Education

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.

An official from the HCM City University of Pedagogy answered questions about high-quality public schools which charge high fees.

A possible change in the regulations that would replace the traditional mark-based system with teachers simply giving their remarks for first-graders have stirred up public concern.

Vietnam and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding on human resources training as part of the fifth phase of the Vietnam-Japan joint initiative running from July 2013 to December 2014.

The International Centre for Inter-disciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) was officially inaugurated in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on August 12.

A Korean language teaching programme will be broadcast on VTV2 channel of Vietnam Television starting from August 12, as a follow-up of the first part aired last year.

Even though hundreds of students attained very high marks in Hanoi Medical University entrance exams, they still might not be accepted at the university.

Three students in Danang City have been fined VND30 million (USD1,428) in total for insulting several girls on facebook.

Three ASEAN countries including Thailand have embarked on a plan to develop a vocational-education programme that will prepare graduates for work in any of their territories.

A young man from Hanoi who came first in his university entrance exam wishes to delay his military service to continue his studies but has met with opposition.

Although they manage to open increasing numbers of classrooms at the beginning of each academic year, HCM City authorities are unable to meet rising demand, leading to a chronic shortage of facilities as well as greater pressure on existing ones.

The Director of the General Department for Vocational Training, Duong Duc Lan, has welcomed revisions to Vietnam's Law on Vocational Training, saying they will improve the quality of the workforce.

Comprehensive scrutiny of Vietnam's education system was needed to improve the country's education system, said Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan.

As many as 1,660 English language teachers at secondary and high schools nationwide will undergo further training to sharpen their English teaching skills this year.

The MoET will carry out an English teacher quality assessment at colleges and universities nationwide in September.