Deputy Chief of the Party Central Committee’s Communications and Educational Commission Pham Van Linh (Photo: VNA) During the visit, Linh met with Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, Secretary General of the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO), who praised Vietnam’s foreign affairs activities, especially its successful hosting of 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week. Linh said the 45 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year is an opportunity to boost cooperation. He asked Malaysia to cooperate with Vietnam in the settling of the East Sea issues by peaceful diplomatic means in line with international law. … [Read more...] about Party Central Committee’s Communications and Educational Commission delegation visits Malaysia
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UK vocational education providers to seek partnership in Vietnam
Leading providers of technical and vocational training and education from the United Kingdom will visit HCM City and Hanoi from January 15-18 to set up and extend partnerships with local companies, schools, colleges, universities and government organisations. UK vocational education providers to seek partnership in Vietnam. Illustrative image (Photo: globaltrademag.com) According to the British Embassy in Vietnam, the British delegation includes representatives from colleges, private training providers and companies specializing in providing business solutions such as professional development programmes, vocational qualifications, teacher training, courses with industry recognised accreditation and management consultancy.With a young population and a dynamic business environment, Vietnam stands out as a country with great potential for partnership with the UK, which is a centre of excellence for technical and vocational training, said Ian Gibbons, British Consul General in HCM … [Read more...] about UK vocational education providers to seek partnership in Vietnam
STEM education sees success but faces challenges
VietNamNet Bridge – STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is an interdisciplinary and applied approach being used at HCM City schools with effective results.Two students at Le Hong Phong School for Gifted Students, for example, were honoured by the city’s Department of Science and Technology late last year after winning second prize in a contest called Sang Kien Cong Dong 2017 (Social Ideas).The students had developed a watch with four sensors that warn wearers against epilepsy seizures. Other schools in HCM City have also been encouraging their students to access STEM education via many research programmes.Teachers and students at Ernst Thalmann High School, for instance, work together to do research, including using waste plastic bottles for lamps for poor residents.Students at many primary and secondary schools such as Le Ngoc Han and Nguyen Hue have extracurricular programmes on robotics which are part of STEM education.Schools in rural … [Read more...] about STEM education sees success but faces challenges
UK education providers to look for partnerships in Vietnam
The delegation is a mixture of colleges, private training providers and companies specialising in providing business solutions such as professional development programmes, vocational qualifications, teacher training, courses with industry recognised accreditation and management consultancy. “I am delighted to welcome representatives from 7 British training and education providers taking part in this mission to Vietnam. With a young population and a dynamic business environment, Vietnam stands out as a country with great potential for partnership with the UK, which is a centre of excellence for technical and vocational training. I’m confident that the partnerships established will endure and help equip Vietnam’s students, workers and companies with the 21st century knowledge and skills for them to prosper in the global marketplace," said Ian Gibbons, British Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Director of Department for International Trade in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about UK education providers to look for partnerships in Vietnam
Disabled students given opportunities to get better education
2 years ago, the University of Pedagogy and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City created a comfortable learning environment and facilities for 57 disabled students.According to Le Huu Thuong, the project’s coordinator, it’s the cooperation of the universities that has made the project a success. “The disabled students have seen great changes in integrating into the environment of the university and the community. The teaching staff have made adjustments so those students can access the curriculum like other students,” Thuong added.Project participants include 16 teachers and education experts from the two universities, who spend time listening to the needs of the disabled students, and then work out ways to support them. The teachers have created new models to help the disabled such as Braille maps, and audio versions of documents.MA Huynh Cong Ba with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy says the project has brought … [Read more...] about Disabled students given opportunities to get better education
The many benefits of a boarding school education
Boarding has helped the shy 11-year-old son of Alan Stevens, HMC head and master of prestigious Malaysian boarding school Marlborough College, become independent, poised, confident, well-rounded and accomplished.Stevens said: “My wife and I were taken aback when our shy 11-year-old son announced that he wanted to board at school. With every expectation that he would be back by teatime for home cooking and his comfy bedroom, we arranged a few trial nights in a boarding house where he shared a room with five other boys of his age.“Five years on and we still see him at exeats and we adore our time together as a family on holidays.”He loves coming home, but he regards his boarding house as a second home and his friends as an extension of his family.For several reasons, boarding is a hugely popular choice for those for whom it is an option.For some children, it offers a unique opportunity to experience lasting friendships and stability while their parents’ … [Read more...] about The many benefits of a boarding school education
Viettel provides educational personnel with information security knowledge
At the training course This was among the activities realizing the cooperation agreement between the group and the Ministry of Education and Training on IT and telecommunications in the 2017-2020 period. During this first-ever national-level training course, nearly 100 trainees were provided with basic knowledge of and skills in information security, such as information security challenges facing state agencies in general, and the education sector in particular, as well as new approaches to information security and services. They also exchanged measures to keep information security and localities’ experiences on building information security projects. According to the Global Cybersecurity Index in 2017 by the International Telecommunication Union, in the first six months of 2017, Vietnam ranked 100th out of 193 member countries on ensuring cyber security with 0.245 points. In Vietnam, IT has been applied widely in educational agencies and establishments. … [Read more...] about Viettel provides educational personnel with information security knowledge
Online education booms in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - E-learning or online education appeared in Vietnam 10 years ago, but has only been flourishing in the last three years.Hoa, an administrative officer at a privately run construction company in Hanoi, wanted to leave to work for a foreign company and needed to practice English skills. Going to a foreign language center in the evening was not a good choice, as she would not have time to take care for the kids. Finally, she decided to learn English with Livemocha.vn, a website which teaches English online. She felt satisfied with her choice which allowed her to both improve her English and supervise her kids’ self-study at home.According to Hoa, the tuition at Livemocha is not as expensive as traditional training courses. The tuition is VND250,000 for three months, VND400,000 for six months and VND600,000 for the whole year. … [Read more...] about Online education booms in Vietnam
Party education commission works to orient public opinion
Speaking at a conference in Hanoi on January 5, head of the commission Vo Van Thuong urged relevant units to strengthen coordination and reform the working style to promote communication activities in all areas.He described 2018 as an important year to implement tasks underlined at the 12th National Party Congress, noting that the dissemination work must be based on reality to ensure peace, security and stability.The commission needs to strictly follow the direction of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the CPV Central Committee while strengthening coordination with ministries and departments from the central to local levels to complete projects summarising the Party’s resolutions, directives, conclusions and decisions, Thuong said.In 2017, the commission made active contributions to increasing public awareness of the Party resolutions.According to permanent deputy head of the commission Vo Van Phuong, the commission will enhance leadership and orientation of press, culture, … [Read more...] about Party education commission works to orient public opinion
HCMC students may follow a credit-based education program
VietNamNet Bridge - A credit-based education program will be applied at secondary and high schools in HCMC on a trial basis from the 2019-2020 academic year, if the city’s proposals on an open policy for education receives approval. HCMC wants to apply the credit-based education program The HCMC People’s Committee has sent a report to the NA’s Committee for Culture, Education, the Youth and Children on the Education Law, in which it has made proposals to create an ‘open mechanism’ for HCMC education. Instead of the current 9-month academic year, the city suggested a more flexible timetable like the credit-based system applied at universities. Instead of the current 9-month academic year, the city suggested a more flexible timetable like the credit-based system applied at universities. RELATED NEWS HCM City to develop separate textbooks from 2019 As number of students rises, HCM City hurries to recruit teachers Thanh Mai … [Read more...] about HCMC students may follow a credit-based education program