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VN university graduates capable of writing an application for a job?

Employers are complaining about the lack of skills of Vietnamese students and university graduates. Many of them don’t even know how to write an application for a job.

What do Vietnamese kids want to do this summer?

Children all over Vietnam are out of school and excited about the summer holiday. How are they going to spend their free time?

To relieve test anxiety, look beyond university

 VietNamNet Bridge – June 25, 2018 will become an unforgettable day in the life of thousands of students in Vietnam. No, not because it’s the ninth anniversary of the death of the King of Pop Michael Jackson, but because it’s the day ...

MOET expects more international educational investment

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is expecting the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to continue their technical and financial support for Vietnamese higher educational projects, 

A space for kids to learn about sex, acquire soft skills

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Discovery Room with interesting and inspiring lessons, books and games for children aged 3-15 opened yesterday at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi.

Work even as you study, job experts advise

Experts in Human Resources (HR) affirm that students with some work experience will find it easier to get jobs after graduating than those who only study to pass the examinations.  

Training human resources for digital era is a must

Luu Binh Nhuong, a permanent member of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs, speaks to the newspaper The gioi & Viet Nam about the imperative to train highly skilled workers.

Advanced teaching model spreads in HCM City

A model of advanced schools in which students learn soft skills, English and computer skills in a modern facility has been expanded to nine more public schools in HCM City.

No student left behind: universities offer compassion, care for the poor

Tran Thi Diem Suong was about to enter her third year of university when her mother told her she could no longer afford to pay her tuition and living expenses in HCM City.  

A capital city nook for lovers of books

 VietNamNet Bridge – No list of Ha Noi’s best reading spots would be complete without a mention of the BFree library.

Conflict handling skills needed for young and old

People have started talking more about conflict handling skills for both children and adults after the suicide of a 15-year-old boy last month. The student, from northern Yen Bai Province, was forced to kneel in public and say “Sorry”

Graduates lack necessary soft skills for employment

Enterprises located in key economic areas of the south where the industry and supporting services are developing have raised concerns over the lack of soft skills of graduates despite the enhanced co-operation between universities and enterprises.

VN’s Mother Teresas aid parents, farmers

VietNamNet Bridge – People throughout the country are familiar with various charity and educational activities organised by the Hoi Quan Cac Ba Me (Club of Mothers). 

VN's labour productivity still low

VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Viet Nam National Productivity Institute, Nguyen Anh Tuan, spoke with Hai Quan newspaper about the reasons for low domestic labour productivity and ways it can be improved in the near future.

Hobbies healing for man with Down syndrome

 VietNamNet Bridge – Playing the electric keyboard, swimming, playing football and understanding basic English, besides graduating from university and earning a brown belt in aikido are skills normal people can master.

Helping many children turn the page

 VietNamNet Bridge – Disadvantaged children in remote mountainous areas are seeing new worlds open thanks to more than 160,000 books donated to a project called Bookshelves for Entertainment and Education.

Vietnamese youngsters optimistic about job hunting

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 74 percent of Vietnamese university students interviewed said they are confident to find a job one to four months after graduation,

Postgrads receiving no degree of support

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's education system is seeing a trend of many university graduates, who cannot find steady employment, continuing their studies to obtain master's degrees.

Universities told to consult with businesses to design training curricula

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.