More than 24 students nation-wide began the 2019-2020 school year today, September 5. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the new school-year opening ceremony at Son Tay High School in Hanoi on September 5 According to the Ministry of Education and Training, overcrowding in urban areas and ensuring proper infrastructure for remote and mountainous regions would be their main priority for the new academic year. In a letter sent to teachers, parents, and pupils ahead of the new school year, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong praised positive results from new reforms that the education sector had made in the previous year. "Training quality has continued to be improved," he wrote. "Many pupils had better results in international maths and science competitions." Pupils at the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School in Hanoi attend the new school-year opening ceremony As one of the country's biggest cities, Hanoi has 2,746 schools with … [Read more...] about 24 million students start new school year
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Calling for investing in Ho Chi Minh City innovative urban area
Ho Chi Minh City is planning to develop an innovative urban area to facilitate the city becoming a true smart city in 2017-2020 with a vision to 2025. Ho Chi Minh City's innovative urban area will be the next step towards becoming a smart city Three important functions Discussing with investors, businesses at Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum 2018 (HEF 2018) with the theme “Fostering interactive and innovative districts: the prominent role of businesses,” Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, said that the innovative urban area will be a centre for research and application of science and technology, as well as high-quality education and training, and manufacturing and trading high-tech products. Innovative urban areas will contribute to the establishment of value-added chains (basic scientific research, applied research, human resources training, product design, product sales, and service supply) by utilizing high-technology, … [Read more...] about Calling for investing in Ho Chi Minh City innovative urban area
HCM City targets 98 pct health insurance coverage for students
Student medical insurance has yet to reach the target coverage of 98 per cent of all students set by the HCM City People’s Committee. (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Health insurance has covered just 90 percent of students in Ho Chi Minh City, compared to the target of 98 percent set by the municipal People’s Committee. Nguyen Thi Thu, deputy chairwoman of Vietnam Social Security’s HCM City Office, said the city had 1,159 schools from primary school to university, with 1.7 million students. The agency is working with the city’s Department of Education and Training and schools to inform students and parents of the benefits of health insurance. According to the agency, 90 percent of students in primary school have health insurance, while the number in secondary school, high school, and university is 91.4 percent, 71.4 percent and 82 percent, respectively. The ratio of students buying medical insurance is still low, especially at private universities such as … [Read more...] about HCM City targets 98 pct health insurance coverage for students
HCM City girl wins world junior chess champs
Vietnamese chess player Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (Photo: zing.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – 15-year-old Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong from Ho Chi Minh City won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event on October 19’s morning at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece. Duong, who has an Elo rating of 1661, had three consecutive wins, including a victory over her strong Russian rival Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Elo 2194), No 2 seed. The girl held a draw with No 1 seed Goltseva Ekaterina (Elo 2203) in the fourth match and lost to No 4 seed Getman Tatyana (Elo 2080) in the fifth match. However, she fought back strongly with four wins more to earn 7.5 points after nine matches, leaving behind the runner-up Ekaterina 1.5 points. In the Chess Olympiad which concluded in Batumi, Georgia on October 6, Duong was the youngest Vietnamese player and received the silver cup for talented young chess player. Duong is a student at Binh Chanh High School in HCM City. She has gained many international and … [Read more...] about HCM City girl wins world junior chess champs
New initiative to promote international education in Vietnam
A new education group called Embassy Education has signed with top collaborators from the US, Finland, and Italy to build learning programmes for Vietnamese children. Founder Thanh Bui and key collaborators celebrated the launch of Embassy Education Embassy Education Group, founded by Vietnamese-Australian entrepreneur Thanh Bui, aims to offer an integrated learning experience for children from pre-school to high school and beyond, with an emphasis on developing the next generation of ambassadors and global citizens for Vietnam. The group boasts of collaborating with various education researchers and institutions around the world. The list includes Reggio Children (Italy) to bring the first Reggio Children Exhibition and Atelier to Vietnam, as well as Harvard Graduate School of Education – Project Zero (PZ), University of Turku (Finland), and 180 Studio (US). "The world will continue to change, and we don't know what the future will look like, but if we equip our … [Read more...] about New initiative to promote international education in Vietnam