Education

Room rents escalate, students have to migrate to suburbs
23/06/2011 05:00
Many students have become “smart consumers” when they decide to move to the suburbs, when the room rents have been escalating in the “price storm”. Students have to move to suburbs to cut down expenses...
University Rectors” board to boost higher education
23/06/2011 05:00
The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to set up a board of university rectors next academic year to boost the quality of higher education. Under the decree, the boards will be run on a voluntary basis by directors or rectors of...
Educators call on to remove national high school final exam
23/06/2011 05:00
A lot of educators and analysts have called on the Ministry of Education and Training to remove the national high school final exam, which they believe is unnecessary and too costly. The spectacular achievements A new record has been made in...
Vietnam goes against market rules in IT officer training
23/06/2011 05:00
While other countries in the world strive to produce high quality university graduates, Vietnam strives to set high requirements on students entering universities, but floats the quality of university graduates. The quality of 1 million IT...
5-year-old children hurrying for intensive practice writing classes
21/06/2011 05:00
The babyhood of Vietnam children seems to becoming shorter because they have to begin learning at the year of four or five instead of six. Vietnamese parents now force their 5-year-old children to practice writing before they officially go to primary schools....
Words on Wheels opens children”s minds
21/06/2011 05:00
The Phu Luu Te Primary School yard in Ha Noi’s My Duc District is crowded with pupils on Saturday mornings, all eagerly awaiting a mobile library carrying books, computers and educational games....
Race for “star schools” getting fiercer in Hanoi
18/06/2011 05:00
The seats at “star schools” are getting more and more expensive, since the demand is too high, while the supply is limited. Brokers now offer to sell seats at the schools at 3000 dollars (60 million dong) for each. How much is a seat at star school?...