Education

Under fire University gets go-ahead despite silence on fake lecturers
20/10/2009 05:00
MOET has shocked critics by saying under fire Phan Thiet University meets all the requirements to open. The area for students’ dormitories (Photo: Tuoi tre) It follows newspaper allegations of faked and duplicated lecturers, poor facilities and...
New graduates try to stay in the big cities, no matter what
20/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Most of Vietnam’s university graduates hope to find big city jobs with attractive salaries. Taking any job till something better comes along A lot of new graduates have failed to find good jobs that fit their...
Foreign interests to lift higher education
19/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – International collaboration would help Vietnamese universities improve quality in the key areas of content, teaching methods and research. An English professor delivers a lecture at Ha Noi Pharmaceutical University. International...
Tuition for state owned schools: how much is too much?
19/10/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – While the Prime Minister has decided tuition is 240,000 dong per month, the real figure is much higher. The problem lies in the fact that the Prime Minister has only set a rate for tuition per school year, while universities are...
The education inspectors need inspecting say educators
19/10/2009 05:00
The body under pressure is the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) which has the right to inspect and license schools and yet appears oblivious to blatant abuses of the system. Tuoi Tre newspaper, which highlighted on-going irregularities at Phan Thiet University,...
“Upgraded” unis run amuck
18/10/2009 05:00
Only a handful of universities were established between 1998-2003, but new universities have been mushrooming since 2006. MOET admitted that the ministry still does not have regulations on post-licensing reviews. This means that MOET only verifies...
“Village” universities sell “international” education
18/10/2009 05:00
NA’s Deputy explains why many schools call themselves “international universities” without having any kind of international status. Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children Nguyen Minh Thuyet...