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No Vietnamese student at eight Australian closed schools

February 7, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

No Vietnamese student at eight Australian closed schools

LookAtVietnam – AEI in Vietnam confirmed that no Vietnamese student are studying at eight Australian schools which have to shut down. Representative of AEI said that the eight schools are all private run schools which teach English. It is estimated that 2,300 students from different countries and territories are studying here. Brazil proves to... Read more

Construction works for Hanoi’s millennial celebrations needs $267mil.

February 4, 2010  . Filed under News, Social

Construction works for Hanoi’s millennial celebrations needs $267mil.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi has asked the government to urgently allocate 4.88 trillion dong equivalent to $267 million, to projects to celebrate the Thang Long-Hanoi 1000th anniversary. The sketch of Hoa Binh Park. More than 2 trillion dong will be spent on site clearances while another 2 trillion will be invested in 12 projects - the Hanoi Museum,... Read more

Teachers are increasingly unable to teach

February 4, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

Teachers are increasingly unable to teach

LookAtVietnam – While teachers know their subjects increasingly experts believe that it’s there inability to teach knowledge to their students that is education’s biggest problem. Experts point out that education universities have only been paying attention to provide professional knowledge, while they have not paid sufficient attention to teaching... Read more

Famous gifted school in Hanoi accepts renaming

January 29, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

Famous gifted school in Hanoi accepts renaming

LookAtVietnam – There will no longer be a Hanoi-Amsterdam Gifted School.  The school’s name change will be decided by management agencies and the school itself. New school must be named after Hanoi There will be a gifted school in Hanoi, but it will be located on a five hectare land plot on Tran Duy Hung street. Meanwhile, the facilities... Read more

Go to vocational schools first, then to universities?

January 28, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

Go to vocational schools first, then to universities?

HCM City has persuaded students that vocational school should be seen as a “transitional step” before studying at universities. A method of enticing students? Educators have spent a lot of time discussing how to encourage students to go to vocational schools. And they found a solution: showing them that vocational schools can be just a... Read more

School violence: gusts of wind create strong storms

January 28, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

School violence: gusts of wind create strong storms

LookAtVietnam – Educators have rung alarm bells over school violence,warning that today’s “gusts of wind” may create strong storms tomorrow. According to Phung Khac Binh, Director of Student Affairs under the Ministry of Education and Training, 8,000 cases of student fights have been reported by 38 local education departments since 2003. Juvenile... Read more

People founded universities raise tuition fees

January 28, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

People founded universities raise tuition fees

LookAtVietnam - Vietnam’s people founded universities have said they will raise fees by between 10 and 15 percent for the upcoming school year. It follows Universities being requested to report back on tentative plans for tuition fees for the 2010 school year to the Ministry of Education and Training.  This is so the ministry can update information... Read more

More high quality options for Vietnamese students

January 28, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

More high quality options for Vietnamese students

LookAtVietnam – Thirty five advanced university training curriculums will be provided at 20 universities nationwide in 2010. Advanced curriculums will cover a wide range of training fields, including basic sciences (mathematics, chemistry, polytechnic, environment, economics and architecture). According to Huong, advanced curriculums to be applied... Read more

Universities must cater to country’s needs, educators say

January 25, 2010  . Filed under News, Social

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. ... Read more

POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

January 25, 2010  . Filed under News, Politics

POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation; Egypt’s investment minister pays visit; Slovakian Speaker to visit; Vietnam kicks off preparations to host World Economic Forum       EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation    The UK Department for International Development... Read more

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