Education

Thousands of students in low-lying areas of some central provinces still cannot return to class due to the damage caused by the 10th storm.

Many parents are ready to spend bribes of up to USD3,000 so that their children are admitted to well-known primary schools.

Vietnam should renew its attitude towards education and education management so it could train teachers with intellectual skills and creativity, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said in Hanoi yesterday.

Nearly 90 American universities and colleges will arrive in Vietnam for the Institute of International Education’s overseas study exhibitions in HCM City (October 6), Hanoi (October 8), and Da Nang (October 10).

A seminar on the UK-Vietnam cooperation in education and training was held in Hanoi on September 30 within the framework of the UK’s Great Week in Vietnam.

More and more newly-graduated university students are applying for higher education after being unable to find a job with their diplomas.

The private university system is potentially facing its end under the current policies, said the experts at a conference about private universities held in Hanoi.

Hanoi is going to launch a pilot project in which parents will supervise and partly decide what exactly their fees will pay for at public schools.

Fourteen overseas Vietnamese teachers will have a chance to improve their skills of teaching Vietnamese language when attending a course opened in Hanoi on September 26.

More than 8,000 disadvantaged students have received performance-based tuition subsidies under a three-year program funded by the Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Hundreds of students from low-income households in Ha Nam Province have been given material support and scholarships from the Study Promotion Fund for their achievements.

The first complete Vietnamese software package to assist primary students and teachers studying their mother tongue was presented to the public in Hanoi on September 20.

Education experts have proposed significant changes across the board for Vietnamese education.

The World Bank has approved official development assistance totalling US$100 million to improve the primary school preparations offered to children currently attending kindergarten.

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.