Education

Suicide cases show Vietnamese students lack life skills

Psychologists said that the increasing number of students committing suicides show the lack of life skills among Vietnamese students and the improper attention by schools.

Students take extra jobs to fund their studies

While the students from well-off families can go to universities with their parents’ money, many others have to work hard to get money for their studies.

ASEAN Cyber University project launched in Vietnam

Officials from South Korea and Asian nations, including Vietnam, met in Hanoi to launch the ASEAN Cyber University project.

PM okays $85-million project to set up new education model

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an $85-million new education model in primary schools.

Students denounce Raffles School for fraud

Students and parents denounced Raffles International School for not reimbursing tuition fees as they promised.

Private universities attempt to lure new students

While public universities offer more majors, private institutions are trying to attract new students by offering various incentives.

Are teachers rich or poor?

While the majority of teachers complain that the income is not high enough to cover their basic needs, some “branded teachers” can earn billions of dong a year.

When students are tired of getting good grades from teachers

Ten is the highest level in the Vietnamese grade scale, which is given to excellent pieces of school works; but students now have become tired of receiving 10 grades from teachers.

Nghe An school misuses poor student allowances

Hundreds of poor students struggling to pay school fees in Nghe An Province have yet to receive their allowances.

One decision makes thousands of MA’s lose degree

Fifteen universities nationwide have received a dispatch from the Ministry of Education and Training, which requests the schools to cancel the recognition for matriculation of thousands of MA course students.

Kindergarten attendance grows

Work on universalising pre-school education across the country during the past two years has reaped encouraging results, especially in the development of kindergartens.

Building nursery schools for IZ workers’ children – when and where?

The question has been left unanswered for the last 20 years, since the first industrial zone was set up in HCM City.

London hosts seminar on Vietnamese education

The British Council and some related agencies held a seminar on Vietnamese education in London on March 13.

Children suffer language troubles due to overly ambitious parents

Many children are developing language problems after being forced to study several foreign languages at the same time.

Vietnam considers teaching Chinese to elementary kids

Vietnam will teach Chinese to elementary and middle school students in classes to be run four times a week, the Ministry of Education and Training has said in a recent proposal.

China starts to question strict schooling methods

China has long been known for its highly disciplined approach to education, but parents and lawmakers alike are beginning to question the wisdom of putting so much pressure on young children.

The age of cheap educational products

Like food, drinks and consumer goods for daily life, educational products have become the “popular goods” available everywhere, especially on online markets with offered attractive discounts.

Educators also do business, school yards turn into parking lots

General school and university students complain that they have nowhere to play in break time, because school yards have become business premises.

PM promotes more vocational training

PM Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed that the development of education and vocational training was one of the most important policies for Vietnam's transition to an industrial country by 2020.