Vietnam draws up rules for foreign education agents as students flock overseas

Vietnan/Enero de 2017/Fuente: Vn Express

RESUMEN: Decenas de miles de vietnamitas que buscan títulos en el extranjero cada año han creado una industria en auge para los proveedores de servicios.El gobierno vietnamita está redactando reglamentos para reconocer, por primera vez, organizaciones extranjeras que ofrecen servicios educativos a estudiantes que buscan títulos en el extranjero. Según informes de los medios de comunicación locales, el Ministerio de Educación y Formación cree que la nueva legislación hará más fácil la gestión de la industria en auge. Muchos agentes extranjeros que ofrecen servicios de colocación y consultoría ya han prosperado en el país, pero no están gobernados por ninguna regla en este momento. El número de estudiantes vietnamitas que van al extranjero ha aumentado dramáticamente en los últimos años.

Tens of thousands of Vietnamese seeking degrees abroad every year have created a booming industry for service providers.

The Vietnamese government is drafting regulations to recognize, for the first time, foreign organizations that provide educational services for students seeking degrees abroad.

According to local media reports, the Ministry of Education and Training believed the new legislation will make it easier to manage the booming industry.

Many foreign agents offering placement and consultancy services have already thrived in the country, but they are not governed by any rule at the moment.

The number of Vietnamese students going abroad has risen dramatically in recent years.

As of November 2016, Vietnam had sent over 30,000 students to the U.S., ranking sixth among countries with the most students at American educational institutions, according to the latest U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Program report.

To put things in perspective, Vietnam has surpassed Japan in total enrollment and come close to Canada. The current number of Vietnamese students in the U.S. has almost doubled that in 2009, when the country first made it to the top 10 with some 16,000 students.

Vietnam has continued to distance itself from other Southeast Asian peers, to be the top source of students in the region for the U.S.

Australia, Singapore and the U.K. are among other favorite destinations of Vietnamese students.

The education ministry said it will also introduce new rules to officially recognize foreign accreditation organizations in the country.

Fuente: http://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-draws-up-rules-for-foreign-education-agents-as-students-flock-overseas-3522408.html

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