Education

Many public universities are trying various measures to attract good lecturers, such as offering higher wages or cheaper housing.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on September 16 toured a number of universities in Moscow to examine the possibility of increasing cooperation in various areas, especially education, science and technology.

The Deputy Minister of Health says that their staff quality problems are the fault of lax management by the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Ministry of Education and Training is piloting a new model of primary schools in 63 cities and provinces across the country.

The Ministry of Education and Training has urged educational departments and local authorities to quickly re-examine the facilities standards at all private pre-schools to assure the safety of children, an official said.

One of Britain's biggest colleges on Friday dropped a ban on Muslim face veils after thousands of people signed a petition against the rule.

About 2.45 million workers in rural areas will be provided with vocational training courses under a national target programme on employment and vocational training in the 2013-2015 period.

Parents in a village in Bac Ninh province have stopped sending their children to a local pre-school to oppose violations of the headmaster.

Thousands of teachers demonstrated in Mexico City, some clashing with police keeping them away from President Enrique Pena Nieto's residence, one day after he signed a controversial education reform.

Two costly school projects in Hanoi are lying idle while local teachers are struggling to create classrooms for students.

The Global Civic Sharing organisation and the Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd of the Republic of Korea will provide computers worth over 1.3 million USD in total for 40 secondary schools in Hanoi and its nearby provinces in a

Odon Vallet scholarships worth a total of VND3 billion have been awarded to 390 outstanding students in southern provinces by the Rencontre du Vietnam Organisation in HCM City.

GiapSchool, the first online study portal, under the Massive Open Online Course – MOOC model, has been recently launched in Vietnam.

Social work is still quite new in Vietnam, therefore, many students in this department are worried about finding a job after the graduation.

State President Truong Tan Sang has confirmed that the Party and State pay special attention to education and training, considering it top national priority.

After he passed university entrance examinations last year, Vu Duc Duy from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a choice.

The Investment and Industrial Development Corporation, Japan’s Yokohama International Centre, and the Eastern International University have signed an August 30 agreement to establish a Japanese and Mathematical Training Terakoya.

Students and teachers in remote areas will get more support from the government in the new school year beginning September 1.

The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation has launched the 2013 SEAMEO-Japan Education for Sustainable Development Award themed "Values Education".