Parents prefer private schools to state-owned ones
Private schools have become more attractive than state owned schools in the eyes of high income parents.
Few male teachers for kindergarten schools
HCM City is seriously lacking in qualified nursery male teachers, since there are few takers for kindergarten teaching.
Pronunciation improvement for primary students
The Hanoi Department of Education and Training said it had helped improve pronunciation and spelling of Vietnamese in primary schools.
Education Festival 2011 promotes advanced education
The Ho Chi Minh City Education Development Festival 2011 opened on May 7 at the Phu Tho Indoor Sports Stadium in District 11.
Few takers for technical schools in Vietnam
Technical universities in southern Vietnam are finding it more and more difficult to motivate students to study.
Bond issue to pay for dorms
The HCM City National University, which is building a giant dormitory complex for students, has sought USD24 million from the city.
Vietnam, Germany sign educational accords
Vietnam signed two accords of educational and research cooperation with Hessen State of Germany in Wiesbaden.
Hyperactive kids separated for special education
Ho Chi Minh City’s An Phu 1 Primary School knows how to make hyperactive students behave via a separate and fully-equipped classroom.
Deputy Minister: Vocational training top priority for education
Vietnam will prioritise vocational training in the coming years to ease the current shortage of skilled labourers.
Plan, Accenture cooperate in providing youth with vocational training
Plan International will link up with Accenture to provide vocational training for about 3,500 underprivileged young people in Vietnam and India.
You can now buy books on your mobile phone
A Vietnamese firm has launched an online book purchase service for mobile phones to help clients select and order books via cellphones.
ADB gives $190M in loans for new university
The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of USD190 million for a university which could serve as a model for Vietnam.
Well-rounded at 5
Many parents and Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi are forcing a well-rounded education on their five-year-olds despite their kids’ reaction.
Korean language studies popular in Vietnam
A growing number of Vietnamese students are studying the Korean language at university, mainly to work at Korean firms operating in their country.
Students taught value of money
The HCM City Department of Education and Training has been providing financial education for students as part of a soft-skills training programme.
Laws for private universities not clear enough: education official
The Government should have consistent policies for non-state universities to operate as non-profits, one educator said.
Textbook prices on the rise
The Education Publishing House has raised its textbook prices by an average of 16.9% in 2011.
Tests, competitions, and exams burdening students
A lot of tests, semester exams and competitions have been putting a hard pressure on primary school students.
New Ede language textbooks to hit classrooms this year
The Central Highland province of Dak Lak has completed new editions of primary school textbooks written in the ethnic Ede language.
The race to find a “good school”
Hanoi parents have been finding it difficult, and sometimes expensive, to find good primary education for their children.
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