Education

More boarding schools built to attract ethnic students to study
23/09/2011 12:00
More than VND4.1 trillion (US$197 billion) will be spent on upgrading and building boarding schools in mountainous provinces during the 2011-15 period under a new decision signed by the Prime Minister on Wednesday....
MOET’s programme to ease curricula makes teachers confused
23/09/2011 12:00
Teachers complain that they have got confused with the programme to ease the overloading in curricula. While the lessons for students have been cut, teachers still have become overloaded. The HCM City Education and Training Department...
Donors pump huge funds into study encouragement
22/09/2011 12:00
Study encouragement funds across the country have raised VND10 trillion (USD480 million) in funding for scholarships and bonuses for students and teachers over the past 15 years. The National Study Encouragement Fund raises over VND700...
First study encouragement week in Vietnam
21/09/2011 12:00
A variety of activities to promote the first Vietnam Study Encouragement Week will take place in 63 provinces and cities across the country from September 28 to October 2....
Private schools’ tuitions get chaotic
21/09/2011 12:00
The tuitions set up by private grammar schools have increased dramatically. However, the state cannot make intervention in this case, because the tuitions of private schools are defined based on the negotiations between...
Kids want to quit school over stress
19/09/2011 12:00
Just two weeks after the new school year started, many first-graders throughout the country say they want to quit school because of overload. First-graders at Doan...
Awards given to top high school students
19/09/2011 12:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoa Trang Nguyen (Poinsettia Flower) award for outstanding academic achievement in 2010-11 was conferred on 800 high-school students from 33 central and southern cities and provinces...
Vietnam not ready yet in labor force for developing sea-borne economy
19/09/2011 12:00
Vietnam has decided that by 2020 it will become a powerful sea-borne economy with 53-55 percent of GDP coming from the sea. However, in order to reach that goal, it needs to have a well prepared labor force. Part 1:...
India helps Vietnam train IT human resources
17/09/2011 12:00
An inauguration ceremony of a high quality information and technology (IT) and communication human resource centre between Vietnam and India was held in Hanoi on September 16. The centre is equipped with synchronised, modern facilities...
Many “international schools” don’t have “international education quality”
16/09/2011 12:00
In Vietnamese people’s thoughts, international schools always appeared as schools which provide high quality education services and have good material facilities. However, in fact, a lot of international schools turn out...