Education

HCM City authorities have pledged to close unlicensed daycare centres after recent child abuse cases came to light.

The chairman of a NA's agency said, in an interview, that a recent proposal to remove the university entrance exam is illegal.

The Prime Minister has recently approved the organization of the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad 2014 in the country.

Many schools in HCM City are facing difficulties in employing foreign English teachers due to the obstacles of high payment, and a lack of teachers and textbooks.

Phnom Penh held a January 11 ceremony breaking ground on the Daun Penh Primary School, a special gift from Hanoi.

Vietnam ranked the second among 56 countries in receiving the Australian government's Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships for 2014.

Dr. Nguyen Canh Luong, Vice Rector of the Hanoi University of Technology, has been accused of plagiarism of his dissertation.

Eight young Vietnamese scientists will attend the second Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) themed “Advancing Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World”, taking place in Singapore from January 19-21.

The US Embassy in Vietnam has announced the Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program.

Vietnam has a target of training 20,000 doctorates by 2020 in hopes of improving the higher educational system according to an official from the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced 27 Vietnamese students will receive the US$500 SMBC Global Foundation Scholarship in 2014.

The Minister of Education and Training said it would be very difficult for the education and training sector to offer Tet bonuses to its staff.

Although Vietnam has carried out three post-1945 education reforms, many of its policies are now outdated, inspiring public concern.

Hundreds of Vietnamese students will be sent abroad for training in nuclear power courses as a preparation for the operation of Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plants 1 & 2.

Even though students in Vietnamese schools in are allowed to choose among five foreign languages, English has attracted the majority of learners at the expense of other languages.

More than 400 students from 72 HCM City high schools are participating in the municipal Department for Education and Training’s Q&A competition on ASEAN and its Charter.

E-learning plays an important role in today's classrooms, with positive and negative results, a university lecturer said at a recent workshop on IT in schools held in HCM City yesterday.

President Truong Tan Sang has asked Hanoi Law University to actively work to become the nation's leading institution in training legal professionals.

The Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Nghia discussed solutions to private kindergartens after the most recent child abuse case.