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Students face difficulty in entering State-owned high schools in HCM City

 State-owned high schools throughout HCMC will receive around 70,000 10th-grade students for the 2019-2020 school year while more than 100,000 students will finish secondary school in the academic year 2018-2019.

Students talk gender equality at Hanoi dialogue

 A large number of university students in Hanoi gathered at a dialogue on March 13 to discuss gender equality and safety for women and children.

Modified test results from Hoa Binh cheating scandal discarded

 Modified National High School Examination test results of 56 candidates in Hoa Binh Province from July of last year will not be recognised, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced on Tuesday.

Education Minister praises little boy travelling 120 kilometers to study English

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha yesterday sent a compliment letter to an 8-year-old child in Quang Ninh who travels 120 kilometers every weekend to study English in a foreign language center.

Educators bribed to alter 140 test scores: MPS

 The Investigative Security Agency at the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has arrived at a decision regarding a case of exam fraud in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh last year. 

2019 New Zealand Education Fairs set for landing late this month

 More than 50 of New Zealand’s education institutions will be travelling to Vietnam to showcase their country’s world-class learning environment at the New Zealand Education Fairs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi on March 23 and 24, respectively.

Belgium wishes to cooperate with Can Tho University

A delegation from the Belgian Federal Parliament visited Can Tho University on March 9 to discuss cooperation in developing human resources in education as well as issues of mutual concern such as water resources and high-tech agriculture.

Teacher inspires desire for education

 Growing up with a rare disorder and limited resources, Dinh Van K’Re faced a life of struggle until a teacher was able to provide him with the basic tools of and a desire for education.

Doctoral scholarships offer research opportunities for women

 Two educators from well-known universities in Vietnam have been awarded the 2019 RMIT Vietnam doctoral scholarships for women. 

Parents should not force their children to take too many classes

 Vietnamese parents are renowned for their high expectations for their children, especially when it comes to education.

Quang Tri students gain practical skills through experimental gardens

Tran Quang Thu, deputy principal of Cua Tung High School, was quite surprised to see students eager to study in the school’s nursery garden.

HCM City increases use of technologies in schools

As a part of the HCMC People’s Committee project “ Building intelligent urban model”, the education sector targets to build smart schools.

Bilingual school opens in HCM City

 A new international bilingual schools, EMASI, officially opened on Thursday in HCM City with the aim of becoming the leading bilingual school in the country.

FPT signs IT collaboration agreement with MOET

FPT Group and the Ministry of Education and Training have signed a collaboration agreement to apply information technology into education and training in the period from 2019-2025.

Smart school establishment in HCMC encounters various obstacles

Several policies have been introduced lately in Vietnam, especially in HCMC, to renovate the current facilities as well as improve teaching quality in schools. However, they soon bump into difficulties, greatly disappointing the public. 

British Educational Suppliers Show opens in HCM City

 About 60 local and international educational technology companies are showcasing their products and services at the Vietnam British Educational Suppliers Show (BESS Vietnam) which kicked off in HCM City on March 5.

Young Vietnamese win prizes of European heritage essay contest

Five young Vietnamese have been awarded the first prize of an essay writing contest on European cultural heritage held by the EU Delegation to Vietnam and the Sinh vien Viet Nam (Vietnamese Students) newspaper.

School preserves ethnic traditional values

 To preserve the traditional culture of ethnic minority people, many schools in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have invited artisans to teach gong playing and xoang dances to their pupils.

English teaching to be improved following national project failure

 The Ministry of Education and Training will adjust English teaching following the failure of the 2008-2020 national Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in the National Education System Project.

Practical education the way forward

 New graduate Trần Thị Khánh Ly from Đà Nẵng-based Đông Á college was recruited by Japanese Route Inn – a hospitality group – to work in hotel chains in Japan last year.