Posts Tagged ‘ Higher Education ’

Vietnamese university students short on job skills: WB report 

October 20, 2011
Vietnamese university students short on job skills: WB report 

  Vietnam’s higher education is still facing many challenges in delivering skills to students despite the fact that access to higher education has been growing fast over the last decade, a World Bank report says. The report, titled: "Putting Higher Education to Work: Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia" was released Thursday. According [...]

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US supports Vietnam’s higher technical education 

April 26, 2011
US supports Vietnam’s higher technical education 

  American aid and educational organizations will work with three more Vietnamese universities to improve higher education and technological development in Vietnam, according to the American embassy in Vietnam. The US Agency for International Development (USAID), Arizona State University (ASU), Fulton Schools of Engineering, Siemens, Intel and other industry partners will cooperate with a total [...]

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Education a priority in bilateral relations: Australian FM 

April 16, 2011
Education a priority in bilateral relations: Australian FM 

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd, talks with a child at the Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday (April 13) Australia has pledged to continue supporting Vietnam in higher education, which is among the key priorities in bilateral relations between the two countries, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday. [...]

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Universities must cater to country’s needs, educators say

January 25, 2010
Universities must cater to country’s needs, educators say

Students from the University of Science in Ho Chi Minh City wait to sit their semester exams. Vietnamese education needs to focus on the practical everyday needs of the economy, experts said, eschewing the long-held belief that the country must strive to create an “American-style” or “world-class” university. There is no perfect model for building [...]

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Higher education needs appropriate policies: professor

December 27, 2009
Higher education needs appropriate policies: professor

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 education on December 22 (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam – Appropriate policies are needed to create effective laws on higher [...]

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Vietnam sends more students to US

November 22, 2009
Vietnam sends more students to US

Vietnam ranks ninth among the top ten countries and territories sending students for higher education in the US, moving up from the 13th place last year, according to a report released last Monday.  A representative from Loyola University Chicago (R) in the US talks to Vietnamese students during a US higher-education fair in HanoiLookAtVietnam – [...]

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Vietnam sends more students to US

November 22, 2009
Vietnam sends more students to US

A representative from Loyola University Chicago (R) in the US talks to Vietnamese students during a US higher-education fair in Hanoi Vietnam ranks ninth among the top ten countries and territories sending students for higher education in the US, moving up from the 13th place last year, according to a report released on Monday. The [...]

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Ministry, universities differ on higher education standards

November 21, 2009
Ministry, universities differ on higher education standards

LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Education and Training should change its approach to higher education and make big changes at universities, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan at an online conference on higher education for the 2009-2010 academic year.   Graduates from the HCM City University of Pedagogy. The Ministry of Education and Training [...]

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Redrawing the academic map

November 21, 2009
Redrawing the academic map

LookAtVietnam – Some urban planners believe that the fast-growing system of higher education needs to be freed of too much central planning. This is the second part of a series on Thoi Bao Kinh Te Saigon (Saigon Economic Times). Education by the numbers In 1987, according to Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) statistics, Vietnam had 107 [...]

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Prime Minister claims responsibility for sub-par universities

November 20, 2009
Prime Minister claims responsibility for sub-par universities

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung accepted responsibility for letting several sub-standard universities open recently, but he did not absolve the education ministry and the rest of government from blame either. Speaking at a National Assembly session on Thursday, he said that he, the ministry and the government were all responsible for the poor quality of [...]

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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...