Many universities complain that they are overloaded with students. The schools are lacking functional rooms, and the pedagogical environment is not good. According to the Ministry of Education and Training, there are 46 universities and 17 junior colleges in Hanoi. Besides, there are also nearly 40 vocational high schools with the …
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Many universities in Vietnam do not have libraries. Others have libraries, but there, 21 students have to share one seat. Students of Bac Ha Junior College, who study at the campus No 2 in Dong Ngac Commune in Tu Liem district in Hanoi are called the “students with many no’s”” no library, no …
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Many schools get puzzled when implementing the pilot English teaching programme for first graders. The problem is that the demand far exceeds the teaching ability. The HCM City Education and Training Department has decided that students will not have to sit the exam to be able to enroll in intensive English …
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John Nielsen, the newly appointed Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, says the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) will focus on Danish cooperation within the educational sector to ensure prosperity during the period until 2016 where Denmark will stop its development assistance to Vietnam. The economy is growing in Vietnam. But the …
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The Ministry of Education and Training has asked the departments of Education and Training in cities and provinces to crack down on fights among high-school students nationwide that have reached an alarming level. The ministry asked its departments to raise students’ awareness of these wrongdoings as well as implement measures …
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Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan told the online paper Dan Tri that if Vietnam establishes a ‘new model’ higher mathematics institute, Fields Medalist Dr. Ngo Bao Chau may be its first director. Dan tri: How did you feel when you heard that Professor Chau had won the Fields [...]
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Experts say Vietnam ought to guide more teenagers toward blue collar skills training, rather than see them waste years failing to gain admission to college. Tien Phong Daily explains why. According to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), 400,000 students fail high school final exams every year or pass the exams but do not [...]
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Most universities and junior colleges in Vietnam do not meet current national standards on land area. Urban sites for training establishments in Vietnam remain very limited in contrast to the growing student population and the rapidly increasing number of educational institutions, especially in Hanoi. 2.04 square meters per student Hanoi has the highest concentration of [...]
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They passed the university entrance exams and have arrived in Hanoi to follow their dream of higher education. Even before they register, however, a sizeable number of students are facing serious financial problems. Many have no idea how they will pay for their education over the next four years, according to this report from Dan [...]
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HCM City Education and Training Department has organized recruitment campaigns twice to seek teachers for area schools. Yet some schools are rejecting teachers while others plead for more. “When we came to the education office in Binh Thanh district, we were told that district schools did not need teachers of ‘industrial techniques,’ but lacked teachers [...]
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