Education

Graduates sweating to look for jobs
02/03/2009 05:00
Looking for jobs after university graduation proves to be not an easy thing nowadays. A lot of students have to pay several hundred millions of VND to solicit the posts in agencies which bring the income of just several hundred thousands of VND a month....
University entrance exam preparation centres wanting students
02/03/2009 05:00
University entrance exam preparation centres in HCM City complain that they have very few students these days with the number of students down by 80%, which makes their business unprofitable. The university entrance exam preparation centre is...
‘Reflective action’ aims to link students, policymakers
02/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Chairman of the Viet Nam National Union of Students Nguyen Dac Vinh spoke with Viet Nam News about the union’s role and its plans for the next five years. Students nowadays are very active, confident, integrated and keen on new and...
Extra class system to get closer watch
02/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – New regulations for management of extra classes at grade schools will prevent students from being overloaded and stop teachers using the system to make extra income. A teacher helps her grade eight students in Ha Noi with extra maths...
Draft strategy on education development unfeasible in eyes of educators
01/03/2009 05:00
At the workshop discussing the draft strategy on education and training development 2009-2020 late last week, leaders of universities and junior colleges expressed concerns over the feasibility of the strategy. One of the important goals for...
SOS: Qualified teachers leaving schools
01/03/2009 05:00
More and more qualified teachers have left state-owned schools for private and international schools, which has made the teacher shortage in HCM City more serious. Meanwhile, good students are not interested in becoming teachers. In 2007-2008 academic...
PhD theses, in full, will be shown on websites
01/03/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The training establishments that train doctors will have to set up websites and update all PhD theses on the website. This is a part of the draft regulations on training doctors. Under the draft regulations, universities, and...