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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.

52 Vietnamese win Australia scholarship

Fifty-two Vietnamese people have won Australia Awards Scholarships and will soon leave the country to undertake postgraduate studies at the Australian university of their choice. 

Vietnam wins first prize at Int’l Robothon Competition in Philippines

 The International Robothon Competition 2017 taking place at Angeles University, the Philippines has drawn 139 Robotics teams from the three Southeast Asian countries of Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Mountainous school struggles on with dedicated teachers

 Tri Le 4 Primary School in the central province of Nghe An Province has an entire male teaching staff.

Vietnam students bring home IOAA prizes

 Four Vietnam students from the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have brought home four prizes from the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2017 held in Thailand from November 12 to 21.

Seoul Governor receives Vietnam’s honorary doctorate

 Da Lat University in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, has presented the honorary doctoral degree to Hwang Kyo Ahn, the Governor of Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea. 

Education minister eases concerns over PhD project

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha said that the $545.4 million project is not aimed for the massive training of PhDs, but will be based on the real demand and will focus on the quality of training.

First "five-star" library for children opens in Vietnam

The first international-standard library for children in Vietnam opened at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 16.

British Embassy introduces free math teaching software

 The British Embassy in Vietnam has recently introduced J2blast software in mathematics and information technology (IT) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

APEC Future Education Forum held in Hanoi

 Nearly 150 foreign and domestic participants discussed education policies and the future of international education at the APEC Future Education Forum held on November 15 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese students reap high results at int’l robot competition

 Vietnamese students have reaped high results at the final round of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2017, held in Costa Rica from November 10-12.