Education

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 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.

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.

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

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.

Experts helped to steer hopeful Vietnamese students in the right direction in their choices for overseas study.

While the Ministry of Education and Training will only declare the subjects for the final exams in one month, high schools have been gearing up to prepare their students for the exam since early February.

An official in Danang City has been running a free literacy class for local women who make a living by gathering metal scraps.

Education and human resource training were among the hot-button issues raised during today's online dialogue with Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has told university educators that continued socioeconomic development would depend on improved scientific research at the tertiary level.

Many students, who think they can make quick cash, have fallen into the trap of lotto betting addiction.

“Connect a School, Connect a Community” is a public-private partnership launched by ITU to promote broadband Internet connectivity for schools in developing countries.

“Cohabiting” has become the familiar concept to many students nowadays. Therefore, the existence of a “pregnant student hamlet” in the university village does not surprise anyone.

Hanoi has decided to relocate universities and junior colleges to the suburbs, but several schools still got trillions of VND from the State budget to construct more buildings at the campuses in the inner city.

Educators in HCM City are making efforts to persuade parents to stop sending children to privately-run pre-first grade classes.

Private schools in Hanoi are facing bankruptcy due to their overpriced tuition fees and inability to attract pupils.

Some people-founded universities and junior colleges have been trying to lure learners by declaring low tuitions, but then collect more than declared.

Tri Viet-First News Company is suing HCM City's Australia International Language School and Viet Nam Australia Society English Centre for their illegal copies of 11 English-language titles and CDs.

Vietnam will start imposing European language requirements on PhD candidates beginning from April 2.