MA 02138 Tel: (617) 495-1134 | Fax: (617) 495-4948 Ben Wilkinson ben_wilkinson@harvard.edu VIETNAMESE HIGHER EDUCATION: CRISIS AND RESPONSE I. Overview This short paper seeks to provide the American members of the bilateral Higher Education Task Force with an opinionated analysis of the crisis in Vietnamese higher education. We begin by analyzing the magnitude of the crisis and its root causes. Next, we consider how key actors—the Vietnamese government, the Vietnamese people, and the
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Cause and Effect Essay - Cause of Low Standard of Education in the Philippines Education is a privilege that most Filipinos have. Being able to attend a prestigious school can be beneficial for our future. It can have many different implications in our lives, especially when we are looking for a job. Most of the time, companies look for graduate students who have degrees in specific areas to work for them. But there are times wherein some Filipinos cannot find a good job because they do not have
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experiences in the region. I. Introduction: This paper reviews the pattern and trends of the development in East and Southeast Asia to recognize the similarities and differences in the region. It offers an extensive view of the Southeast Asian economic miracles in comparative East Asian perspective by comparing and contrasting the Southeast Asian experiences with those of the other high performing East Asian economies, as the World Bank (1993) chose to describe them. The following discussion
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many years we have been told that education drives success and the more proficient you are in field the more successful you will be. Society and the economy constantly change along with its expectations. Our country is facing an economic crisis, people are losing their jobs, their homes and unemployment is at its highest. Is it necessary to continue on the path towards a career during a downward economy? Should we continue to focus on the notion that education will bring success or, should we adjust
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interesting government run structure in which primary and secondary education is mandatory, a total of 9 years. Also, an additional 3 years of education is optional for students who desire to prepare for technical school or higher education in the university system. All education is free in Greece, placing the burden on the taxpayer. I will also discuss Article 16 of the Greek Constitution regarding the government’s stance on higher education and the negative issues surrounding their policy.
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Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on China’s Migrant Workers: A Survey of 2,700 in 2009 Mark Wang1 Abstract: An Australian geographer examines the effects of the global financial crisis on China’s migrant workers, based on a recent survey of over 2,700 such workers conducted during January–February 2009. The author focuses on the number of migrant workers returning to their home villages for the annual New Year holiday period, the types of workers that were laid off, options available to such
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The student loan debt crisis is a major issue in the United States. Every day, students are dropping out of college because they cannot afford college. Ever since college tuition went up in the 1960s, the student loan debt has risen. Student loan debt takes a major effect of student’s lives after college is over and they must start paying their loans off. On average, students take out as much as $28,000 to $30,000 of student loans (Holland). Taking out these large amounts of loans cause students
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Employment Sector Employment Working Paper No. 74 2011 Global economic crisis, gender and employment: The impact and policy response Naoko Otobe Employment Sector Copyright © International Labour Organization First published 2011 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights
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especially in higher education. For them to pursue a college education they have to deal with a lot of problems related to how to pay their college tuition. Undocumented immigrants should be able to receive financial aid, even though some people do not support them. There are many reasons why undocumented immigrants should be given financial aid. For example, the rate of undocumented immigrants that want to pursue higher education is higher than the national rate, but the economic opportunities for
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million, according to Eurostat, the European Commission's statistics office. Economic sentiment, a measure which includes consumer and business confidence, fell 0.9 percent, and retail sales in the eurozone plunged 0.8 percent in November, according to the European Commission. "Today's batch of Eurozone data has recession written all over it," ING economist Martin van Vliet wrote in a note to clients. "The escalating debt crisis, fears of a new recession and fiscal austerity measures clearly took their
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