For nearly one million high school seniors in Vietnam, three days between June 25-27 are one time in their life they cannot afford to fall sick. Or have an accident. Or even oversleep in the morning. These graduation tests virtually determine their life. The nation-wide exams not only fetch them a high-school diploma but also decide admissions to universities and colleges. One student in Ho Chi Minh City crawled out of a hospital bed the morning after having an appendectomy on June 24 to write the literature and math tests. An ambulance was parked outside the exam venue the whole time, ready for the worst. Another candidate in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho came to the exam room in a wheelchair after meeting with a horrific traffic accident two weeks earlier. Nguyen Thien Nhan, 21, spoke to VnExpress about his yearning to join the Police University. "For months I’ve been studying while working at the same time. It has not been easy, but now I am ready for the big test." The two … [Read more...] about High school exam the most testing of times
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Universities include general ability tests to enroll students
High school students learn about national high school examinations and university enrollment at an orientation day held on March 17 at the Hà Nội University of Science and Technology. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh TùngViet Nam News HCM CITY — In addition to results of national high school examinations, universities have added general ability tests to select students. The move is said to help the institutions choose students with sufficient talent to master the universities’ training programmes as the universities design specific tests by themselves. Candidates can voluntarily apply for the tests, which are usually taken before or after the national high school examination. Việt Nam National University–HCM City (VNU HCM) plans to hold the test this month and in July. The test, with 120 multiple-choice questions, is divided into three parts. The first part tests the candidates’ language proficiency in Vietnamese and English. The second … [Read more...] about Universities include general ability tests to enroll students
Hollywood stars among dozens charged over college entrance scam
US actress Felicity Huffman attends the Showtime Emmy Eve Nominees Celebration in Los Angeles last year. — AFP Photo Viet Nam News NEW YORK — Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman and fellow Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin were among 50 people indicted Tuesday in a multi-million dollar scam to help children of the American elite cheat their way into top universities. The accused, who also include chief executives, financiers, a winemaker and fashion designer, allegedly cheated in admissions tests or arranged for bribes to get their children into prestigious schools including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors said. They paid a bogus charity run by Californian William Singer millions both to arrange for people to fix SAT and ACT entrance exams for their children, and also to bribe university sports coaches to recruit their children, even when the children were not qualified to play at that level of sports. … [Read more...] about Hollywood stars among dozens charged over college entrance scam
Universities, colleges and vocational schools will use the same entrance test
Trương Anh Dũng, deputy director general of the Directorate of Vocational EducationViet Nam News Trương Anh Dũng, deputy director general of the Directorate of Vocational Education under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs talks to Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper on the need for co-operation between the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) in education and job training Do you know why there is a still a gap in educational management between the MOET and the MOLISA? In 2017, all colleges and vocational schools nationwide – which were under the management of the MOET – were returned to the MOLISA. At first, we faced certain challenges. However, by late 2017 and early 2018, things had gradually returned to normal, despite the fact that occupational and vocational schools still face certain operational challenges. Before 2017, MOET and MOLISA were … [Read more...] about Universities, colleges and vocational schools will use the same entrance test
Over 87,000 students enter 10th grade entrance exam in HCMC
Candidates participated in the exam on June 2-3 with subjects, including mathematics, literature, and foreign language. The mathematics and literature tests last 120 minutes of each while the foreign language exam is 60 minutes. According to Vice director of the municipal Department of Training and Education Le Hoai Nam, around 80,361 contestants attended in the 10th grade entrance exam at 135 venues; and 6,984 students participated in the tests for the 10th grade special classes at 10 venues. At an exam venue in Bui Thi Xuan High School in district 1 Students attend the mathematics test on June 3. At an exam venue in Chanh Hung Secondary School in district 8 The parents are … [Read more...] about Over 87,000 students enter 10th grade entrance exam in HCMC