Tag: lecturers

Non-state universities prefer visiting lecturers, why?

VietNamNet Bridge – Though the number of university lecturers has doubled in the past 10 years, universities still seriously lack lecturers, which has had a negative affect on training quality. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has released surprising findings about the number of permanent lecturers at universities. The Van Xuan Technique and... Read more

Uni lecturers given 40-hour work week

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has issued a decision on allocating annual work hours for university lecturers. A teacher at the Ha Noi University of Technology delivers a lecture to her students. Under the Ministry of Education and Training’s new decision, lecturers have to spend 900 hours a year in classes.VietNamNet... Read more

University lecturers ‘on the run’

VietNamNet Bridge – It is not a strange thing nowadays to see university students attending classes on Sunday, or late at night. Many have to adjust their study schedules in accordance with their lecturers’ timetables. Lecturer and students in a practice lessonStudents at HCM City Open University have got used to hearing apologies from lecturers for... Read more

Nation’s universities lack qualified lecturers

VietNamNet Bridge – As the country suffers from a shortage of qualified professors, a recent proposal by the Department of Science and Technology under the Ministry of Education and Training to allow only associate professors and professors as guest lecturers has puzzled university leaders. “Many have complained that lecturers at universities are... Read more

Not enough young lecturers to go abroad

VietNamNet Bridge – Unlike previous years, when only a few university lecturers were chosen for overseas training courses, the door is now wide open for many lecturers and staffs to go studying abroad. Dr Truong Thanh Long (right) from the HCM City Agriculture and Forestry UniversityStatistics all show that the number of young university lecturers sent... Read more

Better qualified lecturers needed to improve higher education

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government says it will lift standards to tackle the shortage of qualified university lecturers. Tien Phong (Pioneer) newspaper spoke to Ha Noi National University director Mai Trong Nhuan about the issue. Universities carry out at least three functions, including training, scientific research and transfer of knowledge to society.Lecturers... Read more

Universities hunting for lecturers

VietNamNet Bridge – Universities, which have finished the race to enroll students for the new school year, now are beginning a new race – to employ lecturers. There are many factors that have made the race to employ lecturers fiercer. Universities are all hurrying to hunt for lecturers in order to prepare for the transition to credit-based education.... Read more