Education

Students are now hunting for rooms to rent
10/08/2010 05:00
University students will begin the new school year in late August. Now is the right time for them to hunt for rooms to rent. University students will begin the new school year in late August. Now is the right time for them to hunt for rooms to rent....
Student rejects scholarship for love of math
09/08/2010 05:00
Nguyen Kieu Hieu refused a scholarship worth tens thousands dollars granted by area authorities to study at a university in Hanoi. Nguyen Kieu Hieu, one of the two excellent students of Le Quy Don Gifted School in Da Nang and also won the silver medal at the...
Education specialists argue kindergarteners should not study early
09/08/2010 05:00
Since extra classes for small children have become so popular, education experts have come forward to warn that this will do more harm than good, and by doing so, parents will “steal” children’s time. While nearly all parents think that...
Professor Ngo Bao Chau: “Honestly, I’m a bit nervous”
08/08/2010 05:00
Professor Ngo Bao Chau cautioned that the possibility of a Fields Medal remains a supposition, and admitted that he is “a bit nervous.” He gave a short interview to VietNamNet when he returned to Vietnam for a short time before leaving for India to attend the...
Distance learning programs unlicensed, but undeterred
08/08/2010 05:00
A lot of Vietnamese people spend considerable sums to study in programs organized in Vietnam with foreign universities and colleges. VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of Vietnamese people spend considerable sums to study in programs organized in Vietnam with foreign...
Kindergarteners studying early– for or against?
08/08/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – It’s no surprise these days that 5-year old children in kindergarten can already read and write. It’s no surprise these days that 5-year old children in kindergarten can already read and write. They begin studying lessons for the first graders in...
MOET’s decision sparks a war in martial arts circles
05/08/2010 05:00
MoET has instructed schools to cooperate with Vovinam to bring traditional martial arts into Vietnamese schools as an extracurricular subject. – In late July 2010, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) instructed schools to cooperate with Vovinam (the...