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The achievement disease in education

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has finally decided to temporarily stop ViOlympic, an online math competition for primary and secondary school students.

Stubborn teens sent to 'addiction' rehabilitation centre

 The IVS Boarding School under the Institute of Research and Development of Vovinam and Sports is the first centre in Ho Chi Minh City to teenagers and those with gaming or internet addictions.

Social News 31/5

 Child care, education, protection – strategic tasks: President, Laos assists Vietnamese victims of drought, saltwater intrusion, Traffic accidents kill 726 in May, Korean NGO helps Cao Bang farmers improve income

The class of three pupils on an islet

 VietNamNet Bridge – The branch of Xuan Giang Primary School located on Hong Lam Island has only three classes with nine pupils.

Students lag behind because of impractical curriculum

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese university students complain that they have too many subjects at school, including those not useful for their future jobs.

Private schools avoid punishing students

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of private schools in HCM City do not dare discipline naughty students for fear that they would leave for other schools.

Life skills a vital part of education

 VietNamNet Bridge – Life skills should be offered as a subject in Viet Nam's education curriculum to encourage a more well-rounded development of students, such was the takeaway at an education conference held yesterday

Vietnam, Italy talk cooperation in culture, education

 Vietnam, Italy talk cooperation in culture, education, Vietnam, Germany share education, culture policymaking

Innovative teaching keeps heritage alive

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and international cultural experts and educators gathered in Ha Noi for a seminar on the relationship between intangible cultural heritage and education for sustainable development.

Prospects await Vietnam in 2015

As spring is approaching, it’s time to review what has been done in the past year and discuss new prospects for Vietnam in 2015.

Vietnam commits to better ensuring human rights

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will redouble efforts to ensure the full human rights of all Vietnamese and remain committed to collaborating with all partners for the protection and promotion of human rights

National Assembly spotlights exam reform

 The upcoming National High Graduation (NHG) exam will be carried out smoothly, said Education Minister Pham Vu Luan yesterday.

Factory workers struggle to fund children’s studies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many industrial zone employees in HCM City have to work extra hours to fund their children’s studies, while others send their children to rural schools to cut down expenditures.

Universities still have little autonomy

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has bemoaned the slow process of delegating more power to universities to enhance their autonomy, saying relevant agencies should accelerate the process to increase the quality of education.

UK Ministry of Education denies cooperation with HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Education and Training Department has announced its decision to institute a new integrated English teaching curriculum for general school students.

Gifted students need suitable learning environment

Many Vietnamese children who show outstanding abilities at a very young age later can fall behind if they do not learn in schools suited to their capabilities.

Wild bull rampages in central province

A wild bull killed one man and wounded three others in Dai Lanh commune in this central province yesterday.

Historians say educators are to blame for students’ indifference to history

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students’ antipathy towards history has, to some extent, important significance, says well-known historian Phan Huy Le. It should serve as a call for Vietnam to renovate the way it teaches history.

Vietnamese parents dream of raising prodigies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese parents today tend to “adore” the western teaching methods, believing that only such advanced methods, not the Vietnamese out-of-date ones, can help turn their children into talents.

Investors run away from vocational schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – Anticipating the gloomy future of vocational schools which cannot enroll students, investors now try to bargain the schools away to quit the unprofitable investment field.