Education

Deaf kids get helping hand at school
27/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – “My daughter cried and cried when she had to stop going to school after the fifth grade,” says Nguyen Hong Trang, mother of a deaf 14-year-old girl in Ha Noi. A training programme for hearing impaired students aims to train teachers...
Unreasonable structure of exam questions blamed for low marks
26/07/2009 05:00
More than 90 percent of mathematics exam papers at many universities have reportedly got below average marks. University lecturers have blamed the exam question structure. Checkign information about exams By July 26, 40 universities across...
A thing in common
26/07/2009 05:00
The thing shared by Nguyen Chi Dung, who came first on the entrance exam, Ha Khuong Duy, the first ethnic minority student to win a gold medal at the Mathematics International Olympiad is – eagerness to learn. Nguyen Chi Dung Nguyen Chi...
Blind candidate admitted to music institute with highest score
24/07/2009 05:00
With a score of 37, a blind candidate, Mai Thi Tu, achieved the highest score of anybody and was admitted into the Hue city Music Institute on July 22. Mai Thi Tu (1st, L) and her friends take part in the university entrance exam 2009. (Photo:...
President welcomes world-class Australian education
24/07/2009 05:00
Vietnamese agencies will roll out the red carpet for the Australian university, RMIT - a pioneer in providing foreign training programmes in Vietnam, President Nguyen Minh Triet said. President Nguyen Minh Triet receives General Director of RMIT...
HCMC youth learn practical English at summer camp
24/07/2009 05:00
A camper at Sky 2009 grills a fish he caught while mud fishing in a Can Gio District mangrove forest. At 1 a.m., 180 summer campers are rousted from bed for a “Night Operation.” Deep in the mangrove forests of Can Gio District, 50 kilometers...
What do university students do on summer days?
23/07/2009 05:00
While many students look for jobs in summer, or try to get more knowledge by going to clubs and English classes, many others spend summertime on gambling, games and parties. Cot Co alley is full of games shops Thai from Hanoi Water...