The Republic of Korea (RoK) is willing to cooperate with Vietnam and particularly Ho Chi Minh City to increase education quality and lecturers’ capacity at all educational stages.Chairman of the Korea-Asia Friendship Foundation (KAFF) Choi Jae-sung made the statement at a meeting with Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang in HCM City on December 2. A delegation from the Korea-Asia Friendship Foundation (KAFF) is paying a working visit to HCM City He thanked the southern economic hub for supporting the building of an institute to enhance Vietnamese teachers’ capabilities, and hoped to build 2-3 models in Vietnam, including the first one in HCM City with the participation of Korean and international lecturers.He suggested the two sides study cooperation programmes in education and enable the two countries’ lecturers to exchange experience in modern teaching methods.For his part, Cang welcomed the KAFF’s initiative as a practical move … [Read more...] about HCM City cooperates with RoK to improve education quality
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NA Chairwoman seeks stronger education, sci-tech ties with Australia
NDO/VNA – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited several research establishments, on November 30, as part of her official visit to Australia, during which she affirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to education and science-technology. >>> NA leader pledges to support VN, Australia friendship organisations’ ties >>> NA leader meets with Vietnamese people in AustraliaSpeaking at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on November 30, the Vietnamese NA leader expressed her delight at witnessing the signing of an action programme between the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.She said that the signing reflects Vietnam’s interest in its comprehensive partnership with Australia, including in science and technology.Ngan spoke highly of the joint work between the MoST and the CSIRO after Prime Minister … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman seeks stronger education, sci-tech ties with Australia
Vietnam, Poland boost education, sci-tech cooperation
Deputy Prime Minsiter Vu Duc Dam (R) meets with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Higher Education Jaroslaw Gowin (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy PrimeMinsiter Vu Duc Dam met Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Scienceand Higher Education Jaroslaw Gowin in Hanoi on November 29, with discussionfocusing on bilateral engagements in education and science-technology. At the meeting, Dam stressed education andscience-technology cooperation between Vietnam and Poland began in 1960, sayingthousands of Vietnamese students and postgraduates have been trained in Poland. Global integration and scientific-technologicaldevelopment bring about requirements and conditions for the two sides’ collaborationto grow further, he added. They valued the signing of auniversity-level cooperation agreement pact between the Vietnamese Ministry ofEducation and Training and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.The deal included the increase of … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Poland boost education, sci-tech cooperation
Vietnam, Poland look to broader cooperation in education and sci-tech
Deputy PM Dam emphasized that education, science, and technology have been areas of traditional cooperation between the two nations since 1960. Thousands of Vietnamese students and post graduates ,who have been trained in Poland have made brainpower and effort contributions to national development and construction process.Deputy PM Dam said deeper international integration trend and robust growth of science and technology have seen as a catalyst for both sides to step up cooperation in education, science, and technology.The two Deputy PMs appreciated the signing of a tertiary education cooperation agreement with the increase in scholarships to the two countries’ students and graduates to 20 per year. In addition, both sides will promote the exchange of students in areas of Poland’s strength and Vietnam’s demand such as technology, mining-geology, agriculture, and the food industry. Along with the signing of a letter of intent on opening Polish language training … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Poland look to broader cooperation in education and sci-tech
Health and education sectors top list for sexual harassment
A survey carried out by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Molisa) has shown that the health and education sectors faced the highest cases of sexual harassment. Employers engaged in harassment may be fined VND50-70 million Nguyen Thi Dieu Hong, representative of the research team of the ministry's Gender Equality Department announced the findings after they conducted a survey of over 100 people and held various group discussions. The victims were mostly female subordinates in health and education sectors. However, receptionists, secretaries or cleaners were the most targeted. "University students reported that they saw teachers harassing each other or harassing cleaners or students. People also reported many harassment cases when they went to take medical exams at hospitals but most of these people did not want to make a major issue of the situation. Currently we still don't have any solid regulations and that scares people," … [Read more...] about Health and education sectors top list for sexual harassment