Education

The fall of exam preparation centres
14/06/2009 05:00
It is very likely that two separate exams, the school final exam and university entrance exam, will be merged into one in 2010. Therefore, it is possible that this university entrance exam preparation season will be the last. Deputy Prime...
HCMC preschools get harder to find
13/06/2009 05:00
Ho Chi Minh City is failing to address the worsening shortage of kindergartens and daycare centers. Children play at Ho Chi Minh City-based Ben Thanh Kindergarten. Ho Chi Minh City is failing to address the worsening shortage of...
Minister promises proper attention to pre-school education
12/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The education sector will universalise pre-school education for five year old children and offer free education for those in disadvantaged areas nationwide during the 2009-2014 period. Minister of Education and Training Nguyen...
More students going to vocational school than university
11/06/2009 05:00
More and more students, seemingly conscious of their capability, are deciding to attend vocational school to learn a trade rather than trying to study at university at any cost. Trainees of iSPACE vocational college Failing his high school...
Why joint education training isn’t working
10/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Joint training programmes are suffering from inadequate classrooms and staff and inferior systems for curriculums, schedules, classes and student management. Students of Tay Nguyen University’s joint education programme in a lecture....
The new favourite study branches
09/06/2009 05:00
Nursing, primary education, cooking industry and environmental sciences prove to be branches that many students are choosing to study at university these days. Students are making registration to take university entrance exams 3,720...
Students in the homestretch to enter 10th grade
09/06/2009 05:00
Secondary school graduates will sit for high school entrance exams in 20 days; experts say the exams are no easier than university entrance exams. In Hanoi , nearly 160,000 students have registered to study at state-owned high schools, while...