• More uni student tribulations: no books, closed libraries

    More uni student tribulations: no books, closed libraries

    12/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The facilities and study materials necessary for university stduents to allow for productive study time, however, are unavailable. Students are getting into the library of the HCM City University of Polytechnique Education...

  • The biggest-ever “thank you” for teachers

    The biggest-ever “thank you” for teachers

    12/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – The card “Gratitude to teachers” made from 15,000 pink lotuses came into sight on the afternoon of November 12. The card has been designed to celebrate the Vietnamese Teachers’ Day on November 20. Nearly 4,000...

  • Nursery school teachers collect no overtime pay

    Nursery school teachers collect no overtime pay

    11/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Nursery school teachers now have to work too hard with up to 12 working hours per day, says a survey. Nguyen Hai Thap, Deputy Head of the Information Centre under the Teacher Agency, a member of the Ministry of Education and...

  • Hanoi: 70 percent of foreign teachers still don’t have work permits

    Hanoi: 70 percent of foreign teachers still don’t have work permits

    10/11/2009 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Only 30 percent of foreign teachers teaching languages at training centres have work permits. An English lesson at Nam Trung Yen Secondary School The information was released at the conference on overseas-funded training...

  • Open recruitment of university presidents?

    Open recruitment of university presidents?

    09/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – VGU has advertised for experienced candidate to fill the post of Deputy President. Should Vietnam follow the model? Mai Trong Nhuan, Director of the Hanoi National University It seems that advertising for candidates...

  • Knowledge tree is not bearing fruit

    Knowledge tree is not bearing fruit

    09/11/2009 05:00

    Local educators need to go back to the drawing board and chalk-up a more innovative approach. Vietnam’s socio-economic development has resulted in booming demand for university and college places. However, poor education standards are...

  • Text message school reports mean no hiding place for kids

    Text message school reports mean no hiding place for kids

    09/11/2009 05:00

    LookAtVietnam – Sporadic school reports may have been bad news for some pupils, but it just got worse – electronic reports can now be sent almost daily. Traditionally in Vietnamese schools the school report was in book form – carried around in...

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