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ELSA app supports teachers of EnglishBy Minh Tuan Vu Van, co-founder and CEO of ELSA, speaks at a press conference on ELSA’s new features and promotions - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - On the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20), ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant) app has launched a number of new features and promotions to support teachers of English across Vietnam. ELSA will provide English teachers nationwide with a life-long ELSA Pro account worth US$400 free of charge. ELSA also introduces the new function Teacher Dashboard, which enables teachers to keep track of their students’ performance effectively. Moreover, with the free support of ELSA, English teachers can build their own module on the app, integrate ELSA into their curriculum, and provide students with personalized help. Founded in 2015 by Stanford MBA/M.Ed graduate Vu Van and Dr. Xavier Anguera, a veteran in speech recognition and AI, ELSA is a mobile app for language learners … [Read more...] about ELSA app supports teachers of English

A Vietnamese student has won a gold medal at the 12th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) which closed Sunday in China.  The Vietnamese team with five students from Hanoi obtained four medals, including a gold. The Vietnamese team win four medals at the 12th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Photo by Nhan Dan The gold medal was achieved by 12th grader Tran Xuan Tung while 11th grader Ho Phi Dung bagged one silver medal. Le Tran Dao and Nguyen To Vinh Huy, 12th graders, won two bronze medals. All the four medal winners are from the Hanoi-based Amsterdam High School for The Gifted. This is the third time Vietnam has participated in the competition and the result helped the Vietnamese team to secure the 10th place among 39 participating countries and territories including the US, Russia, the UK, China, Canada, Iran and India. On November 11, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi received the team, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese student wins gold medal at International Olympiad

Director of the Center of Educational Testing and Evaluation of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Dr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh said that the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City with three member schools including the Natural Science University, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT) and the University of Information Technology have had online learning programs and blended courses which have classical form of learning and online learning. In the school’s regulation, an online course will have the maximum of 20 percent of credits. Likewise, Dr. Nguyen Trung Nhan, head of the Training Department of the Industrial University in HCMC, said that the school has adopted international high-quality blended courses for years. After piloting years, blended courses have proved its effectiveness; accordingly, the school has encouraged all faculties to apply them. The school has spent some billion dong to pilot the blended courses. Valuation of … [Read more...] about Vietnam tightens control on online learning quality

IPL Enlightened Leadership Program opens for application The Saigon Times Daily IPL scholars gather at IPL’s 10th anniversary ceremony in HCMC last year - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - The sixth Institute of Potential Leaders Enlightened Leadership Program (IPL Program) is open for application from now until January 15, 2019 on its website at IPL.OpenEdu.vn. Candidates aged between 22 and 27, who have potential to become business leaders, are encouraged to apply. Those who pass all IPL Program’s five rounds will each receive a scholarship worth VND200 million to take part in a world-class training course with special training methods that will help them turn their leadership potential into reality. Participants will have the chance to attend multiple events like talks, book discussions, IPL sharing and mentoring to unleash their leadership potential. Officially founded in November 2007, IPL is a not-for-profit educational project initiated and executed … [Read more...] about IPL Enlightened Leadership Program opens for application

The former principal of HCM City Teacher Training University, Nguyen Kim Hong spoke to Lao Dong Newspaper about the proposal by the Ministry of Education and Training to replace free tuition for students at public teacher training institutions with student loans. Nguyen Kim Hong, former principal of HCM City Teacher Training University What do you think about the proposal? I approve of this proposal. Over 20 years ago, the policy to grant free training courses to students enrolled at all public teacher training institutions was started with aim to attract more students. At first, it attracted many outstanding students in rural areas but in the past decade, it has become ineffective. Not many want to become a teacher because of low wages and work pressure. There are opinions that students enrol at teacher training universities to avoid paying tuition fees. What do you think? There's no comprehensive study about such matter. If there is an abundance of students then the … [Read more...] about Free tuition to end at teacher training universities