New graduates disillusioned about job opportunities
VietNamNet Bridge – Only a modest percentage of new graduates can find satisfactory jobs, while the majority either are unemployed, work blue-collar jobs, or accept low-paying jobs or in fields in...
View ArticlePM agrees to set up Fulbright Vietnam University
VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has adopted a project to establish a Fulbright Vietnam University under the non-profit foreign-invested university model. The project was invested by...
View ArticleVietnamese parents lack confidence in schools’ grading system
VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese parents say teachers are giving inflated grades to students to satisfy parents and school headmasters. Thu Ha, a marketing director of a medicine distribution...
View ArticleStudents welcome real life questions
VietNamNet Bridge – The first of the two-and-a-half-day high school final exams went smoothly, with students welcoming questions related to “real situations” they cared deeply about, local reports...
View ArticleStudents sit final high school exams
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 900,000 high school students nationwide attended orientation sessions yesterday (June 1) in preparation for the national graduation exams, which start today. Students...
View ArticleStudents born in Year of the Goat flood secondary schools
VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will have 109,000 students entering secondary schools in the 2014-2015 academic year, an increase of 20,000 students over last year, according to the Hanoi Education and...
View ArticleAmerican turns summer camp dream into reality in Vietnam
A young American man has recently realized his dream of starting a camp for local and foreign kids in Vietnam by opening the country’s first “American Style” summer camp. Jason Doyle, 28, has visited...
View ArticleVietnam garners four medals at Int’l Informatics Olympiad
Vietnamese students amassed two silver and two bronze medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2014) in Taiwan (China), announced the Ministry of Education and Training on July 19. The...
View ArticleUS Consulate General hosts conference on Vietnam’s higher education reforms
A conference on Vietnam’s higher education reforms kicked off on Thursday at the American Center under the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. The event, titled “Vietnam Education Dialogue:...
View ArticlePremier gives green light to establishment of Tokyo Vietnam Medical University
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given the go-ahead to set up Tokyo Vietnam Medical University in the form of a non-profit foreign-invested higher education institution. The university, to...
View ArticleUS Embassy announces student exchange openings
The US Department of State has announced that it is now accepting applications for its Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) for emerging student leaders from Vietnam. The programme offers...
View ArticleADB to fund education, infrastructure in poorest areas
Two loan agreements to improve schooling and infrastructure in Vietnam’s poorest regions were signed January 23 between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Vietnam Government.The agreements,...
View Article80% of teachers at Vietnam private preschools want to quit job: survey
Eighty percent of the teachers who participated in a survey last year said that they want to find another job. The survey was conducted by Nguyen Xuan Thoi, the investor of Worldkids Preschool in Ho...
View Article5 Reasons to Consider Working Abroad This Summer
Are you looking for a new experience? Summer work abroad may be the perfect opportunity for you to experience a new culture and enjoy an unforgettable experience. It is the rare individual who ever...
View ArticleStudents welcome real life questions
VietNamNet Bridge – The first of the two-and-a-half-day high school final exams went smoothly, with students welcoming questions related to “real situations” they cared deeply about, local reports...
View ArticleConcerns raised over food safety in schools
Apart from which, Ho Chi Minh City occurred two cases of food poisoning in February and March resulting in hospitalization of many schoolgirls and schoolboys in primary and junior high schools. It is...
View ArticleVingroup invests in Vietnam National University’s Talent Fund
Accordingly, VNU’s students who have received scholarships will get involved in an internship program for job skills and have an opportunity to work in enterprises under Vingroup. They will receive...
View ArticleInt’l student science forum opens in Ho Chi Minh City
TheInternational Student Science Forum 2016(ISSF 2016) was initiated by the Vietnam National Union of Students in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC) as a...
View ArticleYouthSpark 2016 launched with $270,000 investment
Participants at the launching ceremony of YouthSpark programme 2015. – Photo thoibaotaichinhvietnam.vn Co-organised by Microsoft Viet Nam and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce Industry (VCCI), this...
View ArticleAround 66,000 students sit for senior high school graduation exam in HCMC
Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) and its member universities yesterday convened a meeting about the coming graduation exam. As per the exam’s admission committee, 51,125 twelve...
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