Education

Law revisions push vocational training

The country should revise the 2006 Law on Vocational Training in order to get private sectors to invest more in this practice and attract more students to trade jobs, said Duong Duc Lan, Director of the General Department for

French scholarships for Vietnamese students

As many as 130 disadvantaged Vietnamese students who have made outstanding achievements in study have been selected for scholarships in the second term of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Asia Foundation grants scholarships to poor schoolgirls

Asia Foundation has presented scholarships to 70 poor female students in the southern province of An Giang.

Chevron supports school development

An energy group led by the US-based Chevron company will help to upgrade schools and provide scholarships for poor students in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Region.

School cashier misappropriates funds

A cashier at a school in Nghe An was accused of misappropriating over VND230 million to pay for medical services.

Education expert urges comprehensive education reform

The MoET should consider restructuring the education system by cutting basic education by three years, an expert suggested.

Ministry targets quality education

Vietnam’s education policy focus is regularly shifting from the right to education in general to the right to quality education.

Expert blames high rate of youth crime on poor quality education

The recent increase in crimes among young people is a proven evidence of education failure, one education expert said.

Cuba, Vietnam boost educational cooperation

Vietnam and Cuba have signed a cooperation agreement on academic exchanges between their tertiary education establishments.

Ha Nam to have safe routes to school

The northern province of Ha Nam will become the first locality nationwide to have safe routes to school under a project funded by the Global Road Safety Partnership.

HCM City parents attempt to select best schools

Many parents in big cities have been racing to send their children to prestigious schools.

Mobile computer schools narrow divide

One-thousand days since the idea of building mobile schools and provide computer education to children in rural areas struck Nguyen Van Hanh, five such institutions have been set up.

Kindergarten suspected of drugging children

A mother in HCM City has denounced a local kindergarten teacher for using sleeping pills on her two-year-old child.

Government turns to private enterprise for education

Large enterprises have been encouraged to increase their cooperation with education institutions to increase the expertise of the Vietnamese workforce.

Video of students tearing up lessons causes dismay

An incident at a HCM City school in which many students tore up their history lessons after learning that it would not be on their final exams has stirred controversy.

French group helps train hi-tech engineers in Vietnam

A cooperation agreement in hi-tech engineer training was signed in HCM City by France’s Dasault Systèmes Group, the French Education Ministry and the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi.