg College International
Admissions
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Enrollment History

• Enrollment from Vietnam in the 1970s and 1980s
  were largely refugees, who ceased to be counted
  in Open Doors after 1990/1. An increasing number
  of students from Vietnam began to enroll in U.S.
  institutions beginning in 1994/5. That trend has
  continued to date (with exemption with a small
  dip in 2000/1), culminating in the largest
  increase of 31 this year that placed Vietnam
  among the top 20 places of origin.
• Open Doors 2007 Report on International
  Educational Exchange, pg7

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Host Countries

• Top six
• Australia
• U.S.
• U.K.
• Singapore
• Russia
• China

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U.S. state hosts

• Top three states are
• California
• Texas
• Washington

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Total Population of Vietnam

• 10 of students studying abroad in US
• 70 go to community colleges
• 30 go to 4-yr universities

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Top 20 Places of OriginBy Institutional Type
2006/07

• Associates Institutions
• Vietnam ranks 4 at 3.5 enrollment
• Baccalaureate Institutions
• Vietnam ranks 15 at 1.3 enrollment
• Vietnam does not rank at Doctoral/Research,
  Masters or Specialized Institutions

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Top Fields of Study

• Business Management
• Engineering

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Intl Student Totals

• Vietnam
• 2005-2006
• 4,597
• 2006-2007
• 6,036
• Percent change
• 31.3

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Visa Issuance

• Natl issuance rate is 55-60 based on a
  statement by Ambassador Michalak in 2008.
• From Oct. 1, 2007 to Sept. 30, 2008, the US
  Mission issued 9,054 student visas. The Consulate
  in HCMC issued about 85 of those
• Resource for educators and students IIE-VN has
  good relationships with colleagues in the Embassy
  and Consulate

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Trend...

• Vietnam will join the ranks of the top ten
  places of origin in a year or two.

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• The leading 25 institutions hosted 19 of all
  international students in the U.S.
• Schools in Region 4

• Univer. of Southern California, CA
• Columbia University, NY
• New York University, NY
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
• Purdue Univer., Main Campus, IN
• Univer. of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
• University of Texas at Austin, TX
• Univer. of California, CA
• Harvard University, MA
• Boston University, MA
• Univer. of Pennsylvania, PA
• Ohio State Univer., Main Campus, OH
• SUNY Univer. of Buffalo, NY

• Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
• Indiana University at Bloomington, IN
• Michigan State University, MI
• University of Florida, FL
• Texas AM University, TX
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
• Stanford University, CA
• Cornell University, NY
• University of MN TC, MN
• Penn State University University Park, PA
• University of Maryland College Park, MD
• Wayne State University, MI

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The Good News...

• There is more information provided by the US
  Commercial Service website showing that Vietnam
  is the worlds 2nd fastest growing foreign
  student market. The number of Vietnamese students
  studying in the U.S. is growing by 31 annually.
• (http//www.buyusa.gov/vietnam/en/vietnam_upcoming
  _trade_events.html)

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What makes recruitment in Vietnam unique?

• Consider how you should approach this population
  differently and why?
• Localize your approach
• Find out what parental concerns are
• Be prepared to counteract some built-in
  disadvantages (e.g., climate, region, name
  recognition, family location, etc.)
• Consider having recruitment materials designed
  for a Vietnamese student/parent audience and
  translated into Vietnamese

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Best recruitment techniques for Vietnam?

• Timely response to emails/requests
• Participation in large- and small-scale events. 
• Lg scale events IIE Higher Education Fairs every
  October (will offer fairs for the first time in
  February 2009 in Hanoi, Danang and HCMC)
• Sm scale includes individual visits to Hanoi,
  HCMC and other locations. 
• IIE-VN has an "Opening Doors" service that is
  designed to help institutions make all of the
  necessary travel arrangements. 

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Best recruitment techniques for Vietnam?

• Armchair" techniques include working with alums,
  advertising (IIE-VN can help with this) and
  participation in "Friends of IIE-Vietnam"
  affiliate program, contacting your local CCs and
  high schools
• Since about 70 of all student visas are for
  community colleges and most VN students want a
  Bachelor's degree, four-year schools should
  consider having articulation agreements with a
  variety of community colleges.
• Be prepared to make a long-term commitment. 
• Word of mouth
• Focus groups with feedback from VN students and
  perhaps parents 

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Financial Needs

• There are many qualified students who are unable
  to study in the US because of a lack of family
  funds. 
• Having said that, 95 of all VN students who get
  a visa from the US Consulate and 2/3 are
  self-financing.
• Scholarships
• What does your institutions offer?
• Check out the IIE bilingual website 
  www.iievn.org 

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Future IIE Vietnam Plans

• To devise ways in which IIE can communicate
  periodically with academic institutions,
  including the use of a blog or forum.  Vietnam is
  a rapidly changing country with a need for
  constant updates. Contact info for IIE
  (http//www.iievn.org/webpage/default/default.aspx
  )

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• IIE Contact Information
• Mark Ashwill, Director
• mashwill_at_iievn.org
• www.iievn.org

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• Marissa Machado
• Augsburg College
• International Admissions
• http//www.augsburg.edu/admissions/international/
• beintl_at_augsburg.edu