Vietnam vocational training

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Modernising education via foreign capital

 Attracting foreign investment into the education and training sector has garnered special attention from the Vietnamese government over the past few of years. 

Vietnam’s education making the grade

 Vietnam is drawing closer to the target of raising the ­education system to advanced regional level by 2030, and ­accomplishing the tasks set out by a government resolution on regulating comprehensive reforms in education five years ago.

Non-profit schools on the rise

 Despite early concerns about its feasibility, non-profit education is gaining ground in Vietnam with both foreign and domestic investors flocking to the burgeoning sector.

Special “parents” of students with visual impairments at Nguyen Dinh Chieu school

 It is not easy being a teacher, but teaching and caring for students with disabilities is even more difficult as it requires not only special classroom skills but also distinctive characteristics.

Vietnam has seven universities in URAP’s list

 It is an honor when Vietnam has seven universities in the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP’s list of top universities in the world).

School milk program underway

 A soon-to-be-nationwide program providing milk to every school child in Vietnam is now in full swing.

Domestic universities offer e-learning to more students

 More universities in Vietnam are taking advantage of IT to improve access to higher education and the quality of training.

Demands for money not flowers on Teachers' Day

A teacher in Hanoi has called on pupils and parents to give them money instead of flowers on the Teachers' Day on November 20 so that they can have more funds for charitable activities.

Vietnamese students in U.S. increase for 17th Straight Year

 The number of Vietnamese students in the U.S. has increased consistently for 17 straight years, according to the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) annual “Open Doors” Report.  

Vietnam tightens control on online learning quality

 Making use of technology not only improves training quality but also provides opportunity for people to achieve higher education. However, online learning in Vietnam shows problems requiring tight control over quality from authorities.

Autonomous management gives boost to local universities

 After three years of implementing autonomous management, the higher education sector has witnessed several positive changes. However, obstacles remain which need to be addressed before the mechanism can be applied more widely.

Free tuition to end at teacher training universities

The former principal of HCM City Teacher Training University spoke about the proposal by the Ministry of Education and Training to replace free tuition for students at public teacher training institutions with student loans.

Hanoi students win 4 medals at Itn’l Olympiad on Astronomy-Astrophysics

 A team of five students from Hanoi have obtained four medals, including a gold, at the 12th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) held in Beijing, China, from November 3 to 11.

Student doesn’t let missing hand hold him back

 Despite his disability, Nguyễn Chí Bền came first in the entrance exam to Cần Thơ University for the school year 2018-19.

Vietnam ranks 44th in English Proficiency Index

 Vietnam ranked 44th out of 88 countries and territories around the world in the 2018 global English Proficiency Index.

Lawmakers support autonomy of universities

 Many legislators have voiced their support for university autonomy while talking to the press on the sidelines of the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.

Cheese, yoghurt and seed milk introduced in school milk programme

 The Vietnam Dairy Association has asked the Government and ministries to introduce new dairy products for the school milk programme aside from fresh milk to ensure adequate nutrition and a diversified diet for children.

Hand-made toys for mountainous children in Nghe An

 Nursery schools in a poor district in the central province of Nghe An have boosted the implementation of a movement to make hand-made toys for the children.

School drop-outs increase as children in mountainous areas lose subsidies

 Hundreds of pupils in the mountainous areas of Quang Nam Province may stop going to schools as government is going to stop providing food to boarding schools.

Foreign fashion giants set footprint in Vietnam through M&A

 Vietnamese fashion market has allured many foreign brands and some of which have decided to acquire local clothing companies to enable them enter the potential market as soon as possible.