Education

Preparing students for 1st class
06/04/2009 05:00
Children go to first class to learn to write and read. However, in Vietnam, most children can read and write well before they go to the first class. “Can your child read? My son can read newspapers well. Why don’t you bring the child to extra...
The support of 1,700 Vietnamese students
06/04/2009 05:00
Prof Dr Nguyen Cong Thanh, who assisted more than 1,700 Vietnamese youths in studying abroad and persuaded them to return to work in the homeland, has become the first Viet Kieu to receive the third level Labour Medal. Deputy Prime Minister and...
Ethnic boarding schools to get more State support
06/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Boarding schools with more than 35 boarders that reach a stable number of students within five years will be supported with preferential policies by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). Photo: VNA According to a draft...
Campus crime gets more attention
05/04/2009 05:00
The Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) is teaming up with local authorities to protect students against the muggers and thieves who frequent the campus. Students walk past the signs of normal business and daily life on the...
Children’s painting contest kicks off
05/04/2009 05:00
More than 1,000 school children from Ho Chi Minh City aged between four and 15 took part in the semifinal of the an annual painting contest at Ly Tu Trong Park in District 1 on April 5. Pupils from Nguyen Van To Elementary School create...
Dong A College partners with US universities
04/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The central Da Nang city-based Dong A College on April 3 signed training cooperation agreements with the East Los Angeles College and the Fort Hayes State University, both from the United States. Under the terms of the deals,...
Training centre gives ray of hope to youth
04/04/2009 05:00
One organisation gives street children a brighter future with guidance on everything from jobs to hairstyles. Students create their own CD album covers in the IT lab of the graphic design class at Reach. One organisation gives street...