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At the visit to Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Quan, former Minister of Education and Training and Chairman of the Association of Vietnam University and Colleges; and People’s Teacher Phan Thi Tuoi, former rector of HCMC University of Technology, Party Chief Nhan wished veteran teachers good health and expressed his deep gratitude to teachers for their significant contributions to the education sector and the development of the city and the country. He also shared information about creative urban planning project covering District 2, District 9 and Thu Duc District to attract 12 universities and high-tech parks as well as connect nearly 100 universities, colleges and 100 industrial zones in HCMC, Binh Duong and Long An provinces. In addition, HCMC has more than 1.6 million students and built over 1,000 new classrooms to meet the growing number of 6,000-7,000 students. The municipal government also plans to reduce the secondary school’s tuition costs. On the same day, chairman of … [Read more...] about HCM City’s leaders visit veteran teachers

The URAP has been annually releasing by the World Ranking of Higher Education Institutions. For the academic year 2018-2019, the URAP has ranked 2,500 good universities in the world. In the world rank, the US’ Harvard University came the first in the list, Canada’s Toronto University ranked second and England’s Oxford University at third and the US’s Stanford University at fourth in the list. The Vietnam National University in Hanoi has been ranked 1,211; Ton Duc Thang University at 1,422; the Technology University in Hanoi stood at 1,549. The Vietnam National University in HCMC, the Medicine University in Hanoi, the Medicine University in Can Tho City and Pedagogy University in Hanoi. According to the URAP, the Vietnam National University in HCMC and Ton Duc Thang University have been ranked above the US’s New Orleans University or a university of the Philippines. University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Research Laboratory was established at … [Read more...] about Vietnam has seven universities in URAP’s list

Seminar on Vietnamese education to be held in HCMCThe Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The Vietnam–U.S. Friendship Association, under the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations, will organize a seminar on the experiences of dealing with the educational crisis in the United States the 80s of the 20th century at the Gem Center in District 1 of HCMC on November 21. It is expected to gather some 200 participants who have a special interest in Vietnamese and U.S. education. Tran Ngoc Chau, vice head of the Vietnam–U.S. Friendship Association in HCMC, said, “This is an annual event of the association, whose aim is to promote the relationship between the two countries.” According to Chau, the speakers will discuss how the Americans handled their educational crisis in the late 20th century and will share their experiences in conducting education research, organizing education summits and applying education reform, as well as highlight the role of leading enterprises in … [Read more...] about Seminar on Vietnamese education to be held in HCMC

Vice Principal Dr. Le Dinh Kha said that the school’s effort was rewarded as it received the accreditation under ABET for two programs Mechanical Engineering Technology and Electrical-Electronics Engineering Technology. Students of the two program will receive comprehensive training of knowledge, skill, and attitude to meet the high demand of labor market. Besides, they will take part in academic activities. With globally accredited degree, students will have more employment opportunity in multinational companies. Before, the HCMC University of Technology also received ABET-accredited two programs. Cao Thang Technical College, formally called Asian Engineering School, was one of the first vocational schools in Southern Vietnam. The school was established on February 20, 1906 in accordance with the decision from the Governor General of Indochina. The school changed its name to Cao Thang Technical School in July 1956. The school upgraded to Cao Thang Technical College on October … [Read more...] about First three-year school receives ABET accreditation

The ceremony which was attended by Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha aims to mark the 36th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20). Launched in March, the organization board received more than 700 submissions honoring typical teachers, creativity and innovation in teaching and learning and the renewal of educational sector. The organizer awarded four “A”, eight “B”, 11 “C” and 20 consolation prizes. The organization board also selected Dang Van Cuong, the principal of Son Ba Primary Boarding School in the central province of Quang Ngai and his tiniest student Dinh Van K’Re as typical characters in the award-wining work. Dinh Van K’Re is an ethnic boy who weighs only 3.9 kilograms (8.6 pounds) and is still a 1st grade at the age of 10. Principal Dang Van Cuong brought him to the school and took care of the boy like his own son. By LAM NGUYEN - TRanslated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about Winners of National Press Awards for education revealed