Education

Parents and teachers are continuing the practice of double-shift classes for primary school students in spite of a ban by the Ministry of Education and Training.

The French Embassy in coordination with Campus France will hold tertiary education festivals at the Pullman Saigon Centre in HCM City on December 6 and the Pullman Hotel in Hanoi on December 7.

Vietnamese students won seven prizes at the Digital Youth Award, an international robotics contest held in Malaysia.

Vietnam has made significant headway in English language education, but needs to move faster to achieve its targets, an expert from a US-based global education company that draws up the annual English Proficiency Index has said.

The Hanoi-based Australia Embassy on November 28 hosted a ceremony awarding scholarship certificates to 161 outstanding Vietnamese researchers and managers.

Students and teachers from 20 junior and senior high schools in Hanoi gathered at a workshop on November 26 to share their opinions on how to build safe, accountable and child-friendly schools.

The Vietnam-Korea Vocational College of Technology in northern Bac Giang province has just officially inaugurated and launched its 2014-15 academic year.

The National Assembly discussed the draft project on textbook reform yesterday, the national holiday for teachers.

Dao Tuan Dat, headmaster of Einstein High School in Hanoi shared his thoughts on the tradition of giving presents on Vietnamese Teachers' Day on November 20.

An unofficial survey of students in Ha Tinh Province carried out by a teacher suggests that Vietnamese students may spend too much time studying and not enough learning real life skills.

Doong Village, Quang Binh Province is an area that only has seven students and special teachers.

Vietnam values its co-operation on training and education with international partners, including the European Union, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga said in his speech at the EU–Vietnam higher education policy forum in Hanoi.

In the fourth annual edition of the English First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) for 2014, Vietnam moved up to 28th place from 33rd.

A seminar on studying in Japan is scheduled for Melia Hotel in Hanoi on November 15 with the participation of more than 85 Vietnamese and Japanese universities and colleges.

The 7th Innovative Youth Festival kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 8, attracting the participation of thousands of students.

The Vietnamese Students Association in the UK organised an annual congress with the aim of consolidating the organisation to be able to effectively represent more than 8,000 Vietnamese students in the UK.

A stage project focusing on rhino protection will be carried out at nine primary and secondary schools in HCM City, with an aim to raise awareness of the importance of saving the species.

A ceremony to honour 50 elite Vietnamese students who recorded high results in their academic studies and have won international prizes has been scheduled for November 3 in Hanoi.

The 2014 National Robothon Contest is set to kick off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1 with the participation of 62 teams from across the country, the HCM City Education and Training Department announced on October 28.