Education

Kindergartens and the ‘envelope culture’
26/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Wanting teachers to pay more attention to their children, a lot of parents pay extra money to kindergarten teachers monthly. And thus ‘envelope culture’ (extra money for teachers is put into envelopes) has come into existence....
New urban areas lacking state-owned schools
25/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of new urban areas do not have state-owned schools, and local residents have to bring their children to other districts to learn at the schools there. When designing new urban areas, contractors...
Nation’s universities lack qualified lecturers
24/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – As the country suffers from a shortage of qualified professors, a recent proposal by the Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Education and Training to allow only associate professors and professors as guest...
Hanoi education agency corrects number of illiterate people
24/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Education and Training Department has released a document, correcting the wrong number of illiterate people in Hanoi, which the department itself gave to press agencies at the end of October. Pham Thi Hong...
Merit teachers and people’s teachers: who are they?
24/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – 100% of the teachers who have received the title of ‘merit teachers’ in Hanoi , are either current or former members of managerial staff. Teachers in remote areas do not have province-level outstanding...
Retired teacher ferries pupils to school
23/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A retired teacher, preoccupied with the studying of needy pupils in his neighboring quarter, has helped poor pupils for 12 years. The retired teacher helps passengers to wear life jackets. VietNamNet Bridge -...
MOET promises to settle Do Viet Khoa’s case
23/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Education and Training, Le Quang Huong, has asked the Hanoi Education and Training Department to investigate the issues written in teacher Do Viet Khoa’s letter of denouncement and report to the...