EDUCATION
Thursday ,Mar 11,2010, Posted at 16:50 (GMT+7)
1,000 Vietnamese to undertake Ph.D.s abroad
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) March 10 announced that around 1,000 master’s degree-holders would enroll in Ph.D. programs abroad this year with the help of domestic and foreign financial assistance.
Students show lack of interest in academic contest
Wednesday,Mar 10,2010, Posted at 18:59 (GMT+7)
An annual student exam competition will be held in 64 cities and provinces in the country on March 11, yet this year’s event has seen a lack of interest from top students.
Gov’t to spend US$243 mil on school upgrades
Tuesday ,Mar 09,2010, Posted at 14:46 (GMT+7)
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the allocation of VND4.5 trillion (US$243 million) from Government bonds this year to continue a project aimed at upgrading schools and communal houses for teachers for the 2008-2012 period.
Conference discusses public transparency and decentralization at universities
Sunday ,Mar 07,2010, Posted at 15:53 (GMT+7)
All universities must publish their financial accounts and information about training standards on their website by April 15, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan told an education conference in Hanoi March 6.
Tertiary education management renewal campaign launched
Sunday ,Mar 07,2010, Posted at 14:55 (GMT+7)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thien Nhan has launched a campaign to reform tertiary education management for the 2010-2012 period, paving the way for changes in improving training quality in the higher education level.
Substandard universities could face closure: ministry
Friday ,Mar 05,2010, Posted at 14:15 (GMT+7)
The Ministry of Education and Training has announced it will begin monitoring domestic colleges and universities to ensure they are adhering to their outlined pledges and maintaining quality standards.
Universities should not raise tuition fees ‘hastily’: NA official
Saturday ,Feb 27,2010, Posted at 17:34 (GMT+7)
Universities should consider people’s living conditions before they make plans for increasing tuition fees, says Dao Trong Thi, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children.
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