HANOI, November 14, 2011 – According to Open Doors 2011, the annual report on international academic mobility published by the Institute of International Education, with support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, the number of Vietnamese students enrolled in U.S. institutions of higher education 2010/11 increased from 13,112 to 14,888, a 14 percent increase. Vietnam now ranks 8th among the leading countries of origin, up from 20th five years ago.
The Government of New Zealand announced a package of new policy initiatives this week designed to make New Zealand a more attractive study destination for international students.
Tertiary Education, Skills, and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse together introduced several changes to visa requirements to make it easier for visiting students to work during their studies, strengthen quality standards for education providers, and enable streamlined visa processing via an interesting partnership with education providers. The changes will take effect in January 2014.
As we head into the tail end of 2013, a variety of claims and predictions are being tossed about regarding the future of higher education – and the university business model – that would have been considered preposterous a few years ago, such as:
A new dress code imposed by a university head in southern Hungary has prompted students to strip down to their underwear in protest.
Under the rules imposed on 1 October, women are barred from wearing mini-skirts and men have to wear dark suits.
Svetlana Anikeeva is expecting a green card any day now after she and her husband invested $500,000 in the construction of a Seattle office and retail space.
By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News
While most U.S. residents cannot put a price tag on the value of citizenship, Svetlana Anikeeva and her husband can -- $500,000.
