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Primary school students’ bags will be lightened with thinner textbooks
VietNamNet Bridge – It could be good news for primary school students that the Education Publishing House plans to release thinner and lighter textbooks, which will hopefully ease the burden on primary school students’ shoulders. Nguyen Kiem, Head of the Publishing Agency under the Ministry of Information and Communication, said that the Education... Read more
Supemart construction goes rapidly, school construction goes slowly
VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi authorities once had a lot of projects to demolish the schools with poor infrastructure in Hanoi and upgrade others. However, many of the projects remain only half-finished. Students of Thang Long Primary SchoolIn January 2003, the Hanoi People’s Committee released the program on the Hanoi school network by 2010 with the... Read more
Singapore school to provide grants for Vietnamese students
PSB Academy has announced it will provide scholarships and tuition grants worth totally 1 million Singapore dollars (nearly US$680,000) to Vietnamese students next year. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday in Ho Chi Minh City, Azliana Abdullah, a PSB representative in charge of international enrolment, said from the SGD$1 million, 40 scholarships... Read more
Big plans for school dentistry
VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese health sector will urgently strive to expand the school dental programme (SDP) to every part of the nation to try and reduce the high rate of dental diseases in children. VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese health sector will urgently strive to expand the school dental programme (SDP) to every part of the nation to try and reduce... Read more
Poor school buildings hamper learning
VietNamNet Bridge - The government has decided to spend more on education in the Mekong delta; however, the reality falls short of expectation. Little expenditure on school facilities may be harming education. Students ought to study in bamboo schools in the Mekong delta province of Tra Vinh (Photo: SGGP)Some 748 bamboo built schools and 937 academic... Read more
ASEAN School Tour 2008 arrives in Da Nang City
VietNamNet Bridge - The ASEAN Secretariat in collaboration with the Da Nang City Department of Education and Training organise the ASEAN School Tour at Le Quy Don Senior High School for gifted students on December 6. VietNamNet Bridge - The ASEAN Secretariat in collaboration with the Da Nang City Department of Education and Training organise the ASEAN School... Read more
Art professor urges for school reform
VietNamNet Bridge - Artist Huynh Van Muoi is head of HCM City’s Fine Arts Association and the Applied Arts Department at HCM City University of Fine Arts. He speaks about his career and future aspirations. VietNamNet Bridge - Artist Huynh Van Muoi (also known as Uyen Huy) is head of HCM City’s Fine Arts Association and the Applied Arts Department... Read more
Honour for King who beat the Yuan, then founded new Buddhist school
VietNamNet Bridge - National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong has said the country’s famous King Tran Nhan Tong embodied a combination of Buddhism and a desire to protect, build and develop the country. NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong releases a pigeon as a symbol of peace in a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of King Tran Nhan Tong’s death.... Read more
US educators look to open American int’l school
A group of US education experts has said they expect to establish an American international school in Vietnam by 2010. Evan Samuel Dobelle, president of Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts, said in a recent interview that the American International University (AIU) could help raise higher education standards in Vietnam.Professor Michael Lestz... Read more
Film and theatre school gets ready for the big time
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Cinematography and Theatre College (HCTC) is set to upgrade into a speciality university this year. Grown up fun: Students from the HCM City Cinematography and Theatre College stage a show for children. The college will be upgraded to a university this year.Its director, Phan Thi Bich Ha, said it is a recognition from the... Read more