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Which schools are ideal for children?

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.

Students spend millions of dong to invite teachers to New Year parties

Pre-Tet and Tet days prove to be the busiest days for students, because they have to move heaven and earth to arrange money to invite teachers to Tet parties.

Landmine education reduces fatalities

Le Thi Thu Nhuong, 14, first learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnances four years ago, during a summer camp at the Danaan Parry Landmine Education Centre in her native province of Quang Tri.

Vietnamese youth want to become white collar, not blue collar workers

While vocational schools play a very important role in the educational systems in other countries, experts have warned about the disappearance of the schools in Vietnam which cannot attract students.

Students rush to take extra jobs to earn money in Tet sale season

VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses have geared up for their year-end sale season, and it’s the time for students to take some works to earn extra money for Tet celebration.

Despite students’ protests, MOET still vows to tighten inter-school education

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has its reason to tighten the control over the quality of the inter-school education, the type of education which allows students to pass credits to continue the study at higher levels.

Schools refuse bad students

The number of students expelled from schools or suspended for one year has been increasing rapidly. This, in the eyes of experts, is an alarming problem.

MOET allows students bringing recording equipment to exam rooms

The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) decision to allow examinees to bring sound and image recording equipment to exam rooms has not welcomed by schools.

Teachers and students depressed about literature lessons

VietNamNet Bridge – Students find literature a boring subject, while teachers feel tired of teaching because there is no room for their creativeness.

Female student calls teacher “a monster”

Teachers complain that the democracy and the new education methods all have corrupted students nowadays. The students who insult teachers could only be the products of the modern times.

School violence places students in fear

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of school violence cases occurred recently, which have stunned the public and made students live in fear.

Students handed Tet train ticket discounts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Railway Station has started to sell discounted train tickets for students to get back to their hometown for the Tet holiday which will falls on February 10.

Tragicomedy about student-mothers

After several times of having sex without being pregnant, Cam was sure that she was infertile. Until her stomach grew up, she still thought that she suffered from flatulence...

School shocks students with “the taboos when using Facebook”

“Do not use bad language, do not use Facebook to speak ill of anyone,” these are the regulations just set up by the Luong The Vinh High School, a “star” school in Hanoi.

University students hurry to look for jobs to earn money for Tet celebration

It is now the busiest time for university students in a year. They have been over head and ears in work to earn money for the Tet celebration. Besides, they also have to prepare for the semester exams.

MOET’s decision to prohibit beauty contests faces strong opposition

MOET has prohibited universities to organize beauty contests at the schools, saying that such the contests do not fit the education environment. However, the decision has been violently criticized by students.

Clip on Vietnamese history wins praise

In 10 minutes, the country's history is briefly summarized in a very attractive way through a graphic clip produced by students of the Saigon Technology University. The clip has attracted thousands of viewers in a couple of days.

Students receive Young Science Talent Award 2012

The Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Science and Technology hosted a ceremony in the southern province of Dong Nai to give hundreds of students and young lecturers the Vietnam Young Science Talent Award 2012. 

Door for students to transfer credits to follow university education gets narrower

Students complain that the new regulation by the Ministry of Education and Training would deprive their opportunities to follow university education.

Billions of dollars outflows to fund Vietnamese students’ studies overseas

Official statistics show that Vietnamese spend billions of dollars a year to fund overseas training courses for their children.