Education

“School facilities fee” burdening parents
02/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Parents are complaining that it is too costly to bring children to school nowadays and different fees are a burden. When a new school year begins, parents are always faced with “school facilities fees”, the sum of money schools...
Vietnam needs more social work lecturers and more social work officers
02/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Educators are warning about the lack of lecturers at social work schools and a resulting lack of expertise in this area. Dr Le Hai Thanh at the workshop Vietnam now has 28 universities and junior colleges which have...
Repeating studies proves expensive for students
02/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – High tuition fees for repeating studies haunt students especially those already struggling to meet first time fees. The current ceiling tuition for students on training scheme is 240,000 dong per month. However, no ceiling is set...
Mekong Delta educations suffers high dropout rates
01/12/2009 05:00
A high dropout rate continues to trouble Mekong Delta educators with each province suffering several thousands of young people giving up their education. VietNamNet Bridge – A high dropout rate continues to trouble Mekong Delta educators...
Schools should develop national characteristics
01/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A major seminar on education held in HCM City last Saturday called for higher teaching quality that focuses on building national identity. Students at Thang Long Secondary School attend an educational programme organised by the...
Students benefit from teachers’ blogs, websites
30/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Personal blogs and websites have become effective teaching tools for instructors and also the top choice for students. Teacher Do Cao Long lives in a lonely mountainous district of Thua Thien- Hue city province. Long...
Students rely on pirates for education
30/11/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Pirated books and illegally-copied documents still exist, in part because of high student demand. Government agencies have yet to find a proper solution. Cheap, ready - pirate books remain the choice Stroll by a...