President calls for upgrade in legal training
President Truong Tan Sang held a working session with the leaders of Hanoi and HCM City Law Universities on measures to improve the quality of human resource training and achieve judicial reform.
City leaders listen to students at meeting
Overwhelming curriculums, teaching-method reforms, the need for more playgrounds, and the problem of violence at school were raised by school students in HCM City during a recent meeting.
Vietnam to intensify vocational training
Vietnam will focus on enhancing training for teachers at vocational institutions in 2012, one official said.
Vietnam targets universal junior secondary schools
The Ministry of Education and Training has instructed localities to achieve the universalisation of junior secondary school education in all communes nationwide this year.
Teaching English at universities: lecturers talk, students keep quiet
Foreign language lecturers now still talk too much in teaching hours, while this time should be spent encouraging student conversation to ensure the effective teaching of foreign languages.
The bad stories in the education sector in 2011
Bad behaviours of teachers, problematic students’ morality, and the “achievement disease” remain the big existing problems in the education sector.
Vietnam to spend $96 mln on training nuclear experts
Vietnam has sent 70 specialists to Russia to receive nuclear technology training, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien informed.
Students choose to work over holiday
Many students from other provinces in HCM City choose to find temporary jobs or do social work during Tet instead of returning home for the festival.
HCM City welcomes foreign preschool teachers
The HCM City authorities have agreed on recruitment policy for foreign preschool teachers, in light of the current shortage.
Raffles to continue offering courses despite regulations dispute
After being fined for violating regulations, Raffles International College Hanoi offered to reimburse any unhappy students.
Advanced maths institute makes debut
The Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics in Hanoi held its inauguration ceremony on Jan. 17.
Pupils raise their voice against school violence
Hundreds of primary pupils in Can Tho City joined a painting contest with the theme of preventing violence in school.
Ministry to build more Cuu Long pre-schools
The Ministry of Education and Training plans to ask the Government to allocate land and funds to develop preschool education in the Mekong Delta.
Rising numbers of Vietnamese study abroad
Over 100,000 students studied abroad in 49 countries and territories in 2011, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.
Soft skills now taught at universities
Schools in Vietnam have not paid attention to teach soft skills to their students.
“Friendly Schools, Active Students” model to be reviewed nationwide
The Ministry of Education and Training will review the success of the “Friendly Schools, Active Students” programme among schools.
Poor mountainous students tremble in icy cold
Many students in Son La Province these days have to huddle themselves in their thin clothes in the icy cold.
Ministry vows to continue inspections of universities
The Ministry of Education and Training will continue inspections of universities and colleges nationwide to ensure they are operating with adequate facilities and number of lecturers.
Applicants to have more options next school year
Vietnamese universities will give applicants more choices in the next school year that starts in September as they are going to offer several new majors.
Vietnam’s higher education lacks international connection
University lecturers have recently voiced their concern that Vietnam’s education has been “staying alone” and it does not have the international connection.
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