Education

Vietnam strives for comprehensive education reform
17/09/2009 05:00
The first conference of Vietnamese and Japanese university rectors took place in Hanoi on September 17, attracting more than 300 delegates from over 100 educational institutions in the two countries. Addressing the event, Vietnamese Minister of...
Vietnamese students in the digital technology era
16/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Laptops, credit cards and mobile phones have become indispensable things for many Vietnamese students. Thu Minh, a student of the Foreign Language Faculty of the HCM City Open University, said that she feels the laptop she has...
Parents ponder corporal punishment
16/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Should teachers be allowed to spank or beat their students as a way to encourage learning and good behavior? The issue has become a hot topic on education forums. Should teachers be allowed to spank or beat their students as a way to...
Students burdened by growing university ‘fees’
15/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Besides the sky high tuitions, students of many public universities must pay a lot of other university fees. Students of Phuong Dong University pay tuition In addition to troubles finding a suitable but inexpensive place to...
Excellent northern students honored with award
14/09/2009 05:00
The Hoa Trang Nguyen Award for outstanding academic performance in 2008-09 was conferred on 852 high-school students from 27 northern provinces and cities. President Nguyen Minh Triet presents the Hoa Trang Nguyen Award to last year’s outstanding...
Credit-based tuition plan creates billing confusion
14/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Those universities using a credit system to calculate tuition are behind on collections. Students may be the ones who lose. The new ceiling on tuition levels is 240,000 dong per month and applies at state-owned universities for...
Unusual school fees burden parents, who hesitate to complain
14/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Parents are questioning the number of school fees due at the beginning of the school year. September 13 was an unlucky day for many parents. On this day, schools met with students’ parents to discuss methods to help students study...