VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC has received approval from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) for its plan to compile textbooks for use at general schools in the city. 

Dr Tran Xuan Nhi, former Deputy Minister of Education and Training, commented that as three out of four accreditation centers belong to universities, the accreditation results may be unreliable.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the past, investments worth tens of billions of dong in the education sector would be considered big affairs. Today, the investment capital is up to trillions of VND.

VietNamNet Bridge - High profitability, stable growth and low risks are driving investors into the education sector.

According to the MInistry of Science and Technology (MST) and Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), Vietnam now has 24,000 PhDs and 16,514 lecturers with a doctorate, and needs to have 36,000 more PhDs in the 2018-2025 period.

The public says the plan on 9,000 PhDs with a budget of VND12 trillion is unnecessary and costly, while experts say the VND12 trillion is so low that it cannot ensure the success of the program.

VietNamNet Bridge - Although they were warned that their children may suffer physical abuse at private nurseries, many parents still say they have no choice to see the service. 

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

VietNamnet Bridge - Vietnam is the 57th among 163 surveyed nations in the recent Nature Publishing ranking in scientific research. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) persists in the VND12 trillion plan to produce 9,000 more PhDs, the public thinks the plan will squander people’s money.

Analysts say that teachers today are different from previous generations. They communicate with students via social networks, do not seek lifetime employment in civil servant jobs, and train their students to be global citizens.

VietNamNet Bridge - PhDs are now welcomed with open arms at universities, which are willing to pay hundreds of millions of dong to attract talented lecturers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Project 911 on producing 20,000 PhDs in the 2010-2020 period has not succeeded because of unreasonable financial policies.

VietNamNet Bridge - Low budgets have contributed to the failure of the program that targets 23,000 PhDs by 2020 (Project 911). 

A research project carried out by Plan International found connections between domestic violence and physical abuse at school. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators have rung the alarm bell over the number of students forced to stop studying at school, saying that students lack enthusiasm, regularly play truant and receive bad marks.

The Ministry of Education & Training (MOET) plans to produce 9,000 PhDs more for universities and junior colleges by 2025 in a VND12 trillion program, though Vietnam now has over 24,300 PhDs.

VietNamNet Bridge - The waiving of tuition for pedagogy schools was done to attract excellent students, but budget allocations to the schools remain modest.   

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators believe that poor facilities and unreasonable curricula are why students dislike physical education lessons. But others blame it on laziness. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Students fight each other, teachers slap students’ faces, parents assault teachers — school violence has been escalating recently.