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Giving kids somewhere to play

Efforts are underway to address the pitiful shortage of kids' playgrounds in Vietnam's major cities.

Children in flood-hit areas struggle to go to school

While most students nationwide are eagerly preparing for the new academic year, which will officially start next month, many children in flood-stricken areas will struggle to return to school.

 

Education quality accreditation should operate independently

PhD Pham Xuan Thanh, former deputy director of the Department of Testing and Quality Assessment, under the Ministry of Education and Training, talks on the need to let the education quality agency work independently.

 

Education ministry vows to fix shortage of pre-school teachers

With just a few weeks to go for the start of the new school year, there is a worrying shortage of pre-school teachers in many localities nationwide.

Winners of British Council's IELTS Prize announced

The British Council in Vietnam has awarded the British Council IELTS Prize for 2018/2019 to three outstanding IELTS students, valued at $7,755, $6,465 and $5,170 for first, second and third prizes, respectively.

Vietnam wins big at international astronomy competition

Vietnam finished fifth at the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Hungary, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

More and more schools in HCM City have green space

Kids at the private Sao Viet Kindergarten in HCM City’s Hoc Mon District are happy to put vegetable seeds in styrofoam boxes and water them in the garden.

Vietnamese student wins big at International Physics Olympiad

Proactive, humorous and intelligent from a young age – that is how friends, family and teachers describe Nguyen Khanh Linh, a former student of physics at Lam Son High School for the Gifted in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Big difference between universities in term of quality revealed

As most of universities across the country announce their enrolment results, it is easy to recognise gaps in quality.

Summer days of children in countryside

Instead of choosing gifted classes or swimming courses and travelling with their families in summer holidays, lots of poor children in the countryside help their parents do housework or do parttime jobs to earn money.

 

Revised law on tertiary education confuses universities

The Revised Law on Tertiary Education (aka Law No.34), came into effect on July 1, 2019. However, until now, there is no guiding decree to materialize the law. Being

HCM City innovation hub requires universities to train human resources

HCM City’s plans to set up an innovation hub and become a smart city mean opportunities for universities to train human resources and related challenges.

Vietnam in fifth place at 51st Int’l Chemistry Olympiad

Vietnam won two gold and two silver medals at the recent 51st International Chemistry Olympiad, ranking fifth among participating nations and territories, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

 

Education ministry encourages greener year-start ceremonies

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has encouraged schools not to release balloons on their new academic year events.

Conference highlights industry 4.0’s key role in English teaching

Globalisation is driving multinationals across the world to review and innovate their production methods based on industry 4.0, experts said.

Vietnamese students win gold medals at World Invention Creativity Olympic

Two inventions of Vietnamese students won gold medals from the World Invention Creativity Olympic taking place in South Korea from July 25 to 27.

 

VN students to compete in Samsung Collegiate Programming Cup final

Samsung Viet Nam Mobile R&D Centre (SVMC) on Friday held the Samsung Collegiate Programming Cup 2019 (SCPC 2019) and announced the 10 best contestants to represent Vietnam in the final round, 

Hanoi student calls for balloon ban for new academic year events

A sixth grader of a secondary school in Hanoi has sent her email to more than 40 local schools to call for the end of balloon releases at opening ceremonies of the new school year.

Ministry gathers opinions on foreign language learning plan

The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed a national foreign languages training programme for civil servants.

 

Children’s book industry needs more attention

While there are multiple books for children to choose from, only a few of them are written by young, local authors.