While the periodic SEVIS updates, sometimes monthly, other times quarterly, contain real-time statistics, the annual reports present cumulative totals. According to the 2022 report (PDF download), the total number of SEVIS records for active F-1 and M-1 students was 1,362,157 in 2022, ...

Here are the latest Vietnam-related stats from the February 2023 SEVIS update. (You can also access these data for other countries using the interactive map.) This is a follow-up to my 10 January 2023 post with information about the November ...

Below are a famous Alexis de Tocqueville quote to kick off my latest University World News essay and the first three paragraphs. (My original title was Fake Education Credentials: Wink, Nod, Buy & Sell, which was probably changed for legal ...

These countries host 90% of all Vietnamese studying abroad, over two-thirds (67%) of whom are in Asian countries. The USA is still the leading English-speaking destination. Vietnam ranks 6th among places of origin....

The newest pollution kid on the block in Vietnam is visual, a recent disturbing phenomenon in major urban centers – graffiti....

Anyone who knows me or has read my work knows that I can be severely critical of my home country. My criticism is motivated by anger at injustice and hypocrisy. It’s also because I care. There are so many avoidable problems, ...

Don Luce, who passed away on November 17, 2022, a week before the US Thanksgiving, at the age of 88 in Niagara Falls, NY, was a kindred spirit and one of my heroes on a decidedly short list....

"When we treat children’s play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that’s to be found in the creative spirit." "It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a ...

Vietnam Still Primarily an Undergraduate Market But with Growing Interest in Graduate Study...