This support, delivered through Aus4Skills - an Aus4Vietnam investment, aims to assist the School to become a leading institution in human rights education in Vietnam. Fourteen postgraduate scholarships were presented at the event. Through a grant agreement and technical assistance from Australian human rights experts, Aus4Skills will strengthen the postgraduate program on Human Rights Law by updating and teaching selected subjects of the Master degree program in Human Rights Law and supporting seminars as well as research workshops on human rights at the School of Law.Photo: PV/CPV“As a pioneer in providing tertiary and postgraduate education on human rights in Vietnam, the School of Law has been working with international donors, including Australia, to improve the quality of this important field of education in Vietnam. Support from the Australian Government will help the School provide world-class postgraduate education on human rights law to Vietnamese students and … [Read more...] about Australia supports postgraduate education on Human Rights Law in Vietnam
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IMG launches education medical insurance in Vietnam
IMG launches education medical insurance in Vietnam By Thu Nguyet - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - U.S.-based insurance company, International Medical Group Inc. (IMG), launched its K-12 Education Medical Insurance in Vietnam last weekend. The insurance package, which is designed to cover school-aged children, will be provided in Vietnam via IMG's partner AAA Assurance Corporation. Insured schoolchildren will receive checkups and treatments at IMG's Vietnam-based partners, including Victoria Healthcare International Clinics, Starlight Dental Clinic, Minh Khai Dental Clinic and FV Hospital. IMG and AAA Assurance will pay checkup and treatment costs directly to their medical partners. Policyholders are entitled to three general checkups and a dental checkup each school year at no additional charge. Any further checkups will need to be paid for, Linh said. Maximum compensation is US$5 million per policy and US$100,000 for each treatment. Nine-month and twelve-month policies are priced at … [Read more...] about IMG launches education medical insurance in Vietnam
65,000 children benefit from nutrition education project
HCM CITY— Nearly 65,000 kindergarten and primary school students throughout the country have been taught about proper nutrition and physical activities through a programme undertaken by the Việt Nam Red Cross Society and FrieslandCampina Việt Nam. The Project on Nutrition Education and Physical Strength Development in Việt Nam’s Children saw the Red Cross organise talks by nutritionists at 100 primary schools and kindergartens. The talks would end with flash mobs, helping make the whole event fun for the students. The students were taught the formula for health and comprehensive development: eating three proper meals every day comprising all four groups of essential nutrients, namely carbohydrates, protein, fat, and vitamins; drinking two glasses of milk each day; and engaging in physical activities for one hour. The Red Cross also invites nutritionists from the National Institute of Nutrition to train the main representatives of its branches in … [Read more...] about 65,000 children benefit from nutrition education project
Enhancing education in revolutionary ideal, morality and style for youth
Comrade Nguyen Thach Thao in her speechThis is the confirmation of comrade Nguyen Thach Thao representing the capital’s youth to address a speech at the 11th National Congress of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. Studying and following the ideology, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh is defined as the most important duty in education that have been concretized for each subject and implemented with many abundant models. The studying and following has permeated and become the self-act of young people. Many new models, good ways, and creativity emerged and were replicated throughout the city. Each youth union or youth member actively designed and selected programs and specific jobs in studying and following Uncle Ho’s example. With this, over the past few years, the capital youth union discovered and honoured thousands of examples. Together with traditional educational methods, the use of fanpages to connect the social network community widely, transmit … [Read more...] about Enhancing education in revolutionary ideal, morality and style for youth
Should schools use the VNEN educational methodology?
VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has said that the ministry ‘won’t let it go’, but will “join hands with education establishments to fix existing problems and overcome difficulties to deploy the new educational method VNEN (the Vietnam Escuela Nueva) in a more effective way and prepare well for the implementation of the new general education program”.This was confirmed by deputy director of MOET’s Primary Education Department Nguyen Duc Huu.He said the nature of VNEN is student-centered teaching methodology. Most of the schools using VNEN have prepared the material and teaching facilities, especially the teaching staff, and have ‘deployed VNEN in a flexible and creative way’. “Only in some localities, the model could not gain the desired achievements, raising worries among parents. This is because of inadequate awareness and poor public relations, so parents and society cannot understand … [Read more...] about Should schools use the VNEN educational methodology?