VietNamNet Bridge - Many schools in HCM City, especially schools operating under the so-called advanced model, have proposed using international curricula.

If Vietnam wants to apply foreign curricula, it can import textbooks in natural sciences and technology. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The curricula for Vietnamese students at international schools must have content as set by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) regulations. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Boards with the words ‘Tien hoc le, hau hoc van’ (study manners first and then learn to read and write) are hung at every school in Vietnam. 

Most of the students following the advanced training program have been able to find jobs after graduation, according to a report from MOET that reviewed the eight-year program implementation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators, while agreeing that it is necessary to shorten the university training time, have not made decisions about what to do to reach that goal.

VietNamNet Bridge - A video filmed by a parent showing images of fourth and fifth graders carrying tables has been posted on the internet, causing controversy.

Reforming training curricula with a focus on applied sciences and producing graduates who can satisfy employers’ requirements are two solutions that universities plan to apply to current tertiary-level programs.

VietNamNet Bridge – The lack of qualified labour force has been blamed on unreasonable training curricula which puts an emphasis on theory and makes light of practice.

“History needs to be respected. We cannot keep silent about the truth,” – is the viewpoint of history teachers, who have urged to put the lessons about the 1979 border war into the curricula.

Experts say they can foresee the failure of the program on renovating textbooks and education curricula, because the program does not tend to renovate the teaching staff.

International schools could be the ideal places for children to learn English, but they make light of science subjects. State schools can provide good learning environment, but the curricula are too academic.

A paradox has been existing in the labor market: a lot of university graduates cannot find jobs, while businesses still lack workers because the candidates cannot meet their requirements.