Education

German companies are ready to help Hanoi develop quality human resources to meet its socio-economic development tasks.

A teacher from the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School pointed out some of the reasons many students are turning away from social subjects, a trend that has been underway for many years.

Vietnam now tops Southeast Asia in the number of doctors, but the country is ranked among regional countries in being one the lowest in scientific research effectiveness.

Vietnamese students have won second and third prizes for math and science at the Search for SEAMEO Young Scientists (SSYS) 9th Regional Congress held in Malaysia from March 3-7.

The Ministry of Education and Training has allowed a number of universities to renew admissions for 62 courses after meeting requirements for teaching staff, one official said.

A group of retired teachers in central Quang Ngai province have opened a free class for disabled children in the area.

Foreign students planning to study in Vietnam are required to fill their information in Vietnam International Education Development (VIED)'s official website within 30 days of their arrival in the country.

Vietnamese students rank fifth in the world in spending time at extra classes, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Vietnamese high school students will have to take four subjects in order to graduate, a decision which some say will strike a death blow to the subject of history.

Facing a severe student shortage, many vocational training school classrooms equipped with expensive tools and machinery are going unused as enrollment remains stagnant.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called on the UK to share its experience in education and provide Vietnam with technical assistance.

The Ministry of Education and Training asked education departments nationwide to take measures stop the teaching of foreign languages at kindergartens.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 25 chaired the second meeting of the National Council on Education and Human Resources Development in Hanoi.

A local education expert said training in penmanship and arithmetic memorisation should be dropped from primary school education because it lacks real educational value.

The teacher who slapped two high school students in Binh Dinh Province was dismissed after a video of the incident and the ensuing scuffle surfaced.

Students with severe disabilities will be allowed to enter universities and colleges without taking examinations, according to a recent joint circular on educational policies.

An education fund has been set up for the children of workers in industrial zones in several southern provinces, which includes to improve preschool education.

Education authorities in Quang Trach District, Quang Binh Province have been criticised for organising an outdoor swimming competition despite cold weather.

The Japanese Government will provide financial and technical assistance for the Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho to achieve its development goals.