Education

Vietnam’s universities lag in image-building
12/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s public universities have not paid attention to building and developing their ‘brand names’. Vietnam’s public universities have not paid attention to building and developing their ‘brand names’ because the number of...
Vietnamese students weak at ‘soft’ skills
12/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Students have not paid appropriate attention to developing skills needed for their jobs, especially intangibles like analysis, synthesis and team-work skills. Nguyen Dac Vinh, Secretary of the Central Communist Youth Union, Chairman...
Hanoi education department: late start to school year won’t affect learning
11/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Hanoi Education and Training Department has decided to delay the start of the school year as a result of the flu epidemic spreading in the city. Chief of the Secretariat of the Hanoi Education and Training Department Nguyen Hiep...
Full foreign scholarships for top students
10/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Education and Training will award full scholarships to study abroad for the first time. The ministry would also grant scholarships to students with top marks in each of the categories for fields of study categorised as...
Hanoi Univ. wins SIFE contest, to attend World Cup
10/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Hanoi National University of Economics has just won the championship of Vietnam SIFE National Competition, and thus will represent Vietnam to compete Winners of the Vietnam SIFE National Competition pose with the championship...
500,000 examinees denied entrance to university
09/08/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – MOET has announced the floor mark of 13 for A-group and D-group university exams, and 14 for B-group and C group exams. The floor mark is the minimum mark takers of university entrance exams must have to be eligible to be...
Gearing up for new school year
09/08/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has released a series of instructions to guide schools in preparing for the new school year, which is scheduled to begin in early September. Schools and kindergartens in Hanoi have kept their doors...