Education

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

President Truong Tan Sang has held a November 16 meeting with 104 teachers honoured for their outstanding service during the 2008–2013 period.

The HCM City's Department of Education and Training said they would prefer virtual flowers and e-cards over fresh flower and gifts on Vietnamese Teachers' Day.

Special Advisor to the Japan–Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Takebe Tsutomu has expressed interest in providing Vietnam with high-quality human resources training, with the establishment of the Japan–Vietnam University as a focus.

Many poor students are unable to pay off loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies after graduation because they cannot find a job.

Russian Education and Science Minister Livanov Dmitryi Victorovich has expressed his country’s willingness to welcome more Vietnamese students at its tertiary education institutions.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to set up the first working group to evaluate tertiary education quality.

The Vietnam National University has been, for the second time, listed in Asia’s top 250 best universities.

South Korea fell silent for annual college entrance exams on Thursday, rescheduling flights and restricting traffic as 650,000 students sat a test that will define their adult lives in an ultra-competitive society.

Many Vietnamese parents have been trying to force their children to study to excess, focusing on good results at the expense of any other activities.

Standing at the front of the classroom in Hong Kong, nine-year-old Charlotte Yan recites a 2008 speech by Hillary Clinton -- enunciating the words with a perfect American accent.

As many as 144 students of 48 teams from Robotics clubs across the country will attend the 2013 National Robothon Competition in Danang city as of November 11.

Eight primary schools in two poor rural areas of Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Hai districts in the southern province of Ninh Thuan received water filter systems on October 25.

According to a newly-issued decree, the maximum fine for students and teachers who violate exam regulations could be as high as VND50 million.

Vietnam and Australia will encourage meetings and cooperation on education between their government agencies, education institutions, and research organisations.

It is not good for children to be taught early mental and super-quick maths programmes before they're able to recognise numbers, said an official.

A German state has banned Facebook contact between students and teachers, citing the social media network's storage of personal data for commercial purposes, officials said Tuesday.

Regular exercise boosts teenagers' school grades -- and particularly helps girls in science, a British study said Tuesday.

Fifty four poor students from Central and Central Highlands provinces have benefited from an IT training programme funded by the French non-governmental organization, Passerelles Numeriques.