Education

Underpaid instructors advise students against teaching careers
13/04/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Very few high school students have registered to take university entrance exams to pedagogical schools. Very few high school students have registered to take university entrance exams to pedagogical schools, raising concerns that...
Students not attracted to social sciences
12/04/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Very few students have registered to take university entrance exams in the social sciences. Very few students have registered to take university entrance exams in the social sciences, favoring fields like economics instead. Top...
University exam prep centers promise the moon
08/04/2010 05:00
As university entrance exams will take place in July 2010, now is the time that preparatory classes tend to expand. VietNamNet Bridge – As university entrance exams will take place in July 2010, now is the time that preparatory classes...
Preferences proposed for agriculture students
06/04/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – MARD will propose the Government to cover tuition for students in forestry and agriculture study branches. MARD leaders set up new requirements on training a high quality labor force in many key fields for development in the...
Urban students like wearing short skirts
05/04/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A hot topic on education forums now is whether or not to allow students to wear short skirts. Twenty female students were barred from coming to school on March 30 because they wore short skirts. Wearing mini-skirts is a...
Law graduates lack formal practice skills
04/04/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Universities are failing to provide on-the-job training for law students, leaving graduates ill-equipped to meet the demands of a legal practice. Law graduates celebrate, but their happiness could be shortlived as they enter the real...
Private pre-schools causing headaches for HCMC
02/04/2010 05:00
The mushrooming of private pre-schools in HCM City is causing major difficulties for the education sector and local government. The mushrooming of private pre-schools in Ho Chi Minh City is causing major difficulties for the education sector...