Education

Which universities have highest lecturers’ income?
28/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – University lecturers receive an average monthly salary of 3-4 million dong, or some $200, according to universities’ reports. Making public the income of university lecturers is one of the requirements set under the “three...
Poor students rush to take much needed holiday jobs
28/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – With the year-end approaching spare a thought for hard working students who will have neither the time nor money to visit their families. Many are forced instead to look for holiday jobs to help supplement study and living...
Santa why do you drive a motorbike instead of using reindeers?
26/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – To celebrate Christmas we look at how generous gifts from a kind teacher sparked letters to Santa Claus. Students of Dream House School celebrating Christmas Some days before Christmas, Thanh Van, the teacher of 4L class of...
Vietnam lacks teachers yet teachers still lack jobs
26/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – While the Ministry of Education and Training reports that Vietnam still lacks around 40,000 teachers, many suitably qualified graduates still cannot find jobs. Phong Vu is still waiting for a job after two years After...
Teachers bemoan delayed pay raises
26/12/2009 05:00
The Ha Noi People’s Committee has urged districts to pay recently approved salary increases to pre-school teachers before the Tet holidays, starting February 14. The Ministry of Education and Training’s statistics show that there are still 90,000...
Higher education needs appropriate policies: professor
26/12/2009 05:00
Appropriate policies are needed to create effective laws on higher education, said Professor Pham Phu at a seminar attended by education management authorities, experts and scholars on Dec. 22. Professor Van Nhu Cuong speaks at a seminar on higher...
Slowdown on classrooms
25/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A VND500 billion (US$26.3 million) plan to replace and upgrade temporary classrooms in the capital is lagging behind schedule. A VND500bil plan to replace and upgrade temporary classrooms in the capital is lagging behind schedule....