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Investors in education sector discouraged because of policies

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is a promising market for education investors, but it is difficult to invest in the sector because of unreasonable policies.

Education Ministry draws up exam scheme reform, then quickly recalls it

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) decision to withdraw an examination reform plan has posed a question about the ministry’s way of renovating education.

New generation of students must deal with abuse on social media

VietNamNet Bridge - K.D, an 11th grader at a high school in Lieu Chieu district in Da Nang City, is one of the victims of school bullying. 

Overseas summer training costs parents hundreds of millions of dong

VietNamNet Bridge - Summer training courses in Singapore and the US are a good way to prepare for students’ real overseas studies in the future. 

US$33 million educational scheme withdrawn

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training, on Tuesday, scrapped a scheme to renew the national high school examination from 2018 to 2020.

Education Ministry participates in administrative reform, cuts sub-licenses

VietNamNet Bridge - Ten years ago, FPT University had to wait only nine months from the time of the school establishment approval to the opening of the first training course. 

Vietnam has many professors, but few conduct research

Over the last 40 years, Vietnam has had a total of 1,600 professors and 10,000 associate professors, but only 200-300 professors and a quarter of associate professors are still doing research.

CCTV cameras in schools opposed by teachers

VietNamNet Bridge - CCTV cameras will be installed at nursery schools in districts 1, 12 and Hoc Mon in a pilot program before being set up at all schools in HCMC.

Will Vietnam amend the education laws to attract talented educators?

VietNamNet Bridge - Some scholars have suggested amending current laws to ‘lay down the red carpet’ to receive talented educators. 

Vietnamese ‘golden boys’ at Asian Physics Olympiad share three traits

VietNamNet Bridge - All of the high school students who won gold medals at this year’s Asian Physics Olympiad (APO) have parents who work as teachers, prefer playing sports and usually do housework.

Vietnamese parents rush to register children for summer camps

VietNamNet Bridge - As the summer holiday begins in late May, life-skill training centers have launched summer camp programs with very attractive offers.

Lecturer visits 73 countries, plans to set up channel to connect Vietnamese worldwide

Having been to 73 countries, Nguyen Hoang Bao, a university lecturer, plans to continue discovering the rest of the world. The journeys will give him material to “draw a portrait of Vietnamese in five continents,” he says. 

Vietnamese regulations trip up US professor

VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Nguyen Thanh, a Vietnamese-born US professor, has left Vietnam for the US after being turned down for the post of rector of Hoa Sen University.

Universities say they are not really fully ‘autonomous’

Under a pilot scheme, some state-owned universities are allowed to make their own decisions on investment, procurement and finance, but they have to ask the management body for approval for anything they intend to do.

Hanoi discovers many unlicensed nurseries

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi People’s Council’s supervisory board has discovered a high number of unlicensed nursery classes and VND12,000-15,000 meals.

Education Ministry curtails teacher training as graduates flood market

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) estimates that 40,264 teachers will become redundant when Vietnam applies the new general education program.

Vietnamese teachers now ‘have to compete with Google’

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students are concerned about their future careers and want to improve the education sector to change society's perception of teaching careers. 

Education Ministry warns of high percentage of students with mental health problems

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators and adults have finally begun paying more attention to school counseling needs after reports of a number of suicides of students. 

University spin-offs difficult to establish because of outdated thinking

VietNamNet Bridge - While university “spin-offs” occur in developed countries, it remains an unfamiliar concept in Vietnam.

Vietnam education can take off only if biased treatment ends: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that discriminatory treatment is hindering the development of Vietnam education.