Smart city programming contest kicks offBy Van Ly HCMC - Microsoft Vietnam, Teky Steam Academy, and the Central Council of the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children’s Union have launched Minecraft Hackathon, a “Smart City” programming contest for kids aged between eight and 15 nationwide. This is part of the I Love Science 2018-2019 program designed to create an exciting playground that inspires students’ love for science and creativity, and encourage them to create useful products that help address today’s issues such as traffic congestion, power shortage, pollution, and other environmental problems. The contest requires each team to develop a smart city by creating and seeking smart solutions for buildings, offices, houses and traffic systems. These solutions, based on Minecraft Education’s programming languages like Makecode-Minecraft, Tynker-Minecraft and Python-Minecraft, are expected to contribute to improving urban living standards and the quality … [Read more...] about Smart city programming contest kicks off
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Programming contest for kids invites entries nationwide
Hanoi (VNA) – Young tech talents aged between eight and 15 years old across the country are invited to take part in the Minecraft Hackathon, themed “Smart City”. The competition is held by Microsoft Vietnam, Teky Steam Academy, and the Central Council of the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children’s Union to look for talented kids in creative programming. It is a new and exciting playground for students that will inspire their love for science and thirst for creativity, said Nguyen Pham Duy Trang, Vice President of the Central Council of the HCM Vanguard Children’s Union. It is also an opportunity for them to show their ways to address today’s issues, such as traffic jams, pollution, and other environmental problems, she added. It is the first programming contest ever held for kids nationwide which is based on Minecraft programming languages like Makecode-Minecraft, Tynker-Minecraft, and Python-Minecraft. Both Vietnamese students and foreign children … [Read more...] about Programming contest for kids invites entries nationwide
Scratch programming language successfully introduced to VN pupils
14 pupils from primary schools located in HCMC, Vinh Long Province, and Tien Giang Province were awarded a special prize thanks to their 10 prominent products. They will have a chance to visit Google’s head office in the Pacific Asian region sited in Singapore. This will be a wonderful opportunity for these talents to contact with professional IT engineers of Google, which in turn will hopefully encourage their inquiring mind and passion toward information technology, especially programming. Google Asian Pacific (APAC) cooperated with the Mekong Community Development Center and the Dariu Foundation to launch the educational project ‘Programming Your Future with Google’ from May to August 2018. It has offered more than 10,000 hours of Scratch programming language training to nearly 1,300 primary pupils in HCMC, Vinh Long Province, and Tien Giang Province. In the framework of the project, the summer course ‘Programming Your Future with Google’ was … [Read more...] about Scratch programming language successfully introduced to VN pupils
Google project provides programming knowledge for school children
Google project provides programming knowledge for school children By Minh Tuan A student from HCMC’s Cu Chi District introduces a product that she created after joining the “Programming the future with Google” project - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - Google Asia Pacific on September 8 concluded the “Programming the future with Google” project that provided basic programming knowledge for primary students in HCMC and the Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long and Tien Giang. The three-month educational program was initiated and supported by the Mekong Community Development Center and The Dariu Foundation. From May to August 2018, it benefited nearly 1,300 primary students with 10,000 hours of free training with Scratch programming. According to Google, 100% of the students can now create their own products after participating in the project. Half of them said they will instruct their classmates to learn about Scratch. Google also held a contest for the … [Read more...] about Google project provides programming knowledge for school children
Google runs free programming courses for children
Google runs free programming courses for children Thanh Uyen Google holds a ceremony at the HCMC Children’s House on Tuesday to launch the “Programming the future with Google” project - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER Google on Tuesday launched the “Programming the future with Google” project in which basic programming knowledge will be provided for primary students in HCMC and the Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long and Tien Giang. The three-month educational program is initiated by and supported by the Mekong Community Development Center and The Dariu Foundation. More than 1,200 students and 30 teachers at 10 public primary schools will have 10,000 hours of free training with Scratch programming. Scratch is a visual programming language and online community developed primarily for children by Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Scratch allows children to program their own interactive … [Read more...] about Google runs free programming courses for children
