Education

Students suffer metal disorders amplified by studying abroad

The National Institute of Mental Health has recently received a number of students who have suffered from mental disorders or serious depression, and potential suicide attempts after returning home from studying abroad.

Central province declines part-time graduates on quality grounds

A province in the central region rejects candidates who graduated from part-time training programs when recruiting public servants in a bid to improve its public administration quality.

Vietnamese student wins Asian-Pacific competition

Dinh Quang Tuyen from the Hanoi University of Technology was announced as the winner of the 2012 Asia Pacific UniSim Design Student Challenge at the Honeywell Users Group Asia-Pacific Symposium.

Learning machine abuse warned in Vietnam

Machine learning has become in fashion among the well-off families in big cities in Vietnam. However, educators have warned that the learning machine abuse would do more harm than good.

Firms opt for experience over new graduates

Graduated students as well as long-time employees are facing greater challenges in finding jobs amid the economic downturn.

City targets school zone traffic jams

City authorities have asked several agencies to deploy more personnel to control traffic congestion in areas where students attend school.

OV student tops Czech math Olympiad

Le Anh Dung, a Vietnamese student in the Czech Republic, has won two silver medals at the 2011 and 2012 International Mathematics Olympiads.

Teacher shortage causes concern

As a new academic year approaches, many provinces and cities are worried they will not have enough kindergarten and primary school teachers.

50% of school teachers regret career choice: report

About half of local school teachers regret choosing teaching as their career, a survey says.

School dress codes frustrate parents

Although the uniform rule was made to lessen the class gap between students, in many cases it has had the opposite effect.

Vietnam comes high in international mathematics champs

Drop in technology studies

Fewer students are enrolling in technology studies although the demand for trained staff in the field is high, according to university officials.

Kindergartens overloaded, teachers exhausted, children bored

Under the current regulations, every class at nursery and primary schools must have no more than 35 students. However, most of the state owned schools in Hanoi cannot meet the requirements.

Poor students can delay paying tuition

Students from poor families will be able to delay paying tuition fees at the beginning of the new school year, while some graduates who have not been able to repay student debts will get loan extensions.

Delayed dorms put students out in cold

Tens of thousands of students who will be travelling to Hanoi for their first year at university next month are likely to be left searching for accommodation because of delayed dormitory projects.