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The collection entitled "Uncle Ho and lessons on morality and lifestyle for students" includes 11 books for pupils from the second grade to the twelveth grade The city's schools were asked to provide the books of Uncle Ho and stories of his simple lifestyle and ethics in eye-catching positions in libraries where teachers and students can take for reference. Primary schools should buy the documents for teachers and junior and senior schools should provide the documents to history teachers and citizenship teachers. Moreover, lessons of Uncle Ho will be included in lessons for citizenship education and extra-activities in schools.By THANH THU – Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: Schools books of Uncle Ho curriculum lessons for citizenship education extra-activities … [Read more...] about Schools to add books of Uncle Ho to curriculum

2018 International Conference on higher education held in HCMC The Saigon Times Daily Ho Thanh My Phuong, director of SEAMEO RETRAC, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2018 International Conference - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - The Annual International Conference on higher education was jointly held by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Training Center in Vietnam (SEAMEO RETRAC) and the British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) for the fourth year in a row in HCMC last week. Focusing on “Leadership and Management in Higher Education in a Globalized World: Innovations and Best Practices,” the conference is a global platform for discussion, collaboration and intellectual exchange among international educational leaders, academicians and professionals in related areas of higher education. This 2018 conference’s main goal was to update the participants with trends and practices in leadership and … [Read more...] about 2018 International Conference on higher education held in HCMC

As per the agreement, the school will deliver 30 percent of theories to students while students’ skills and work attitude will be trained by firms. It is a new training model in Vietnam which carried out early 2018 and the school is the first facility to implement this while it is popular in German. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Principal Nguyen Thi Ly said that the school has liaised with four famous companies including Phuong Nam telecommunication company, Bach Khoa Equipment provider, CMC company and Song Nam Solution company to send 26 students of the first course to companies. After the course wraps up, students will be admitted to work in companies without being re-trained. Representative of Song Nam Solution company Ho Hoang Minh advocated the training model adding that interns will be considered as apprentices; accordingly, the company will teach them and admit them into company after the internship.By XUAN TRUNG – Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: College … [Read more...] about College, firms jointly provide training to students

HCMC students attend UN High Level Political ForumThe Saigon Times Daily BIS HCMC students and their fellow Nord Anglia Education students pose in front of the UN headquarters in New York after the UN High Level Political Forum - PHOTO: COURTESY OF BIS HCMC HCMC - In collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), three secondary school students at the British International School, HCMC (BIS HCMC) have joined their fellow Nord Anglia Education students in New York City for seminars, debates and speaking opportunities, including presentations at the High Level Political Forum at the headquarters of the United Nations. This year, Ashley Lee, Vy Nguyen and Doan Nguyen at BIS HCMC joined the event to share their thoughts on sustainability and discuss what has been accomplished in their own school community. Students across Nord Anglia Education’s family of 55 schools have been hard at work throughout the academic year raising awareness of the UN’s … [Read more...] about HCMC students attend UN High Level Political Forum

Students discover traditional culture through VR technologyThe Saigon Times Daily The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in coordination with HOCMAI education system organized the summer program “Traditional Culture Through the Lenses of Virtual Reality Technology” on July 8 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - A summer program for students and parents, called “Traditional Culture Through the Lenses of Virtual Reality Technology,” was held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on July 8. The event offered participants an opportunity to explore the diverse cultures of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam through the exhibits and virtual reality glasses. Students from third to ninth grades had a chance to make virtual reality glasses with professional instructions and test their products. In addition, participating parents took part in a workshop on “Helping Children Create a Study Plan” which featured talks by nearly 20 experts and experienced teachers from primary … [Read more...] about Students discover traditional culture through VR technology

