Vietnam Sends More Students to U.S.
Nguoi-viet.com, Posted: Nov 27, 2009
Vietnam ranks ninth among the top 10 countries and territories sending students for higher education in the U.S., moving up from 13th place last year, according to a report released this week.
The Open Doors 2009 report, an annual report on international academic mobility, is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Washington, D.C., with support from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, using data based on a comprehensive survey of about 3,000 accredited U.S. higher education institutions.
The report indicates that the number of Vietnamese students studying in the U.S. in academic year 2008-2009 increased by 46.2 percent from the previous year.
The total is now roughly 12,800 students, according to the report. The report noted that Vietnam's increase was ''dramatic'' as the country was in only 20th place two years ago. Of the total Vietnamese students in the U.S., 72.1 percent are enrolled in undergraduate programs, 15.2 percent in graduate programs and the remainder in other types of study or training programs.
According to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security visa update from January 2009, there were more than 15,000 Vietnamese students in the U.S. enrolled not only at universities but also high schools and vocational schools, making the U.S. the world’s second-leading host of Vietnamese students after Australia.
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Justin Nguyen on Nov 28, 2009 at 16:03:36 said:
USA is the best place to start out your education, build a promise future and a cussess career!
-->I would do the same if I were teen in Vietnam, but for the majoriy, having an education in the USA is just the dream!