Education

Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan proposed Finland assist Vietnam in compiling new programs and textbooks at the Vietnam-Finland Education Forum on March 7 in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam pushed for improving the quality of education and training in order to raise productivity while chairing a seminar in Hanoi promoting vocational training amid the changing labour landscape.

A senior HCM City lecturer has complained about on-the-job qualifications, claiming that people merely seem them as something to cross-off on the list when seeking promotion, rather than genuine chances to learn new vocational skills.

More than 50 foreign universities from the UK, Australia, US, Canada, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands, Ireland and New Zealand. took part in International Higher Education Day - IHED 2016 in Hanoi on March 5.

A high-level delegation from the five secondary schools in Hanoi paid a working visit to New Zealand to seek stronger education affiliation between the two nations.

The 2016 International Higher Education Day will take place in Hanoi on March 5 and Ho Chi Minh City on March 6 with participation from 50 foreign universities.

Can Tho is desirous of hoisting cooperation with the UK in tertiary education through more student, lecturer and expert exchange programs, higher levels of scholarship and grants and establishing joint research institutes.

President Truong Tan Sang has urged the Ha Noi-based Viet Nam National University (VNU) to revamp its teaching and learning methods, and employ advanced international education models to produce outstanding achievements.

The Ministry of Education and Training will consider adding Vietnam’s successful defence against China's 1979 invasion of the north and battle of the Paracel Islands 1974 to school history books, said a ministry official.

Authorities in the capital city planned to earmark 70 billion VND (3.1 million USD) for vocational training in 2016, with priority given to rural labourers and people with disabilities.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced on February 18 the enrolment of 1,300 candidates this year for Project 911.

Concerted efforts need to be made by the education sector to fine-tune the quality of English language teaching in primary schools, paving the way to meet the nation’s new education programme.

Dozens of students at Phan Huy Chu High School in Hanoi were banned from classes on February 16 just because of their hair colour.

An English contest for primary and junior high school students (English Champion 2016) will be launched in Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City on March 5-April 9.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has given directions to the upgrading of the website www.tiengvietonline.com.vn, designed for overseas Vietnamese.

Financial autonomy has helped many universities in HCM City improve their facilities, human resources, scientific research and training quality, thereby building a brand name both locally and internationally.

The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed reducing the time spent on tertiary training to 3-4 years from a current 4-6 years.

Nearly 700 students from 47 secondary and high schools took part in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC 10/12) held at Chu Van An High School in Hanoi.

Around 150 domestic and foreign scientists, including several Nobel laureates, will attend a conference on fundamental sciences and society scheduled for July at the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education in central Binh Dinh province.