Shidler College of Business holds commencement ceremony for Executive MBA studentsBy Minh Tuan Dean of the Shidler College of Business Vance Roley (R) and Professor and Chair of Information Technology Management at the University of Hawaii Tung Bui (L) pose with the best students of the 10th Executive MBA program in HCMC - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii held a commencement ceremony in HCMC on July 8 for 19 students who had completed the Vietnam Executive Master of Business Administration (VEMBA) program. This was the 10th such program held in the city and the 21st in the country. On July 7, a similar ceremony was held at the Melia Hanoi Hotel for 15 graduating Executive MBA students in Hanoi. The ceremony in HCMC was attended by Dean of the Shidler College of Business Vance Roley, vice president of the HCMC International University Ho Nhut Quang, U.S. Consulate General in HCMC officer Kenneth Tarpley, and guests, alumni and … [Read more...] about Shidler College of Business holds commencement ceremony for Executive MBA students

Adopting suggestions of delegates in the 14th National Assembly’s fifth session, the Ministry of Education and Training has carefully adjusted the Education Law, changing the name to the draft Law on Education (amended). In this draft law, the most noticeable content is the upgrade of kindergarten teachers’ level from vocational to college one, and the free education for junior high students in public schools. These two policies will be continuously evaluated on their positive and negative effects. According to the representative of the Department of Legal Affairs (under the Ministry of Education and Training), the draft law preparation board has used the basic frame of the current Education Law to avoid unnecessary complexity. Before this, the two most prominent matters in the amendment of the Education Law – providing free education for junior high level and setting teachers’ salary into the highest rate of the administrative work – have been removed … [Read more...] about Free education for junior high mentioned again

After a brief description, Minister Nha confirmed that the national high school examination this year was successfully organized. Due to the incident of flooding, 13 students in the Northwest area were prevented from participating in the exam. As a result, they are allowed to exceptionally graduate. The Minister suggested local authorities to pay more attention on preparing facilities and human resources for the implementation of the upcoming new textbooks. Regarding the sanitation of school toilets, which attract much attention of the Prime Minister, Mr. Nha said that at the moment, many are deteriorating. What is more, 95 to 97 percent of schools and kindergartens in the nation have toilets, yet only 40 percent of them can meet the sanitation standards. After listening to the report of Minister Phung Xuan Nha, the Prime Minister asked that the Educational and Health Ministers take responsibility for school and hospital toilets, respectively. He requested that related agencies improve … [Read more...] about Sanitation problems in school toilets to be fully addressed: Prime Minister

Disruptive thinking for successful leadershipBy Minh Tuan Professor Geert W.J. Heling at the MSM MBA Program talks about how to effectively apply disruptive thinking to practical leadership and management - PHOTO: MINH TUAN ManpowerGroup Vietnam and Maastricht School of Management (MSM) co-organized a seminar at Toong Co-working Space in HCMC today, July 1 to look into disruptive thinking, an important factor for the quick and disruptive changing environment. During the “Disruptive Thinking for Successful Leadership” seminar, Professor Geert W.J. Heling at the MSM MBA Program and Huong Nguyen, Country HR Manager of ManpowerGroup Vietnam, discussed the definition of disruptive thinking, how to make practical applications in one’s career and personal life, and how to effectively apply disruptive thinking to practical leadership and management. They also unveiled techniques and tips to stimulate disruptive thinking and successfully lead change in organizations. … [Read more...] about Disruptive thinking for successful leadership

All needy laborers in industrial parks, export processing zones and factories in the city who gained achievement in their job especially disabled ones and those who suffer fatal illnesses are eligible for the scholarships. The Economic-Technical Collage in Thu Duc District runs the course from July to September, 2018 at street No.8, Linh Chieu ward in Thu Duc District. After finishing the course, students will be granted certificates. Anyone or organization wishing to pursue the course can fill the form and send to email: [email protected], [email protected] or directly arrive at the young worker support center at street No.13 in Linh Trung 1 Export Processing zone from to June 30.By HAI THU – Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: computer scholarships young workers industrial parks export processing zones HCMC … [Read more...] about One hundred IT scholarships given to young workers