Education

Credit-based university education: Haste makes waste
19/04/2009 05:00
All universities and colleges supposedly have to apply the credit-based scheme as of next year. However, the deadline proves to be unfeasible. The Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, one of the first universities in the north to apply the...
Gold-rimmed laptop to be auctioned for VN schools
17/04/2009 05:00
ASUS Vietnam will join hands with fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo to hold a charity auction for HCMC’s Lawrence S. Ting Memorial Fund. The special one-time only gold-rimmed ASUS EeePCS101H (Photo: Truong Son) The sole item to be sold is...
Ministry calls for ODA in education projects
16/04/2009 05:00
The Ministry of Education and Training is mobilising official development assistance (ODA) capital for a mass of education projects ranging from primary to university levels. VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET)...
High season of soliciting for seats at top schools
16/04/2009 05:00
The time from March to June is always the ‘hot’ time for parents rushing to lobby for permission to send their children to ‘star’ schools. Binh and her family are living in district 8, HCM City ; therefore, she has to send her child to a...
The key is standard curriculum: expert
15/04/2009 05:00
Prof Dr Nguyen Lan Dung, who always has a voice in education forums, said that it is necessary to have more than one set of books for general school. However, he said that it would be a big waste to compile more textbooks with the current curriculums....
Well-off have axe to grind
14/04/2009 05:00
Children of rich families are automatically thought to be ‘playboys’ and bad students. However, a lot of students from rich families have been trying to prove that this is a misconception. A lot of students take extra jobs Being a daughter...
Lacking human resources, high-tech parks turning into industrial zones
13/04/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Unreasonable things have been identified in the structure of Vietnam’s human resources for science and technology development. Only 10% of workers in the field have graduate degrees in the field. The quotas for enrolling...