January 16, 2012
Many overseas Vietnamese scientists have been returning to the country in recent years to work in education and research, and they are troubled by the indifference shown towards both pure science and their return. Educational institutions needed to be more enthusiastic about pure science or the country would suffer a severe brain drain that could last for a [...]
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November 29, 2011
More than 30 French and German universities will introduce their master’s and PhD programs in science, technology, and economics at an education fair to be held in major Vietnamese cities next month. The third edition of the fair is, according to a press release from the French embassy, in response to a Ministry of [...]
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October 14, 2011
The central area of Hanoi, which comprises the four downtown districts of Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung and Hoan Kiem, has not seen much development over the past few years, a contrast to the fast growth seen at other new urban areas in the capital city. Modernizing central Hanoi while retaining its [...]
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October 8, 2011
Anyone who cares about Vietnamese education must have been shocked by recent media reports about the quality and quantity of students who passed entrance exams at specialized universities that train future high school teachers. The number of students applying to these universities has decreased dramatically compared to previous years. Many universities are even at [...]
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September 10, 2011
A young woman (C) reads exam materials as she leaves with others after taking part in a college admission test in Hanoi on July 5, 2011. In Vietnam, it is the mother of all battles that is fought year after year: more than close to a million or more students sit for their university entrance [...]
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September 3, 2011
A Vietnamese student talks with a staff member of a US college during an education fair in Hanoi. Vietnam’s university system is deeply flawed, but studying abroad does not necessarily mean a great education, former Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Xuan Nhi tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an interview. He now chairs the [...]
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July 5, 2011
Nguyen Trung Kien and his wife (R) negotiate with a person who needs a master degree in Ho Chi Minh City. There have been several scandals about officials and others obtaining degrees from dubious universities and an equal number about people being arrested for printing fake degrees in Vietnam, but the practice thrives, nevertheless. It [...]
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December 12, 2010
Students unable to repay debts fear for their limbs Binh left his home in a nearby province and came to Ho Chi Minh City with dreams of a degree. Struggling with the high costs of living in the city, he failed to pay his university fees in October and ended up borrowing VND5 million [...]
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November 13, 2010
A group of 13 American administrators from 10 universities and colleges have come to Vietnam for a one-week working visit. During their stay, they plan to explore partnership opportunities with Vietnamese institutions. The delegation includes deans, vice presidents and directors all of whom are members of Global Associates, a, association dedicated to promoting global [...]
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November 9, 2010
The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics faces serious difficulties in moving to the outskirts as ordered by the municipal authorities. Universities in Ho Chi Minh City are facing difficulties in moving to the outskirts from downtown areas as ordered by municipal authorities in 2006, local newspaper Saigon Tiep Thi reported Monday. Â According [...]
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