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Institute of International Education
2010 U.S. Higher Education Fairs in Asia
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
October 11, 2010 (Monday)
| Fair
Schedule |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm |
Country Briefing |
3:30
– 4:00 pm
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University booths set-up |
4:00 pm
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Fair opens to the public |
| 7:00 pm |
Fair ends |
| *Coffee-break
and finger-food dinner will be provided to U.S. university
representatives. |
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| Fair
Costs |
Date |
Country |
City |
Price
(US$) |
IIE
Member |
Non-IIE
Member |
Literature
Only |
10/11
(Mon) |
Vietnam |
Ho
Chi Minh City |
1,400
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1,550
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370 |
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| Who
Attends the Fair? |
According to the
latest Open Doors report, in academic year 2008/09,
12,823 students from Vietnam were studying in the
United States (up 46.2% from the previous year).
Vietnam has become the ninth-leading place of origin
for students coming to the United States, moving
up from thirteenth place in 2007/08. The majority
of Vietnamese students interested in studying abroad
are seeking an undergraduate education, or graduate
study in the fields of business and information
technology. They are mostly self-sponsored, but
seeking financial aid. The fall fairs in Hanoi and
Ho Chi Minh City are among the largest fairs of
their kind in Vietnam.
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| Shipping
Information |
The
Official Courier for IIE Higher Education Fairs
in Asia
Click here
to download OCS shipping kit.
Click here
to download OCS address labels.
OCS will be working with IIE again in 2010 as the
official shipper of exhibitor materials to the IIE
fair series. As the IIE fair official shipper, OCS
will keep track of and store exhibitors’ materials
in OCS overseas stations, and deliver them to the
fair venue one day prior to the event day.
IIE strongly recommends using OCS as your courier
to ensure customs clearance and safe arrival directly
to the IIE fair venue. Using OCS’s courier service
allows OCS, IIE and you to track your materials
and ensure safe delivery directly to the venue.
Participating institutions shipping with OCS will
not need to make any international shipments. Instead,
you can forward all your boxes to the OCS trade
fair hub in Boston.
From its Boston trade fair hub, OCS will take care
of the rest, including address labeling and export
documentation. OCS will pay all duties and taxes
on your behalf overseas and will oversee customs
clearance for you in the receiving country. Complete
shipping instructions will be emailed to all registered
participants who has chosen to use OCS.
According to the long experience of IIE/Hong Kong,
OCS performs all of these services seamlessly and
automatically for all exhibitors who choose to ship
with OCS. You can always contact OCS at fairs@shipOCS.com
or call toll-free in the U.S. 1-877-2222-OCS, or
from outside the U.S. - 1-781-933-1130.
Note: for participants
NOT using OCS:
Please do NOT ship any materials to IIE
or to fair organizers’ offices. Neither IIE nor
fair organizers, will be able to assist you to track
your shipment before the fair, or to help on the
day of the fair.
If
you decide to use another courier service to ship
directly overseas, note that neither OCS nor IIE
will be able to assist exhibitors to track or to
locate or to assist delivery of shipping materials.
If you have chosen not to use OCS, it is the responsibility
of your carrier to deliver your materials “door-to-door”
overseas to the fair venue on, or prior to the fair
day. Please make sure your carrier is able to clear
customs in the countries you ship to, and make sure
they can take care of duty and taxes for you. Please
do NOT ship your materials as “cargo” or “door-to-airport”,
because these services generally do NOT include
customs clearance.
If you ship your fair materials to the hotel in
which you would stay. Please note that you are responsible
for contacting your hotel to arrange and confirm
shipment. Neither IIE offices nor fair organizers,
will be able to assist you to track or locate delivery
of your shipment, or, to assist if your packages
are delayed in customs or undeliverable due to improper
labeling or other error.
Again, IIE strongly recommends shipping
through OCS to ensure receiving your shipment to
the IIE fair venues on time.
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| Visa
Information |
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A
tourist visa is required. Please contact the Vietnam
Embassy in Washington, DC (202-861-0737) or the
Vietnamese consulate in San Francisco, and allow
at least 05 days for processing. You may also download
the information that you will need for your visa
from the Embassy webpage at www.vietnamembassy-usa.org.
Generally, you will need to provide the Embassy/Consulate
with a completed application form, two passport
photos, a check for the visa fee, your passport,
and a return express mail envelope. Visas are normally
good for 30 days from the date you specify that
you will enter the country. You must also decide
your port of entry because this will be written
on your visa and cannot be changed later. If you
indicate that you will be traveling for tourist
purposes and arriving by air, your visa will usually
permit you to enter and exit by both Hanoi and Ho
Chi Minh City. Please also take account of the Vietnamese
observed holidays in planning for your visa application
and travel.
Because you will be in Vietnam for a short visit,
even if you extend for a few days to visit local
institutions, please apply for a tourist visa. List
the hotel where you will be staying as your contact.
It is not appropriate to list IIE because as a foreign
organization, we have no authority over you and
are unable to sponsor visas. If you list the Ministry
of Education and Training or a university, you will
be required to have them sponsor your visa, delaying
your application.
When you arrive in Vietnam, you will first go through
immigration where your passport and entry-exit card
are carefully checked. Next you will pick up your
luggage and clear it through customs. Do not bring
videos, or lots of bulk materials for fair distribution
as this may cause delays. If something is held at
customs for review, ask for a receipt and pick up
the materials later (most often it is more trouble
for the customs officer to issue the receipt than
it is to clear the materials). Also, make sure to
keep your entry-exit card and customs form together
with your passport as they will be checked when
you leave Vietnam.
After clearing customs, follow the flow of passengers
out of the airport. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have
done a good job of clearing the immediate area outside
the airport of independent taxi drivers and hotel
agents so you can get into the city hassle-free.
In Hanoi: If you do not have a hotel car waiting
for you, cross to the taxi area directly across
from the exit and take either an Airport Taxi or
Noi Bai Taxi. The standard fare into the city is
around $15 and is posted at the taxi stand. They
will assign a car and driver to you. In Ho Chi Minh
City if you have not already made other arrangements,
there will be metered taxis lined up outside the
airport, reliable companies are: Vinasun, SaigonTourist,
Mai Linh Taxi. You need only tell the driver where
you want to go. Please make sure that they turn
on the meter and do not accept "quoted"
prices.
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| Fair
Coordinator Contact Information |
Ms. Helen
S. Huntley, Country Director
Institute of International Education - Vietnam
C9 Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (84-4) 3726-2524
Fax: (84-4) 3726-2523
Email: hhuntley@iievn.org
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