Education

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".

The British Council in Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chu Van An High School in Hanoi on August 26, as part for its initiative to get in schools.

Vietnam still lacks around 27,500 pre-school teachers, said the Deputy Minister of Education and Training.

Many private universities in Vietnam are struggling enroll students and claim that they should get government funding as public schools do.

A UNESCO education initiative for sustainable development was launched in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 24.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is to integrate sea and island sovereignty into history lessons at all general schools in the 2013-2014 school year.

With students having meals at school, it is vital to improve the quality of the menus to ensure children's good health and improve their physical stature, experts have said.

The education chief of an Indonesian city sparked outrage Wednesday after proposing that teenage schoolgirls should undergo virginity tests to enter senior high school.

The University of Science and Technology of Hanoi and Vietnam-Germany University, may be permitted to charge tuition fees of USD 5,000 per year.

The Japanese Government will provide scholarships for Vietnamese students who will pursue Masters in Public Administration Management and Masters in Business Administration under the Young Leaders' Program.

High school education in Vietnam has yet to strictly follow initial training targets, but has been switching to only serving the demand for university entrance, a NA's report said.