PANO - In the school year of 2011-2012, needy pupils nationwide will receive free textbooks, according to a recent directive from the Ministry of Education and Training. Accordingly, Departments of Education and Training in cities and provinces nationwide will hold campaigns from May 20th to October 10th, 2011 at schools and other educational institutions to collect textbooks which needy pupils will borrow. These pupils are children of martyrs, wounded soldiers and those who are living in remote areas and facing adversity. Textbooks, collected from these campaigns, will be kept by libraries at schools after a school year, and will be handed over to other pupils in subsequent school years. Translated by Duy Minh … [Read more...] about Textbooks to be presented to needy pupils
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New textbooks published
PANO - New textbooks for 12th-grade students were released on July 1 in all branches of the Education Publishing House in all 64 cities and provinces. Earlier, on June 30, the unit presented textbooks to 30 poor students with outstanding academic records, children of martyrs and wounded soldiers, and VND 15 million to a private school in Hanoi. This is part of the publishing house's programme to give VND 8.5 billion to 70,000 pupils among children of martyrs and wounded soldiers nationwide for the 2008-2009 school year. The unit has so far given the new textbooks to 25,973 pupils and reference books worth 85 million VND to school libraries. Translated by Duy Minh … [Read more...] about New textbooks published
Campaigns present textbooks to poor pupils
A delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training led by Deputy Minister Pham Vu Luan has worked with the southern Tien Giang provincial Department of Education and Training on textbook publication for the 2008-2009 school year. The delegation also participated in the ceremony presenting textbooks to pupils from government supported and poor families and launched a movement to present used textbooks to school libraries and disadvantaged pupils at Tan Hoi secondary school in Cai Lay district. On the same day, Deputy Minister Luan listened to a report by the Education Publishing House about textbook publication for the new school year and the campaign to present used textbooks to poor pupils and school libraries. In one month, provinces and cities have collected 62,000 sets of used textbooks. Mr Luan appreciated Thanh Nien Newspaper launching a campaign to collect nearly 26,000 sets of used textbooks from 20 schools to present to pupils in remote areas. The Education … [Read more...] about Campaigns present textbooks to poor pupils
Textbooks presented to poor pupils
150 textbooks were handed over to poor students and children of social welfare recipients at the Ninh Quoi School in Hong Dan and Dong Hai Districts in the Southern Province of Bac Lieu in the presence of representatives from the Education and Training Ministry and the Province's Education and Training Department who took part in the event. As well, many reference books worth a total of VND 40 million were presented to local students during the occasion. In addition, the Education Publishing House in Ho Chi Minh City also built two houses for two needy local teachers. Translated by Duy Minh … [Read more...] about Textbooks presented to poor pupils
5,000 textbook discount coupons to be offered
The Books and Educational Equipment JSC. will offer disadvantaged students 5,000 coupons giving 10% discount on schoolbooks, up 4,000 coupons compared with the previous school year. The Books and Educational Equipment JSC., in preparation for the 2013-2014 school year, will offer disadvantaged students 5,000 coupons giving 10% discount on schoolbooks, up 4,000 coupons compared with the previous school year. The company's complete list of textbooks with prices has also been publicly notified to the students in the province. The company this year does not give support of schoolbooks to students who are children of wounded soldiers, martyrs. Up to 20 April, the company released 200,000 copies of textbooks among the total of 641 copies prepared for supply in the 2013-2014 school year. The company reminds the students' parents and people to buy schoolbooks, reference books, and notebooks through issue systems including education and training departments, schools to ensure … [Read more...] about 5,000 textbook discount coupons to be offered