Education

Vietnam lacks science graduates

Amid a serious lack of scientists, experts have proposed that the government should work out a regulation to foster training.

“School is the only way for you” – expert tells the youth

Economic expert Bui Van said his generation has exploited oil and coal to the end, caught all the fishes and chopped down trees to export to Japan. And they are proud of this, because they have made the filial

Schools stymied in providing physical education

Physical education is proving difficult to teach due to a lack of facilities and overcrowded school timetables.

Nuclear power students to have tuition fees paid

Students who study nuclear power at domestic universities will now have their tuition and accommodation fees waived, thanks to the Government's recent draft decision.

Draft regulation attempts to entice scientists

Vietnam is encouraging scientists from abroad to join scientific research and the transfer of new technology at local universities.

Foreign school vanishes

HCMC's authorities requested a freeze on the bank account of the Melior Vietnam Company after their school closed suddenly.

Boeing funds school construction in Thai Nguyen

Children in My Yen Commune, Thai Nguyen Province, have 10 new classrooms as a result of a project jointly funded by local authorities and the Boeing Company.

Parents keep doubtful about English joint training programme

The Hanoi education department initiated programme on teaching English to first graders started in 2008. To date, 400 schools have joined the programme.

Spoiled children become problem for schools

Many modern parents coddle their children, creating disruption in the classroom and problems for other children.

University graduates still lack work related skills

Many graduates with excellent degrees continue to fail to find jobs due to a lack of vocational skills.

Government clamps down on extra primary school classes

Hanoi has proposed new regulations, banning teachers from offering extra classes to primary students.

Literature teachers give “prototypes,” students “manufacture” essays

Imitation, not creativeness, is the thing Vietnamese teachers require on their students when they teach how to write compositions.

Quality of Vietnamese master degrees slammed

Increasing numbers of Vietnamese are taking MA studies to progress in their careers. However, the quality of the courses is in doubt.

Vietnam becomes “job paradise” for English native speakers

The increasingly high demand for foreign English teachers has turned Vietnam into a promising land for many English native speakers.

Students like western style, parents keep fearful

While Vietnamese students feel excited with the new teaching method applied by foreign teachers, their parents are worried about possible negative effects.

Venerating teachers is the students’ obligation?

Most Vietnamese students believe that teachers need to be grateful to them, because they bring money to teachers which can feed teachers’ families.

Outstanding teachers become idols on social networks

Several Vietnamese teachers have found fame on social networks thanks to their great innovations and contributions at work.

Firms cynically exploit commendations to target pre-schoolers

Firms are targeting pre-school kids as part of their marketing campaigns by sponsoring traditional commendation certificates for good behaviour.

Bad language skills, mechanism hinder Vietnam’s education integration

Vietnam’s university education still cannot integrate fully into the world because Vietnamese still do not have the foreign language skills and a good enough reasonable management mechanism.