Hanoi open university

A traffic jam is seen in front of Vietnam University of Commerce in Hanoi (Photo: vov.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Hanoi’s authorities began planning to move universities from the capital city’s inner districts to the suburbs about 20 years ago but up to now, few university relocation projects have been carried out and none is completed. Dao Ngoc Nghiem, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Urban Planning and Development Association, said when a master development plan for the city was approved in 1998, authorities proposed relocating universities out of inner districts to reduce pressure on infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure. The relocation was also expected to form university zones in suburban areas or satellite urban areas and vice versa. However, in the last two decades, no university zone had been formed, a major problem hindering the relocation projects, Nghiem said. In 2011, the Hanoi People’s Committee planned to move 12 universities out of the … [Read more...] about Two decades on, universities still stuck in central Hanoi

More universities in Vietnam are taking advantage of IT to improve access to higher education and the quality of training. HCM City Open University offers e-learning courses. (Photo courtesy of the university) Dr Vu Huu Duc, Vice Rector of HCM City Open University, said that the university’s many e-learning courses had helped students save time and money. E-learning courses are provided in accounting, law, auditing of international business, and other majors. By 2020, the university will expand e-learning courses in technology, Duc said, adding that it had set up an e-learning centre to manage the courses. At the university’s Department of Accounting and Auditing, for instance, students study 90 percent of theory online and come to the university campus for practical lessons. Dr Nguyen Quoc Chinh, Director of the Centre for Educational Testing and Quality Assessment under Vietnam National University - HCM City, said that its three member universities were … [Read more...] about Domestic universities offer e learning to more students

At the event (Source: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – The 32nd annual conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) opened in Hanoi on October 24, bringing together about 400 delegates from 20 countries and territories worldwide. Themed “Open Education in Human Resource Development for Asia in Period of Integration,” the conference provides a platform for academics and administrators to exchange views and experiences in open and distance learning. Some 270 presentations have been submitted to share study findings and hands-on experience on the importance of open and distance learning in Asia’s human resource development in integration. The event, which runs through October 26, is expected to foster research in open and distance learning and pave the way for expanding partnership among educational institutions in the region and the world. It will address the following sub-themes - Human Resource Development in Open Universities; Open … [Read more...] about Conference spotlights open education in human resource development

Vietnamese students attending the 18th Asian Physics Olympiad welcomed when returning home (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 19th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) kicked off at Hanoi’s University of Science and Technology on May 6, attracting the participation of 188 contestants from 25 countries and territories. APhO, held annually since 2000, is currently the premier physics competition for pre-university students aged below 20 from Asian countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha said that this year, Vietnam is honoured to be the host of the 19th Asian Physics Olympiad, after 14 years, which reflects the international community’s recognition of and belief in the Vietnamese education’s development. Nha stressed that Vietnam always considers basic sciences, including physics, to play a specially important role in boosting scientific and technological development, especially in the context of the … [Read more...] about 19th Asian Physics Olympiad launched in Hanoi