HCM City will this year improve public universities and colleges to meet ASEAN accreditation standards.-VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City will undertake programmes this year to improve its universities and colleges to meet ASEAN accreditation standards. The programmes will be carried out under an action plan to improve the quality of training. The plan, unveiled by the city People’s Committee recently, will help improve training to supply highly skilled human resources meeting its socio-economic development, global integration, industrialisation and modernisation needs. It will also improve the professional knowledge of managers and lecturers at its universities and colleges, who will be sent to other countries for three weeks for training. It will upgrade facilities and technologies and equipment at the IT faculty at the Thủ Đức College of Technology; mechanical and electronics engineering faculty at the HCM City Technical and … [Read more...] about HCM City to improve universities, colleges to ASEAN standards
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American School seniors celebrate success at high school graduation
Graduation season was in full swing at The American School on June 13 as the seniors celebrated their graduation ceremony at the school. Even the gloomy weather could not bring the celebratory mood down. The school (TAS) hosted honourary guest speaker, Sherry Boger, vice president in the technology and manufacturing group and general manager of Intel Products Vietnam. Boger was a perfect speaker for the TAS Class of 2015, with a personal and touching speech about the value of hard work, persistence, and little bit of luck. "Today, many people think I am lucky. And, I am. I am a very lucky person and I feel immensely grateful for all of my life’s blessings. But I am not lucky in a dreamy way. I am lucky in a "self-determined and a lot of hard work" way. And that is the simple message that I’d like to share with you today," said Boger. It has been a good year for TAS Class of 2015. According to Danielle Clemmer, college counselor, the Class of 2015 has a 90 per cent … [Read more...] about American School seniors celebrate success at high school graduation
Radical and comprehensive renovation of education and training in Viet Nam (*)
CR - Radical and comprehensive renovation of education and training is a significant issue which needs the direct and comprehensive leadership of the Party committees at various levels and the participation of entire political system. It is the honor and responsibility of the Vietnamese education and training system at present. The renovation also needs high unanimity in awareness and action, and requires to bring into full play the Party and people's wisdom, and attract resources from various sources and cooperation of administrative agencies, functional branches and social organization. 1- Paying full attention to education cause is a consistent policy of our Party. After three reforms (1), in recent years Viet Nam's education and training sector has attained important achievements which significantly contributed to national construction and defence. They are: 1- Rapid development of school system and education scale; applying education to the whole population; responding to … [Read more...] about Radical and comprehensive renovation of education and training in Viet Nam (*)
Ivy League university joins exchange with Broward College Vietnam
A group of 30 students from Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university, led by a famous historian with expertise in Vietnam, joined an exchange meeting with the Ho Chi Minh City branch of Florida-based Broward College at the latter’s campus in District 7 on Wednesday. Nguyen Quang Anh Chuong, vice chancellor of Broward College Vietnam, gave a brief introduction about the school’s curriculum, which is accredited by the Institute of American Education, to the visiting delegation. At the event, the American students explained why they visit different countries during their spring vacation to gain knowledge and experience for their major, saying they wanted to learn about the politics, business, culture and society of Vietnam. Their aim is to increase their knowledge of global commerce leaders in international business. Broward College Vietnam chancellor, Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan Kiet, then took the stage to brief about Vietnam’s eco-social development, underscoring … [Read more...] about Ivy League university joins exchange with Broward College Vietnam
Joining WTO: Guaranteeing market access to products and services, including higher education
(CPV) - While WTO membership will benefit Vietnam in many ways, it also has its downsides. One of the main goals of GATS and WTO, of course, is to guarantee market access to a range of products and services, including higher education, which is now seen as a commodity or "private good." Reporter: Becoming a member of WTO, which advantages and disadvantages will the Vietnamese education meet? Ph.D. Mark A. Ashwill: While WTO membership will benefit Vietnam in many ways, it also has its downsides. One of the main goals of GATS and WTO, of course, is to guarantee market access to a range of products and services, including higher education, which is now seen as a commodity or "private good." With Vietnam's accession to the WTO, my guess is that more foreign institutions will be entering the "higher education marketplace" because of the favorable conditions and prospects for future growth and expansion. These "favorable conditions" include the demand for higher education, which the … [Read more...] about Joining WTO: Guaranteeing market access to products and services, including higher education