Vietnamese students hold music program in Toronto
300 overseas students studying in the city join the program Minh Ha, head of the organizing board, said the program, entitled “20-hour flight concert”, the first of its kind, was named after the flight duration from Vietnam to Toronto. It offered a gathering place for Vietnamese students who did not return home during the 2018 Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, she added. Participants of the program also joined a fund-raising campaign for child patients at SickKids, a major paediatrics hospital in Toronto. The event got support from Vietnamese students associations in Toronto-based universities along with many organizations such as SOS International Group, Seneca College and Quest Language Studies, among others. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students hold music program in Toronto
Double English programs get on nerves of Ho Chi Minh City teachers, students
Testing methods have forced middle school teachers and students in Ho Chi Minh City to grapple with two English language programs despite knowing well that one of them is so boring and rigid. Students are now allowed to choose between the standard 7-year and extended 10-year syllabi. Learners start studying English in grade six for the former and grade three for the latter, with Vietnam’s basic educational system consisting of grades one to twelfth. The first scheme is a product of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and has been in effect for decades. The second is peculiar to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training (HCMC DOET). The bottom line is whether students opt for the first or second, they have to stick to the standard one over testing methods. The end-of-term exams for all grades designed by the Bureau of Education and Training at district levels, and the admission test to high school written by HCMC DOET both cling tightly to the … [Read more...] about Double English programs get on nerves of Ho Chi Minh City teachers, students
Fulbright English teaching assistantship program 2018 – 2019 seeks host institution
Photo for illustrationThis program invites gifted high schools, colleges and universities outside Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city throughout the nation to apply to host a native English language speaking teaching assistant for one academic year, from September 2018 to May 2019. Its responsibilities include teaching English through listening and speaking lessons, as well as cultural exchange programs. First launched in Vietnam in 2008, the ETA program seeks to foster English learning in Vietnam and provide a cultural exchange between Americans, Vietnamese students, and host institutions to foster mutual understanding and cooperation. ETAs are US college graduates eager to teach English overseas and serve as cultural ambassadors of the US. The deadline to submit an application is by 17h00 on February 28th, 2018./. ATP … [Read more...] about Fulbright English teaching assistantship program 2018 – 2019 seeks host institution
Vietnam’s National Foreign Language Project proves a flop
A national foreign language project, with a focus on English, meant to enable Vietnamese college students to reach a globally recognized level in terms of their English command has foundered after 10 years of implementation, on both teachers’ failure to meet requirements and learners’ inability to live up to benchmarks. On December 29, Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) organized a summative meeting on the extra English programs for three-year teacher training colleges and higher education institutions in 2008-2016. Here, Tran Anh Tuan, deputy director of the Department of Higher Education under MOET, noted the shortcomings of Vietnam’s National Foreign Language Project 2020, which was kick-started in 2008 and will end in 2020. Under the guidelines of the massive project, college students who do no major in foreign languages are required to meet level B1, or intermediate, upon graduation, with English understood as the primary among the foreign … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s National Foreign Language Project proves a flop
China-EU language exchange program launched
The European and China launched here on Monday a language exchange program to providing opportunities for Europeans to study Chinese and understand Chinese culture. "This language exchange program is an important step both in encouraging language learning and in fostering inter-cultural understanding," said EU Commissioner for Multilingualism Leonard Orban. Orban and Chinese Vice Minister of Education Zhang Xinsheng officially launched the four-year China-EU Language Exchange Program, entitled "EU Window." The European Union and China have maintained good cooperation in training high-level educational personnel, Zhang said. Until 2007, the number of Chinese students studying in EU nations reached 193,000, while the tally of students from EU countries studying in China was 15,000, he said. The exchange of language program would be helpful for mutual understanding of each other's culture and be good to "the development of EU-China relations," Zhang said. The 2009-2013 project, … [Read more...] about China-EU language exchange program launched