It’s no secret that the uptick in expressions of anti-Asian racism in the United States, including verbal and physical assaults, is having a deleterious effect on the recruitment of international students in key Asian…
We are pleased to offer two new advertising opportunities, including banner ads on our popular Capstone Vietnam website and “storefront” advertising at our new high-traffic Hanoi office.
Amazingly, SEVIS issued another update in December 2020, i.e., in the US presidential interregnum, that provides a clear, real-time picture of international enrollments at US educational institutions. That was the third…
As I’m sure all of you would agree, 2020 was a supremely challenging year both personally and professionally. Viet Nam has fared better than most countries because of its remarkable success in containing COVID-19.
While Vietnam has done an extraordinary job of containing the coronavirus, emerging as an international role model, most other countries have not, including the major overseas study destinations for Vietnamese students.
Dear Friends & Colleagues, Wishing all of you and your families a joyous holiday season and a New Year filled with peace, love and happiness!
The collectivism that manifests in the cultural surface becomes strong in defeating a common enemy.
Having lived in Viet Nam for over 15 years, I can say with absolute certainty that I enjoy Christmas here more than in the US. Even though most Vietnamese are not Christian, it is still a special and even magical time…
Warm greetings from Capstone Vietnam!
We at Capstone Vietnam are delighted to announce the opening of our brand new office in the Hai Ba Trung District of Hanoi. Our new home is a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility that is ideal for consultations…
Our digital events enable colleagues to reach out to Vietnamese students and parents in different ways. Clients receive the contact information of students who participated in their event and those who registered but…
A 2019 article by Mark Ashwill won a 2nd prize in the 2019 National External Information Service Awards competition, the results of which were announced earlier this week.
‘There is nothing obscure about the objectives of educational exchange. Its purpose is to acquaint Americans with the world as it is and to acquaint students and scholars from many lands with America as it is – not as…
I enjoyed participating in this recent webinar with my colleague, Ngoc Anh, Capstone’s Hanoi-based educational services manager. Although it started at the end of a long day, Viet Nam time, we were both energized by the…
Education agencies whose business models depend on profit from commissions are under pressure, while stakeholders have indicated businesses may merge or collaborate more closely in the future.
Mark Ashwill Appointed to JCIHE Advisory Board
Last month, one of the most popular Netflix programmes in Vietnam was Kingdom. In case you’ve recently been living off-the-grid, it’s a 2019 South Korean political period supernatural thriller web television series set…
E-20 Series Webinar: Vietnamese Student Recruitment in the Time of COVID-19
FAQs for International Colleagues
Dear Students, Warm greetings from all of us at Capstone Vietnam!
As of January 2021, there were 68.72 million Internet users in Viet Nam, which comprises 70.3% of the population. There were 72 million active social media users, or 73.7% of the population. (That's a YOY growth rate of…
I wrote in a recent essay for international education colleagues, Vietnam has overcome steep odds throughout its millennia-long history. This includes many contemporary arenas, one of which we are witnessing now.
Is the Bloom Off the Canadian Rose for Vietnamese Students?
As in many contemporary arenas and throughout its history, Vietnam has overcome steep odds.
On 4 June 2019, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) published a policy guidance document on Form I-20 Issuance and School Use of Recruiters. This new policy guidance clarifies that for reasons of privacy…
Perspectives from Dr. Mark A. Ashwill on international education and Vietnamese student mobility, shared first on LinkedIn.
