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HCM City to have its own textbooks in 2019

 HCM City authorities will work with Vietnam Education Publishing House to draft textbooks that suit the city's socio-economic development and pupil abilities.

English Champion 2018 for students launched

 The English Champion 2018, an English competition for students this year, was officially launched on Wednesday in Hanoi.

Supporting tuition fee for kindergartens

The Ministry of Training & Education has submitted to the government revised Education law, in which notably is the proposal to have free tuition for all public elementary and secondary schools.

Five Vietnamese teachers to join E2 Global Educator Exchange Event 2018

 The Education Program of Microsoft has just announced the list of five Vietnamese representatives to attend in the 2018 E2 Global Educator Exchange Event.

Support centres set up at universities for students with disabilities

 Support service centres for students with disabilities have been set up at the HCM City Pedagogy University and HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

PM imposes ban on sale of soft drinks at schools

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to impose a ban on the sale of all types of soft drinks at schools across the country.

Schools in mountainous areas closed as cold spell continues

 Many schools in the mountainous areas in the central region have closed as the temperature dropped to 4 degrees.

Local university gains AUN-QA accreditation

 The University of Science of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNUH) has met criteria for university quality assessment at institutional level under the ASEAN University Network – Quality Assurance’s (AUN-QA).

Hanoi to spot check private educational institutions

 The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has just held a meeting to evaluate its performance in 2017 and implementing tasks for 2018 for private educational institutions.

Vietnam Airlines, university provide aeronautical training

VN Airlines, VN Airlines Engineering Company, and the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi have inked an agreement to launch a Bachelor Programme on Aeronautics and a Master Programme on International Air Transport Operation Management.

Academics divided on tuition-free pedagogy education

 A pedagogy university in Ho Chi Minh City is struggling financially after implementing a tuition-free policy issued twenty years ago.

Vietnam focuses on education for kids with disabilities

The Government of Vietnam always accords top priority to the protection and care of children with disabilities, and looks to create the best conditions in education for them to integrate well into society, a senior official said December 13.

Hanoi student wins silver at Int’l Russian Language Olympiad

 Vietnamese student Le Huynh Duc from Nguyen Hue High School for Gifted Student in Hanoi won a silver medal at the 15th International Russian Language Olympiad, according to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training.

Hanoi students bag medals at international competitions

 Vietnam won three gold, 11 silver and 24 bronze medals at the Challenge for Future Mathematicians held in Malaysia from December 8-11.

HCM City to develop separate textbooks from 2019

 A new set of textbooks for students in HCMC will be piloted in 2019 and officially adopted from 2020, said Le Hong Son, director of the HCMC Department of Education and Training.

Resort, college sign deal to improve training

 A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Phuc Yen College of Industry and the Flamingo Group with the aim of enhancing the quality of human resources in the tourism industry.

Low salary deters talents, males from teaching career

 Voices from the Departments of Education and Training of Hanoi, Lao Cai ... reveal that salary levels of teachers are too low to attract talents or the males. 

Teachers college opens in central region

 Da Nang University has opened the Da Nang  Technology and Education College to train 2,000 students in four technological and engineering faculties.

Private pre-schools in HCMC undergo complete overhaul

 Standing Deputy Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem signed a document that private preschools in the city have to complete overhaul.

Two Vietnamese universities refuse to join quality accreditation

 Two Vietnamese universities have refused to attend the Ministry of Education and Training’s education quality accreditation.