Education

PM decides to raise university tuition fees
21/08/2009 05:00
The top rate of university fees will rise by VND60,000 to stand at VND240,000 a month, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered August 21. The increase will begin September 1. Nguyen Van Ngu, head of the Ministry of Education and Training’s...
Vietnam prepares guidelines for school teachers
21/08/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Education and Training is preparing a set of guidelines for teachers in a bid to end the passive approach to teaching and learning in today’s classrooms. The guidelines will help teachers disseminate knowledge and skills in line...
Schools told to curb unauthorised fees
20/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – All tuition fees and other school charges that do not comply with regulations will be refunded to students and parents. Ha Noi’s Department of Education and Training has also decided that schools asking for higher fees and unscheduled...
Lacking medical workers, schools on guard against flu epidemic
19/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – There are some 2,000-4,000 students in every school, while there are only one or two medical workers. This problem has become more serious in the flu epidemic. Checking student’s temperature In the morning on August 18, Saigon...
Dormitories for students: construction pace still slow
19/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Only 20 percent of total students have rooms in dormitories of their educational institutions, while the other 80 percent have to live in rooms they rent themselves. Only 20 percent of total students have rooms in dormitories of...
School year starts with first lesson on H1N1
18/08/2009 05:00
More than 2.3 million students in the country’s two biggest cities Monday started the new school year with the first lesson on H1N1 flu prevention. Students wear masks during class at Bui Thi Xuan High School in District 1, HCM City on the firts...
Rapid development blamed for shortage of schools in urban areas
18/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The deputy director of the Ha Noi Department of Planning and Architecture, Vu Tuan Dinh, spoke to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the shortage of schools The law clearly states that when residential and urban areas are built,...