Education

University tuition hikes force students away
28/03/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Tuition at many universities has been raised, forcing students to reconsider which entrance exams to take. The diagram which shows the tuition levels in 2009 and 2010 of some universities University...
Teachers, students discuss growing problem of school violence
27/03/2010 05:00
A meeting was held March 25 between education officials, teachers and high school communist league secretaries in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss school violence. After five separate video clips of Vietnamese schoolgirls fighting were posted online...
Vietnam to host int’l student math competition
26/03/2010 05:00
KinderWorld Group has announced that the upcoming Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools will be co-hosted in Vietnam. The w inners of APMOPS 2009 KinderWorld Group has announced that the upcoming Asia Pacific Mathematical...
Experts criticize ‘national-standard school’ plan
26/03/2010 05:00
The Ministry of Education and Training has laid out plans for implementing “national-standard” schools across the country, but critics say there are several problems with the scheme. Educators ponder how to bring anti-corruption lessons...
Vietnamese M.A. student wins UK science award
26/03/2010 05:00
Postgraduate Nguyen Thao Nguyen from Vietnam has won first place in the chemistry category at the “SET for BRITAIN 2010” contest for a project related to DNA and nano-therapy. Student horror film in Hollywood fest Kim Nguyen...
Second video of schoolgirls violence posted on the web
26/03/2010 05:00
Another Hanoi high school drew comments on the Internet Monday as a video clip showed one of its school girls punch, kick and stamp another. The victim, Nguyen Thanh Giang, and the attacker, Nguyen Cam Ly, are tenth graders at Le Quy...
Small kids, smart entrepreneurs
25/03/2010 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of primary school students have very creative business ideas and they implement the ideas in classes and their schools. “Everyday, when school finishes, I bring ornamental fish to the school to sell to my classmates. I...