Education

Vietnam - A promising land for English native speakers
28/11/2012 08:40
There are two reasons that make Vietnam become the destination for many foreigners, who like traveling and want to make money. It is very easy to find a job as an English teacher in Vietnam because of the very high demand in the country. And secondly, the subsistence allowance is very...
Students like western style, parents worry
26/11/2012 08:12
� Western is better than Vietnamese Educators say the biggest advantage of the western teaching method is that it allows to establish friendly and open relations between teachers and students. In general, foreign teachers are always very enthusiastic, who always come to class earlier...
City educators debate use of Filipino English teachers
06/11/2012 06:52
The city Department of Education and Training recently said it would recruit 100 Filipinos to teach English at elementary, middle, and high schools chosen by education offices at the district level in this school year. Elementary school principals then wondered why the department decided to...
Singapore-owned educational institutions among 4 to be shut down for illegal courses
27/10/2012 12:08
It said they should be suspended from consultancy, enrollment, and training activities to ensure�“complete compliance with laws” on education.� The four are� the Institute of Finance and Administration (IFA), and Singapore's Education and Research Center Institute (ERC)...
Pundits explain Vietnam’s dive in world research rankings
23/10/2012 04:32
According to the SIR World Report 2012, recently published by Spain-based research organization SCImago Research Group, Vietnam contributed four institutions – which are among the country’s most prominent – and all of them ranked in the bottom third of the total 3,290 listed...
Primary school students use hi-tech devices, access black webs
12/10/2012 04:48
iPhones and iPads at primary schools If someone visits the Doan Thi Diem Primary School when the schoolboys and schoolgirls just finish their lessons, he would see a lot of students with mobile phones in hands. Some of the students call their parents to inform that the school hours...
New math teaching method conquers Vietnamese parents’ hearts
09/10/2012 01:57
Nam, a second grader of an international primary school in Phu Nhuan district in HCM City, goes to Kumon Center to attend math lessons after the school hours. When asked why Nam still has to have extra math lessons if he is excellent in math already, his mother said that she brings the...