Education

Unemployed, new grads decide to stay in school
06/10/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – When they fail to find congenial jobs, a lot of new university graduates kill time by continuing on to grad school at mom and dad’s expense. Staying in school to save face After her graduation from the psychology...
Schools should try to avoid H1N1 disruption
06/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Schools will have to learn to live with H1N1 and maintain lessons, according to the Hanoi education department. Nhat said schools must report to the city’s education department to receive approval from authority leaders before...
IBM looks to boost creativity in children
04/10/2009 05:00
IBM Viet Nam announced the rolling out of its nationwide KIDSMART early learning sponsor programme for Vietnamese pre-school education this week. Thirty four schools from 22 provinces will benefit from 35 “Young Explorer” complexes. The...
Students taken in by “international” name, unregulated game
04/10/2009 05:00
“International” universities do not always provide international standards or a quality education. The absence of strict regulations leaves Vietnam vulnerable to education scams. Hong Bang International University Vietnam now has Bac Ha...
MOET dictates elementary school English
04/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – MOET will make English a compulsory subject for elementary school students from the third grade through high school. The preparations are widespread. Primary schools predict 21,092 English classes with 581,538 students will...
Teaching in toilets has left pupils with nowhere to go
01/10/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The state of Hanoi school toilets is causing concern as they fall short of the target. The bad conditions of the toilet area of the Hanoi Medical University Cong an Nhan Dan newspaper’s reporters toured many...
A syllabus shortage blamed on low pay
01/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – University lecturers rather would teach more hours than write syllabuses saying the pay is small for a job that requires such brain power. The situation has lead to schools “borrowing” syllabuses – a result of Universities paying as...