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More than 1,000 contestants from 105 teams including 54 teams from senior high schools and 51 teams from colleges and universities participated in the competition. More importantly, the event has drawn participations of contestants from 40 cities and provinces countrywide including the northern provinces of Bac Kan, Lai Chau, Tuyen Quang, the southern province of Binh Phuoc and the central province of Ninh Thuan. Competitors did online tests on their skills of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint in 50 minutes. Candidates scoring 700 marks/ 1,000 points up will receive Microsoft-recognized certification for Microsoft Office globally. Top students are invited to represent their respective countries at the World Championship in late July IIG Vietnam is a representative body of Certiport which is a global competition for students’ skills on Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.By THU TAM - Translated by HAI SON … [Read more...] about Top winners of Microsoft competition to go to US for final round

A school in the remote area of Thanh Hoa Province is still seeing a high number of drop-outs and teenage mothers among students from low-income families. Muong Lat High School Muong Lat is the most remote district of Thanh Hoa Province. It is 300km away from Thanh Hoa City and shares a border with Laos. Muong Lat has many people from the Thai, Muong, Dao and Kho Mu ethnic groups. Despite the effort from the authorities in the past recent years, the level of intermarrying and child marriage cases has only marginally reduced. Nguyen Nam Son, deputy head of Muong Lat High School, said they had 743 pupils of which 364 pupils had disadvantaged backgrounds. About 40 pupils dropped out of school in the 2017-2018 school year and up to 25 pupils have dropped out after Tet Holiday. Son said the number of dropout pupils would keep rising as many of them return home to get married, find a job or work on the field with their parents. The school and the authorities are given money for meals … [Read more...] about Mountainous school struggles to deal with teen pregnancies and dropouts

Specifically, those who are winners of National Mathematical Olympiads (or National Mathematical Contest for Excellent Students)will be directly admitted into majors including Math Education, Applied Math, Statistics, Mechanics, Math Studies, and Mathematics meanwhile their peers favor of English have these options including English Linguistic, English Teaching, International Studies, Eastern Studies, Linguistics, and such. In addition to 96 above-mentioned majors, MoET also allowed universities to add some majors that are suitable for each subjects in the National Contest for gifted students and each facility’s enrolment requirements. Apart from that, winners of the National Science- Technology Contest who have had a research relating to contest majors will be also directly admitted into the faculty of their choice. All of universities must announce this in their enrollment plan three years before putting into practice. Candidates must send application to the Department of … [Read more...] about Winners of National Olympiads to be directly admitted in universities: Ministry

The contest received 229 entries of 409 students of 34 schools. This competition aimed to arouse student’s passion of doing scientific research, said Deputy Education Minister Nguyen Huu Do at the ceremony. Thereby, the teachers were encouraged to innovate their teaching method by accessing to students’ ability and narrowing the education gap between high school and universities. Thirteen students were awarded the first prizes, 25 were given second prizes, 35 were granted third prizes and 49 others received fourth prizes. Winners will be selected for Intel ISEF 2019 in the United State. Students Le Nguyen Anh Khoi and Nguyen Viet Duc of Tan Phu High School in Ho Chi Minh City grabbed the first prizes for their research named “ Designing some equipment to support students with weak vision while carrying out physic lab work. The contest took place from March 16 to March 19. By THU TAM - Translated by HAI SON Tags: scientific research projects Ton Duc Thang … [Read more...] about 122 scientific research projects awarded

Each scholarship is worth VND9 million ($387.9). Head of student relation ward Dr. Le Thi Thanh Mai said that from 2017 till now, the province and the university has granted 36 scholarships totally worth over VND324 million. Students eligible for the scholarship ought to come from poor families Ninh Thuan province. What is more, they have to take part in at least one activities for the community’s sake as well as their score must be 8 up and 85 marks up in term of their training results. They should stay in the university’ dormitory. By HUNG MINH - TransBy HUNG MINH - Translated by HAI SONlated by HAI SON Tags: University grants scholarships good poor students Ninh Thuan … [Read more...] about University grants scholarships to good, poor students of Ninh Thuan