Education

Tales of the five silver medalists at IPhO
23/07/2009 05:00
These five Vietnamese golden boys were born into different families in different living conditions and live in different localities. However, they all won silver medals at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). From left: Nguyen Phan Minh, Pham...
HCM City’s top students praised
23/07/2009 05:00
A total of 165 students from HCM City were praised for their achievements at the Saigon Opera House, July 22. The city’s top students gather in front of the Opera House (photo: Tuoi tre) A total of 165 students from HCM City were praised...
University entrance exam marks low, why?
22/07/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – As the marking of exam papers is two-thirds finished, experts now can say for sure that university entrance exam marks will be lower this year than last year. But what is the reason? Tough exam questions or the poor capability of students?...
International schools set sky-high tuition fees
22/07/2009 05:00
It is now time for international schools to enroll students for the new school year which begins in September. Most international schools have announced exorbitant tuition fees. Students of an international school at botanical garden in HCM CIty...
Hanoi lacking schools because ofâ¦investors?
21/07/2009 05:00
Deputy Chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, when answering a question by the city’s People’s Council late last week, acknowledged that Hanoi is now seriously lacking state-owned nursery schools. Hang, when admitting to...
Call for schools to publish details of teaching methods
20/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Schools at all levels should be required by law to publicise detailed information about their curricula, teaching methods, staff, tuition fees and performance, delegates said at a recent two-day conference. The need to publicise...
University entrance exams to be marked by July 31
20/07/2009 05:00
Universities have said that they have sped up on marking exam papers in order to finish the work by the end of the month. It is expected that exam papers will see lower marks this year than last year. Representative from Saigon University said...