Social development
Education and training
Vietnamese children forced to study too early: expert
Many Vietnamese children are sent to classes by their parents at a very early age where they practice English, writing and basic math. Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Preschools told to receive 3-month olds
If the draft education law compiled by the Ministry of Education & Training (MOET) is approved, preschools will have to receive children from 3 months old to six years old. Teachers complain the regulation will place a heavy burden on their shoulders, while parents doubt the ...
Mai Chi
National foreign language project fails to fulfill targets
English fluency targets set by a national project are too high and not backed by sufficient inputs, experts say. Schools nationwide are struggling to achieve targets by the major national project.Keep reading ...
VOV News Reporter
Universities to open new faculties for 2018-19
New faculties will be opened at universities during the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s new catalogue on training programmes in higher education.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam bans sale of soft drinks in schools: PM
Advertisements of soft drinks and other ‘unhealthy products’ are also being blacklisted, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Soft drinks will be prohibited from all school canteens across Vietnam in an effort to improve children’s health and height.Keep reading ...
Minh Nga
Strong rise in unemployment among graduates: labour ministry
The unemployment rate among university graduates and those holding higher degrees in the third quarter of 2017 was 4.51%, compared to 3.63% in the previous three months, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
Vocational training to centre on businesses’ needs
In future, the revised project on vocational training for rural labourers will be based on demands from enterprises.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
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.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Gov’t proposes tuition-free elementary, secondary education
The Education Ministry has proposed free tuition for all public elementary and secondary schools as “an appropriate mechanism” for universalising access to education in the country.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Universities roll out red carpet for lecturers with doctorates
PhDs are now welcomed with open arms at universities, which are willing to pay hundreds of millions of dong to attract talented lecturers.Keep reading ...
Kim Chi