Education

Ministry to focus on quality of teaching
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will focus on improving ways to assess the quality of education during the next school year. Viet Nam has 173 universities and 178 colleges that can assess their own educational quality....
Vietnamese students bad in English, why?
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), along with universities, have agreed that university graduates generally have poor English skills, which do not allow them to use English in their jobs. However, they have not agreed on who is...
Will $400mil help bring international-standard universities?
25/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Prof Nguyen Minh Thuyet, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children talked about the target of building four universities of international standards. Prof Nguyen Minh...
Universities ‘encroaching’ on vocational schools’ ‘territory’
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Many vocational schools have asked the Ministry of Education and Training to reconsider the enrolment quotas for the vocational training of universities and junior colleges. Vocational schools find it more difficult nowadays...
English a requirement for university graduation
24/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Nguyen Duc Nghia, Deputy Director of the HCM City National University, believes that it is necessary to make heavier investment in teaching English to university students. Students of the HCM City National University...
International schools’ curriculums not controlled
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – There are now 30 operational international schools in HCM City alone, each with different governing bodies, from limited companies, joint ventures to foreign-invested enterprises, and even foreign individuals. Do Quoc...
Non-smoking universities
23/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Some universities in Vietnam are employing harsh measures to ban smoking on their campuses. Students of the HCM City University of Technology will be expelled while employees will be fired if they are found smoking....