Scholarships for high school students

Students play in the front yard of Hoa Ninh Primary School in Hoa Vang District, Da Nang. The school, which was badly damaged by floods, has had its infrastructure improved as part of the ‘Healthy School Project’ funded by CBRE Viet Nam. — Photo courtesy of CBRE Viet Nam More than 4,000 students and teachers from five primary schools that were affected by heavy floods and the COVID pandemic in Da Nang have benefited from the 'Building Healthy' school programme. The schools in Hoa Vang District have been given a total of VND1.1 billion (US$49,700) in funding from the commercial real estate CBRE Viet Nam’s COVID-19 rescue fund. The project, which was implemented by the East Meets West Foundation (EMWF), will provide school facilities, repair flood-destroyed infrastructure items, install drinkable water systems and provide information on how to disaster-resilient in the future, as well as raise awareness on daily cleaning habits among school students and teachers. Dinh Ngoc … [Read more...] about Disaster and COVID-19 affected schools get support

Awardees of the Kovalevskaya Award 2021 . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Two Vietnamese university professors were honoured with the Kovalevskaya Award 2021 for their outstanding achievements in applied sciences at a May 16 ceremony with Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in attendance. The event was held by the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee in Hanoi. The awardees were Prof., Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Vice Rector of the University of Science at the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM); and Prof., Dr. and Meritorious Teacher Nguyen Minh Thuy, a senior lecturer in food technology at the Faculty of Agriculture, the Can Tho University. In her opening remarks, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union’s Central Committee Ha Thi Nga said the award, named after Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, is the first international award for women in recognition for their exceptional contributions to scientific and technological research and development. … [Read more...] about Kovalevskaya Award 2021 presented to two university professors

Accordingly, the recipients are 24 needy students sponsored by the command, the border stations of Hoa Minh and Lien Huong port border gate. These students will receive scholarships, worth VND 2.5 million each, and gifts from the sponsors. On behalf of the recipients, student Nguyen Thi My Duyen from class 12A3 of Hoa Da High School expressed her deep thanks to Binh Thuan border guards and promised to surmount hardships and further study to become good citizens. Speaking at the ceremony, Senior Colonel Dinh Van Sau, Political Commissar of the Binh Thuan provincial Border Guard Command, required leaders of the two mentioned border stations to pay more attention to needy students during their studies and call for more donations. At the event, Nghia Vinh Limited Liability Company (Binh Thuan) presented 1,600 student books, valued at VND 6 million in total, to Le Van Tam, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Vinh Hao Primary Schools and Tuy Phong High School. The scholarship program “Helping … [Read more...] about Scholarships presented to poor students in border area of Tuy Phong district

Hundreds of athletes, artists, and local residents participated in a charity run in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday morning to mark the 15th anniversary of the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper-backed Thuy’s Dream Foundation for children with cancer. The Sunflower Run, organized by Tuoi Tre, the Vietnam Youth Union in Ho Chi Minh City, and the Students Assistance Center, kicked off at the Vinhomes Central Park in Binh Thanh District at 7:00 am on Sunday. The event attracted hundreds of athletes, artists, and local residents. Participants join the Sunflower Run in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, May 22, 2022. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre Aside from the offline race, an online run as part of the event will also take place from May 22 to June 22. For each of the first 5,000 participants who sign up for the online race, Tam An General Hospital will donate VND100,000 (US$4.3) to the fund for children with cancer. Participants can register for either the … [Read more...] about Hundreds run to raise fund for children with cancer in Ho Chi Minh City

Students of HCMC Technical and Economic College in the workshop session Decree No.81/2021 on the mechanism for collecting and managing tuition fees of educational institutions following the national education program; policies on tuition fee exemption, reduction, and financial aid for learning; service fees in education and training sectors (Decree 81) clearly states that the tuition of the academic year of 2021-2022 is not more than the top limit of that year. However, from the following year, new tuitions will be applied. Accordingly, among public non-financial-autonomy higher educational institutes that offer general undergraduate programs, the tuition top limits are determined by majors: _Teacher training, business, administration, law majors: increase by VND2.7 million (US$116.4) to VND12.5 million a year ($539) _Arts majors: increase by VND0.3 million ($13) to VND12 million a year ($517) _Natural science, life science majors: increase by VND0.8 million ($34.5) to … [Read more...] about Educational institutes offer financial aid to learners after tuition increase