Education

One curriculum, many textbooks? NA standing committee says ‘not yet’
15/07/2009 05:00
While the Ministry of Education and Training has been speaking highly of the idea about having more than one textbook for every subject, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee says it is now not the right time to do that. The National...
600,000 university hopefuls sit for entrance exams
14/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – About 600,000 candidates nationwide will sit for their college entrance examinations today, July 15, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) said. About 600,000 candidates nationwide will sit for their college entrance...
41 percent of students spurn nobility
14/07/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A recent survey shows that forty-one percent of polled students said that they do not think they need to be high-minded, and that in some cases, noble-mindedness is synonymous with ‘blindness’. Psychology Doctor Huynh Van Son...
75 percent of scientists over 50 years old
14/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Seventy-five percent of scientists are over 50 years old was information announced during a workshop on associating scientific research with the creation of new PhDs held in Hanoi on July 14. Seventy-five percent of scientists...
Finished entrance exams bring out volunteer spirit
13/07/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Education and Training hailed residents of cities, where many of the exams were held, for their kindness towards the candidates. The Ministry of Education and Training hailed residents of cities, where many of the exams were...
Doctoral student wins German science contest
13/07/2009 05:00
Nguyen Giang Son in Delft City, Holland. Although his father always wanted him to pursue a career in biology, Nguyen Giang Son, who recently won first prize in a German science contest, says he didn’t become interested in the subject until the...
Fingers are pointed over ‘Lincoln’ quote used in college entrance exams
13/07/2009 05:00
VietnamNet Bridge – The use of a text that (apparently) was incorrectly attributed to the American president Abraham Lincoln has stirred a tempest in Vietnamese pedagogical circles. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Thuyet When we appraised the...