Education

‘Virtual examinees’ cost universities 18 billion dong
20/07/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The number of students who actually took the university entrance exams in 2009 was just 70 percent of the registered number. Universities have reported that they lost 18 billion dong due to the no-shows. Universities and...
Students no time to enjoy summer
19/07/2009 05:00
While students have not yet had time to enjoy their summer holidays, extra classes and schools have opened already, and students are flocking to them. Photo was taken on July 18 at a summer class at Le Hong Phong Gifted School in HCM City...
Vietnamese students win prizes at Int’l Biology and Physics Olympiads
18/07/2009 05:00
135 students won prizes at the 20th International Biology Olympiad, which concluded in Tsukuba City in Ibaraki, Japan on July 18. All four Vietnamese students bagged prizes at the contest. Nguyen Thi Thuy Trang from the Hanoi National...
Poor turnout, inflation means entrance exams cost colleges dearly
16/07/2009 05:00
Candidates check the list of examination rooms at Ho Chi Minh City-based Cao Thang Technical College. Colleges in HCMC have complained that they will lose a lot of the money they spent on organizing the third round of tertiary entrance exams...
Pre-school classes in Hanoi overloaded
16/07/2009 05:00
With the current number of children, Hanoi is lacking 700,000 square metres for pre-school classes. The lack of classes has led to the fact that 65-70 children have to share the same class. The report by the Hanoi People’s Committee released on...
Teachers forced to do math to improve teaching
15/07/2009 05:00
A second grade class in Giong Rieng District (Photo: SGGP) Teachers in primary schools in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang have reacted angrily to Giong Rieng District’s Bureau of Education and Training’s demand that they sit simple...
Educators calling for restructuring of education law amendment
15/07/2009 05:00
Experts have pointed out a lot of problems in the draft law on amending some provisions of the Education Law, including ones on university education quality and the autonomy of universities. “I believe that we should not think of promulgating the...