Posts Tagged ‘ Tuition Fees ’

Student sues over 'subpar' undergraduate course 

December 6, 2010

  A Ho Chi Minh City student has filed a lawsuit against an institute, asking for over VND202 million (US$10,361) in compensation for offering an unlicensed undergraduate program.   Phan Van Minh, who is taking the program run by the HCMC-based International Institute of Human Resource Development and US’s York University, said the compensation included [...]

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People founded universities raise tuition fees

January 28, 2010
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 [...]

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More high quality options for Vietnamese students

January 28, 2010
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 in Vietnam are to be designed by training establishments themselves based [...]

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MOET changes expected tuition levels

December 17, 2009
MOET changes expected tuition levels

LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Education and Training has unexpectedly changed the tuition fees it set for state owned schools two weeks ago. The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on December 16 revealed the second draft of a document on setting tuition fees for state schools. It will be applied to the school years [...]

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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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International partners aren’t always of international standard

November 19, 2009
International partners aren’t always of international standard

Vietnam is witnessing a boom in joint training programmes between Vietnamese and foreign universities. However, sometimes not enough is known about foreign partners. Joining forces with foreign universities in joint training programmes has been considered as one of the most important solutions to help improve higher education. The first joint training programmes kicked off 10 years [...]

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Universities call for more academic autonomy

November 17, 2009
Universities call for more academic autonomy

Educational experts have urged the Ministry of Education and Training to strengthen the administrative autonomy of universities and colleges in order to improve training quality. Students at Ha Noi General University separate out enzymes using a centrifuge. Strengthening the administrative autonomy of universities will help to improve training quality, say education experts.Tran Minh Hung, lecturer [...]

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Ministry to check tuition fee collection at public universities

September 24, 2009
Ministry to check tuition fee collection at public universities

The education ministry will conduct random inspections on tuition collection and spending at public universities next month. “The inspections are aimed at learning for what purpose universities are increasing their tuition,” Tran Thi Ha, head of the ministry’s Higher Education Department told the Tuoi Tre newspaper.While public schools have been allowed to increase monthly tuition [...]

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Ha Noi schools told to cap fees

August 24, 2009
Ha Noi schools told to cap fees

LookAtVietnam – All tuition fees and other school charges that do not comply with regulations will be refunded to students and parents. Ha Noi’s Department of Education and Training has also decided that schools asking for higher fees and unscheduled charges will be strictly punished. (Photo: VNN)Hieu said the department had told schools to publicise [...]

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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...