Education And Training

VnnNews – Most educators have expressed concern about escalating school violence in Vietnam. Nguyen Tung Lam, Headmaster of Dinh Tien Hoang High Shool in Hanoi, is well known for leading his school to convert “naughty” students.  Lam maintains that the condemnation should be directed not only at the students involved,...

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VnnNews – Many of the school reports were seen as a formality and 175 omitted financial issues. Director of the Planning and Finance Department under the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) Nguyen Van Ngu admitted on March 6 that while 100 percent of universities and junior colleges have submitted their official reports to the ministry,...

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VnnNews - Training quality remains a serious obstacle to meeting domestic skills shortages. Over the last 10 years the number of teachers at vocational training schools has risen faster than training quality, according to Cao Van Sam from the Ministry of Education and Training.Out of 15,000 teachers currently working in the schools, only 220...

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Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance; French Ambassador honoured for educational contributions; Dominican party names office after Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam, Algeria promote friendship, cooperation Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance  Vietnam hopes to receive more assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), especially to finalise...

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Teacher Duong Tan Phat at the Pho Cuong Primary School in Quang Ngai said he had never received a Tet bonus during his 34 years in the profession.  A makeshift classroom under a resident’s stilt house in Lai Chau’s Sin Ho DistrictVnnNews - Teacher Duong Tan Phat at the Pho Cuong Primary School in the poor central province...

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VnnNews – The increase of university tuition to 240,000 dong a month has been cited as two of the most outstanding education issues of 2009.  1. University tuition ceiling raised to 240,000 dong On August 21 the Prime Minister raised university tuitions from 180,000 dong to 240,000 dong per month. The tuition adjustment is part...

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As of 2010, education and training centres in Vietnam will have to use open-source software to cut cost and avoid software copyright infringement, according to a draft circular. VnnNews - As of 2010, education and training centres in Vietnam will have to use open-source software to cut cost and avoid software copyright infringement, according...

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VnnNews – A question has been raised that why the money spent on education keeps increasing, but education quality does not. More and money for education A Finance Ministry publication projects education and training expenditures in 2009 at some 100,000 billion dong, 20 percent of the State Budget. At the website of the Ministry...

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VnnNews – Hundreds of thousands of people in central provinces face the risk of infectious diseases and schools are still closed one week after typhoon Ketsana People in central provinces are cleaning schools and hospitals and repairing houses after Storm Ketsana passed through.Diarrhoea, flu, pink eyes and skin diseases are increasing...

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ADB President to visit Hanoi, attend conference on crisis; 2nd national study encouragement congress opens in Hanoi; Algerian ambassador honored with Friendship insignia; Vietnam elected to WIPO Coordination Committee 2nd national study encouragement congress opens in Hanoi  The Vietnam Study Encouragement Association held its second national...

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