When PhD graduate Doan Ha Thang saw ethnic children speaking up to six languages to foreign tourists in Sa Pa, he realised the unlimited learning potential of young students.
A group of American veterans did more than bridge time and distance to bury the demons of their wartime experiences when they made the trip to Vietnam last year.
Starting in 2010, the TOEIC test will be used to measure students' English proficiency to guide placement decisions within Vietnam's vocational training system.
Many children are forced by their parents to take pre-school classes in order to get admitted to a good first grade class, which effects the education quality at schools.
The Vietnam-Germany University will be built on an area of 50 ha in the southern province of Binh Duong with the investment capital of US $180 million.
The Ministry of Construction has asked its provincial departments to put into action projects to build accommodation for students, using funds sourced from Government bond.