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The Department of Education and Training in HCMC has recently approved the Plan for Political and Ideology education in the academic year of 2019-2020. According to the plan, the education sector of the city will continue studies of Ho Chi Minh ideology and ethics in accordance with the Directive No.05/CT-TW of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Moreover, the sector will focus on teaching students politics, ideology, lifestyle, and life skills; building positive school culture and safety and friendly educational environment. Additionally, the sector will look for solutions for school violence as well as promote cooperation between schools and families in educating students about moral values and healthy lifestyle. The educational institutions will also concentrate educating students on disseminating law, sea and islands issues, protecting natural resources and dealing with climate changes and laws on Internet and cyber security. The plan points out the role of the … [Read more...] about HCMC focuses on teaching students ideology, life skills

    The opening ceremony at a school in  remote Tắk Pổ Village, Nam Trà My District, Quảng Nam Province. — Photo coutersy from the teacher's Facebook Mít Pé  Hồng Minh Photos of a simple school opening ceremony in the remote Tắk Pổ Village in the mountainous Nam Trà My District of the central province of Quảng Nam went viral in recent days The ceremony was decorated with nothing more than a national flag and paper flowers. Some of the children didn't have shoes or uniforms, while the teacher wore the traditional áo dài but with slippers. Six of the children were squatting as the school didn't have enough wooden benches. The sight of two teachers, 34 children and a village head touched heart across the country. The images completely stole the show from photos of other opening ceremonies shared in the media, with kids wearing neat new shirts, colourful decorations … [Read more...] about All children deserve an education

The Times Higher Education (THE) yesterday released the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 including almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries, standing as the largest and most diverse university rankings ever to date The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Vietnam National University - Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi), and Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCMC) have been included in this year’s rankings for the first time. First ranking in the world’s top university list of the three Vietnamese universities is really a good news for the country’s education sector. Before, for the first time, Vietnam’s Ton Duc Thang University entered the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)’s top 1,000 universities in the world released by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.. In THE ranking, 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons, trusted by students, … [Read more...] about Three Vietnamese universities rank world’s 1,000 Top

Two Vietnamese universities have been selected for the first time in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. Vietnam National University-Hanoi Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology are among 801-1,000 group while the Vietnam National University, HCM City, was in 1001+ group. The overall scores for the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology are both around 22.2-28.2. Vietnam National University, Hanoi has higher scores in teaching, research and international outlook than other Vietnamese universities. Hanoi University of Science and Technology has the highest citations score while the Vietnam National University, HCM City has high industry income. The Vietnam National University, HCM City and Vietnam National University, Hanoi were also ranked in the groups 701-1,000 in the QS World University Rankings 2019. Many departments of the university have been included in the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese universities listed in THE World University Ranking

Pupils in mountainous areas of Vietnam have started their new school-year opening ceremony despite numerous challenges. Every day, many pupils in remote and mountainous localities have to walk bumpy roads to school, study in deteriorated classrooms and have poor meals. Pupils at Pa Sap Primary School, Nam Pi Commune, Lai Chau Province  Students at Nam Hang Commune, Lai Chau   Pupils at Nan Ma Day-boarding School in Ha Giang Province’s Xin Man District  A meal of pupils from Binh Trung Primary School in Bac Kan Province  Children on the way to Binh Trung Primary School’s branch in Ban Peo Village  A mother taking her child to school in Na Ban Village, Bac Kan Province  Teachers and their students at Xuan Lac Nursery School in Bac Kan … [Read more...] about Mountainous pupils struggling difficulties