Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Van Phuc Five years since the enforcement of government Decree No.73/2012/ND-CP dated September 26, 2012 regulating foreign investment co-operation and investment in the field of education came into force, the number of foreign investment projects in education has more than tripled from 111 in 2012 to 374 as of December 12, 2017. Licensed foreign investment projects in education in Vietnam are mainly located in centrally-governed cities and provinces which are investment hotspots, such as Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, and Khanh Hoa. Currently, nearly 20,000 kids and pupils are enrolled at diverse foreign-invested education facilities from the preschool to the high school level, and about 8,000 students are enrolled at foreign-backed universities in Vietnam. There are 28 training units at preschool grade, 29 units in the all-through format from preschool to high school level, and five units offering higher education, besides about … [Read more...] about Modernising education via foreign capital
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Various activities commemorate Vietnamese Teachers’ Day
On November 17, Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh joined teachers and students at the Marie Curie High School in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the school’s 100th anniversary. Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy PM Binh, who is also a former student of the school, urged the facility to promote its good traditions and achievements and continue to improve the quality of teaching and innovation in learning methods, while building a friendly educational environment in order to provide comprehensive education for students. The same day, in Phu Tho province, Politburo member Nguyen Van Binh, who is also Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Economic Affairs, paid a working visit to Hung Vuong University. The senior Party official expressed his wish that Hung Vuong University would be active in cooperating with domestic and international educational facilities in order to develop into a multi-disciplinary university to train high quality human … [Read more...] about Various activities commemorate Vietnamese Teachers’ Day
IT industry in Vietnam enjoying boom
Great revenues According to the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA), the Vietnamese IT industry has seen a steady growth in the past few years. The industry reached revenues of more than US$70 billion in 2017, creating over 780,000 jobs. Of which, the hardware industry contributed to more than US$60 billion, accounting for about 86 percent of total revenues. Most of the industry is foreign invested, with major corporations pouring billions of US dollars to build electronic component manufacturing factories in Vietnam. The Korean giant Samsung built eight factories and one research and development center in Vietnam at a total investment of more than US$17.3 billion. LG spent US$1.5 billion on a new factory in Hai Phong City, which specializes in assembling TVs, mobile phones, washing machines and air conditioners, while Intel Corporation, the world’s largest chipmaker, opened a US$1.04-billion chip assembly and testing facility at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in Ho … [Read more...] about IT industry in Vietnam enjoying boom
Fount of knowledge online
Online education is gaining traction in Vietnam and continued growth into the future seems almost certain. Lan Anh, a 17-year-old high school student in Hanoi, accesses the hocmai.vn online learning system three days a week for an hour a half to study English. Moving away from traditional methods, last year her mother decided to register her in e-learning courses to prepare for her university entrance exams, rather than sending her to regular training centers. She is one of 3 million students enrolled in 1,000 courses at hocmai.vn. Young Vietnamese nowadays are fully acquainted with the internet and smart devices, and parents are more open to new ideas compared to a decade ago, when the Education Services and Investment JSC (hocmai.vn) was established. Students like Lan Anh are heading to hocmai.vn in increasing numbers every year. Outstanding growth A decade after first appearing, the e-learning model has now gained recognition in Vietnam. “The study model has … [Read more...] about Fount of knowledge online
Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)
Twenty-seven more communes and wards this year join family medical practice A health staff member takes blood for testing at An Hòa ward health station in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District. Source http://soytecantho.vn The Department of Health in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ this year plans to expand a model of family medical practice clinics to 27 more communes and wards. Family medical practice clinics aim to provide comprehensive and continuous health care services to each local individual and family in order to reduce overcrowding of patients at city or central-level hospitals. These clinics are located at health stations in communes and wards. Each commune or ward has one health station. Cần Thơ aims to equip more than 80 per cent of its 85 health stations with these clinics by 2020. According to Dr Bùi Thị Lệ Phi, the department’s head, the city now has 18 commune-based health stations with family … [Read more...] about Social News 5/4 (Hourly Updated)