Posts Tagged ‘ degrees ’

Raffles Hanoi ordered to suspend several courses 

January 21, 2012
Raffles Hanoi ordered to suspend several courses 

  The Raffles International Training Center Hanoi has been fined and ordered to suspend its illegal diploma and bachelor courses, more than two weeks after similar action was taken against its sister organization in for the same violations. According to its registration license, the center can open short vocational courses in English, Marketing, Business Administration, [...]

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Education institutions fined for unauthorized courses 

January 11, 2012
Education institutions fined for unauthorized courses 

  The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has hauled up four educational institutions, including a Singaporean one, and fined some of them for illicitly offering degree and higher-level courses though they are not licensed to do so. Raffles in Vietnam, a member of the Singaporean-owned Education Corporation, is permitted by the Ho Chi Minh [...]

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Fake degree business thrives in Vietnam despite exposures 

July 5, 2011
Fake degree business thrives in Vietnam despite exposures 

Nguyen Trung Kien and his wife (R) negotiate with a person who needs a master degree in Ho Chi Minh City. There have been several scandals about officials and others obtaining degrees from dubious universities and an equal number about people being arrested for printing fake degrees in Vietnam, but the practice thrives, nevertheless. It [...]

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Cold weather sends children, elderly to hospital in Hanoi 

January 14, 2011
Cold weather sends children, elderly to hospital in Hanoi 

  As the weather turned bitterly cold, many children and elderly were hospitalized in Hanoi last week, news website Vietnamnet reported Thursday (January 6).   According to the news source, Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics admitted up to 1,500-2,000 children every day starting Monday last week, double the regular number.   Other major hospitals like [...]

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Getting the best people and the best out of them 

December 15, 2010
Getting the best people and the best out of them 

Parents waiting for their children taking the 2010 university entry exam. Da Nang City issued a decision disqualifying students who complete their education while working other jobs from government jobs, beginning next year.  “All that glitters is not gold.” The saying is quite old, but its truth shines just as brightly today. And it is [...]

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Da Nang criticized for refusing in-service graduates 

December 6, 2010
Da Nang criticized for refusing in-service graduates 

  Experts are criticizing the central city of Da Nang for its recent decision to disqualify in-service students from government jobs from next year.   In Vietnam, in-service training programs target people who are looking to start work right after graduating from high schools and vocational schools. While working, they attend four-year university programs.   [...]

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Done in by degrees 

November 28, 2010
Done in by degrees 

Bamboo tubes of grilled buffalo meat at Hoa Ban Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City’s Nha Be District Northwest Vietnam has some of the country’s most striking vistas. The rugged terrain is home to jagged mountains, rich tropical forests, ethnic minorities, and an abundance of wildlife. The region is also famous for the hearty, rustic [...]

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Overseas students bombard MOET with objections to proposed rules

December 20, 2009
Overseas students bombard MOET with objections to proposed rules

Vietnamese studying abroad are angry that the Education Ministry wants to require them to return home within three years after graduation.    What is MOET’s proposal?   Civil servants and other students funded by Government grants must follow the conditions on field of study and length of study stipulated in their grants. Students abroad must every six months [...]

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Struggling junior colleges can still be a good choice for students

September 30, 2009
Struggling junior colleges can still be a good choice for students

LookAtVietnam – While traditional universities remain the number one choice for many students, short-on-numbers junior colleges can still represent a good option say teaching heads. For  Ton That Tin, head of the training division at Thu Duc Technology Junior College, getting students to value his organisation is proving a tough task. “We have been trying to [...]

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Job-hunters pad resumes, buy counterfeit documents

September 28, 2009
Job-hunters pad resumes, buy counterfeit documents

LookAtVietnam – New graduates seek employment by any means necessary. Some sign up for specialized classes, others buy counterfeit degrees. Foreign language centres have been mushroomingEvery job resume displays an applicant’s university degrees and prospective employees always list their certificates of foreign language ability and computer skills. Yet these so-called “beautiful degrees” do not reflect the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...