Education

Current policies cannot encourage bachelors return to home villages

The current policies do not offer the preferences attractive enough to encourage bachelors to return to home villages after the graduation.

MOET to lower floor marks to rescue private schools

The MOET has released a new decision offering school admission preferences to the students from the three difficult areas.

Vietnam asserts position on world intellectual map

The Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony in Hanoi to honour students who won prizes at regional and international Olympiads in 2012.

Circus school bemoans student shortage

Out of 2,500 student applications, the Vietnam Circus and Variety Arts College only selected 33 for their 2012-2016 intake. However half of the new students have decided to quit.

Vietnam tightens control over joint training programmes

A recent inspection has fined several education institutions while some others have had to stop operations for unlicensed joint training.

Non-state owned schools reach a deadlock

A lot of private universities are still awaiting more students, though October is nearly ending, and state owned schools all have started a new academic year.

Government to spend $20 mil for gifted school quality in rural areas

The Prime Minister has agreed to utilise $20 million to improve quality of teaching in schools for gifted students in disadvantaged regions of the country.

Medical schools require high-quality input material, makes low-quality products

The poor material facilities is not the only reason behind the low training quality of the schools. Experts believe that the most important reason lies in the teaching method.

Singapore offers ASEAN scholarships to Vietnamese pupils

The Singaporean Embassy in Vietnam presented the ASEAN scholarships to nine Vietnamese pupils at ceremonies in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on October 22.

Education crisis in Vietnam

Although Vietnam boasts the highest number of Ph.D's in Asean countries, it shows little evidence of original or innovative ideas.

Going to private tutoring classes inevitable for students

There are many tricks teachers can play to force students to their private tutoring classes, even though the MOET has prohibited teachers to do so.

Site clearance delays blight HCM City school upgrade plans

Students and teachers at some schools in HCM City are struggling to complete their tasks amid substandard facilities.

Government looks into excessive school fees

Many public primary schools in Hanoi have been ignoring the regulations on the collection of fees from students.

Student loans available for disadvantaged students

An official from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies confirmed that they have enough money to make loans to students from low-income families.

Too many English curriculums make parents puzzled

Different schools are following different English curriculums, thus making parents puzzled.

Vietnam’s vocation training quality lowest in region

The quality of vocational trainings in Vietnam is the lowest among regional countries and has yet to meet the market’s demand, an official said at a a recent seminar.

MOET plans to give ‘consolation money” to teachers

The Ministry of Education and Training is considering providing the once- seniority allowance to retired workers. However, teachers say they feel “self-pity” with the new policy.

Primary school students use hi-tech devices, access black webs

Many primary school students also have expensive hi-tech devices which offer them better study conditions but also brings them black web access opportunities.