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IBM prepares students in Asia to meet global software skills demand

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 PST

IBM today announced a new programme to help university students in Asia enhance their skills to compete in a global market. The new programme will allow students at more than 2,100 institutions in India, China, Singapore and Vietnam to enhance their credentials and better compete for the growing number of technology positions available in the region.

CMU, Boeing to assist Vietnamese universities with IT training

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:00:00 PST

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the US and the Boeing Company Thursday signed an agreement at HCMC Van Lang University to help five Vietnamese educational institutions to train IT engineers.

Cramming to graduate

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 PST

The value of inundating Vietnamese high school students with homework and reviews prior to important exams is questioned by parents and administrators alike.

Vietnam PM approves US$400m investment to build 4 universities

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:00:00 PST

Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the building of four universities using US$400 million of loans to be taken from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the government said Wednesday.

Vietnam to join int'l education event

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam will participate in "The World's Biggest Lesson" event held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Children Funds (Unicef) in late April.

Honda-Vietnam launches scholarship programme

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST

The Honda-Vietnam company has announced a 2008 awards programME for gifted university students majoring in technology.

Applied Micro Circuits Corp, Vietnam National University of HCM City, and Mentor Graphics collaborate to support electronic design education

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST

Mentor Graphics Corp (Nasdaq:MENT) today signed a three-way agreement with Applied Micro Circuits Corp (AMCC) and Vietnam National University of HCM City (VNU-HCM) to collaborate on the development and delivery of educational courses for two new electronic design laboratories. Under the auspices of the Mentor's Higher Education Programme (HEP), Mentor will donate more than US$20M worth of electronic design automation (EDA) software and support to enable students of VNU-HCM to graduate with in-depth knowledge of the latest application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design and verification and printed circuit board (PCB) design and analysis.

UOG joins Hanoi economic conference

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST

The Hanoi 2008 International Conference on Business, Economics and Information Technology is currently being held in Hanoi, North Vietnam.

Left in the lurch

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST

Frustration is mounting for northern families after hundreds of substandard daycare centres were suddenly shut down without a plan for alternative childcare.

Englishlink partners to sell online English training in Vietnam

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PST

The demand for English training is increasing rapidly in Vietnam. Since the late 1980s, the Vietnamese government has been introducing free-market reforms and attempting to attract foreign investors. The Vietnamese understand the increasing role of English as the language of business. With a growth rate of approximately 8%, the newly emerging tourism and trade economy has put a high value on learning English.

US$1.5b school improvement project approved

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PST

Prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project to improve schools nationwide starting this year to 2012 with plans to amend the academic schedule and eliminate temporary and substandard classrooms.

Foreign investors plan international schools

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PST

The parent company of ILA Vietnam from British Virgin Islands and its partners are moving ahead with a multi million-dollar plan to set up at least one international-standard school in Vietnam, the deputy general director of ILA Vietnam said.

Booming economy leaves education lurching

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam’s higher education sector has been left behind by the booming economy. One specialist suggests a radical overhaul of the system to ensure the nation’s long-term future.

New student loan programme gets high grades

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PST

Three months into its implementation, the Ministry of Education and Training's new student loan programme is helping thousands achieve a higher education. Though shortcomings remain, the Ministry of Education and Training's master loan programme has made higher education a reality for hundreds of thousands of struggling students.

Education sector announces top ten events in 2007

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:00:00 PST

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced its top ten events in 2007 at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 23.

New High School programme fails miserably

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:00:00 PST

The Ministry of Education and Training's (MOET) specialised teaching programme, under which high school students follow a special categorised curriculum, has clearly failed after only one-year of implementation.

CIBT expands to 39th location globally

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:00:00 PST

CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE: CPT)(OTCBB: CBTGF) reports that its subsidiary, CIBT School of Business & Technology Corp., has signed an agreement to establish a CIBT Vocational and Education Centre at the Lianyungang Teachers College (LTC) in Lianyungang City, China. This new CIBT centre will deliver a variety of CIBT vocational and business management programmes offered by CIBT and its subsidiary, Sprott-Shaw Community Colleges, and CIBT's US and Canadian academic partners. Programmes planned for this location include English training, travel and tourism, digital arts and other business management programmes.

Sub-standard pre-schools to be closed, says ministry

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:00:00 PST

Nearly half of home-based private pre-schools in Hanoi are unlicensed, said an official from the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

British Council offers scholarships

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:00:00 PST

Applications will close on February 18 for British Council Vietnam scholarships to an exchange programme which explores the influences of cities and artists in the United Kingdom in March. The programme, "Cityscape: By the Throat" held at one of three British studios over three-years, aims to support professional development of the next generation of designers, architects and visual artists through collaborative work on design briefs in UK cities.

Additional Russian university opens Vietnamese faculty

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:00:00 PST

A faculty of Vietnamese studies has been opened at the Russia National Humanities University in Moscow since the 2007-08 school year with the aim of training more young scholars specialising on Vietnam.