VietNamNet Bridge – All private vocational training schools must have a minimum charter capital of VND22.5 billion (US$1.07 million) under a newly-issued circular of the Education and Training Ministry.

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The schools must also have a total area of at least 2ha, as well as quality teachers and managers, facilities, and a training programme that meet standards issued by the ministry. The circular will take effect as of December 31 this year.

* Vietnam ranks eight in number of students in US

Vietnam is placed eight among countries which have the highest numbers of students studying in the US, according to the Open Doors 2011 Report on Educational Mobility Exchange Study Abroad Student.  

The report has been released recently by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at the US Department of State.

Helen Huntley, IIE Country Director in Vietnam, said the US is still an attractive destination for Vietnamese students.

This is thanks to the provision of detailed information on studies in the country by the educational consultancy office in Vietnam as well as by US universities and colleges involved in some educational exhibitions.

Vietnam, China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela have seen the numbers of their students in the US growing at an average annual rate of more than 10 percent.

Currently, 686 US students are taking courses in Vietnam.

* Danang holds Vietnam-Taiwan educational forum

Nearly 200 delegates from Vietnam and Taiwan (China) attended an educational forum in the central city of Danang on November 23.  

They discussed ways to promote educational cooperative programs between Vietnam and the Chinese territory.

Since 2008, Taiwan has provided doctoral degree courses for 20 Vietnamese in accordance with a cooperative agreement of training 500 doctors for the country signed between the Vietnam and Taipei Economic and Culture Offices.

About 16,000 Vietnamese students are now studying in Taiwan.

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