Education

Vietnamese students surprised the world with their high rankings in science and maths in a report on global education, an official said.

Australia’s leading healthcare company Sanofi has announced its program of cooperation with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Society of Endocrinology - Diabetes Vietnam (VADE) to control diabetes in Vietnam.

Asian nations cemented their top positions in an eagerly awaited report on global education on Tuesday, as their students continued to outshine Western counterparts in maths, science and reading.

Vietnamese high school teachers have shown a lack of enthusiasm for their further studies, as they lack of motivation and are overwhelmed by administrative tasks.

A cooperation deal between Ho Chi Minh City and New South Wales partners was launched on December 2, allowing more students in the city to have the opportunity to experience education in the Australian state in 2014.

Eighty five Vietnamese students will attend the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students in Ecuador from December 7-12.

Danang City on November 29 hosted an international seminar discussing the application of information technology (IT) in foreign language learning and teaching.

Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training has proposed that the municipal People’s Committee suspend operations at the University of Technology and Management following violations of the education regulations.

Many Vietnamese students have been struggling with a difficult student life in Japan, as they are abandoned by their overseas study consultancy companies.

Duy Tan University, Danang City, held the opening ceremony for the 22nd Vietnam Informatics Olympic Contest for Students (OLP’13) and the ACM Int’l Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM/ICPC) on November 27.

As many as 155 Vietnamese graduates, including three from ethnic minority groups and five with disability, will pursue a higher education programme in Australia from January, 2014.

Thousands of workers in Can Tho City have expressed concerns after hearing that some children were mistreated at childcare centres.

A private university in Hanoi has been found using fake documents to enroll 145 students as they were unable to attract enough students during the entrance exams.

Vietnam is recognised as one of the five countries in the world improving English proficiency at the fastest rate, alongside Portugal, Kazakhstan, Hungary and Indonesia.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training will invest in more modern school equipment, including interactive whiteboards for primary schools and kindergartens by 2015.

A delegation of American medical experts from the University of Utah has arrived in HCM City to help train 50 Vietnamese doctors in a first aid course.

Vietnam will send 24 teams of primary school students to compete at the International Robotics Competition in the Philippines on Saturday.

Foreign-invested high schools are winning over more and more parents in HCM City, offering perks like field trips and well-equipped classrooms with about 20-25 students per class.

Vietnam has yet to create clear incentive policies to encourage overseas professors to make contributions to the country’s education system, one official said.