High school students visit the AI Centre-Software Technology Park in Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Tuoitrenews) HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City is planning to offer courses in artificial intelligence (AI) at all secondary and high schools, starting from the 2022-2023 academic year, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training. Deputy head of the department Nguyen Bao Quoc said that the sector is building a system to manage education, and organise teaching, learning and intelligence assessment in order to carry out the city’s smart education and lifelong learning project in the 2021-2030 period. Teaching AI at secondary and high schools is part of the important project, he added. Over the past three years, several schools in the city have been teaching AI for students, but the scale remains small and limited. In the 2022-23 academic year, Ho Chi Minh City will pilot including an AI teaching programme in the curricula at its … [Read more...] about HCM City’s students to access AI teaching next academic year
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Products from startup competition exported to the US
Deputy General Director of the General Department of Vocational Education (TVET) Do Nang Khanh speaks at the event Deputy General Director of the General Department of Vocational Education (TVET) Do Nang Khanh today announced the news at the launch of the contest ‘Startup Kite 2022 for students and vocational education students’ by the General Department of Vocational Education under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the third time the contest has been launched, promoting the entrepreneurial spirit and self-employment among students and students of vocational education institutions. Mr. Khanh said that after two years, the organizer of the Startup Kite contest has received 2,818 projects and 73 of them have been selected. The contest has been promoting the enterprising spirit of students in vocational schools, innovation, and linking businesses with educational institutions to bring more opportunities for students. Through the … [Read more...] about Products from startup competition exported to the US
Hanoi proposes state-owned businesses for relocation
Hanoi People’s Committee has proposed the relocation of 10 state-owned enterprises out of the city’s centre within the next five years. Hanoi Alcohol Beer and Beverage Company covers a 52,000-square metre site on Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Ba Dinh District Hanoi. After being relocated, the area would be used to build houses, a high school and a parking lot. The headquarter of HABECO on Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Hanoi In Hoan Kiem District, 1,500-square metre Nhan Dan Newspaper Printing Company, a 359-square metre office of Lao Dong Newspaper and the 1,800-square metre Hanoimoi Newspaper Printing Company will also be moved. In Thanh Xuan District, the 5,000-square metre printing facility of Vietnam News Agency and other facilities in the districts of Long Bien, Bac Tu Liem and Dong Da will also be moved. The proposal will be considered by the municipal people’s committee at a meeting early next month. … [Read more...] about Hanoi proposes state-owned businesses for relocation
Army Academy urged to increase number of studies
General Tan’s request was made during his attendance in a meeting held by the academy’s Party Committee to review the implementation of the Central Military Commission’s Resolution 791 on managing science, technology and environment in the military by 2020 and following years on June 23. Since 2012, the Army Academy has led, directed and implemented the resolution in a serious, close, and creative manner and defined scientific research one of its key tasks. The academy has actively done research, innovated and perfected mechanisms and management processes for scientific, technological and environmental activities according to its capability, potential, needs and real conditions. Attentively, in the 2013-2022 period, the school has completed 11 ministerial-level scientific projects, 27 department-level projects, 172 grassroots-level projects, 25 technical innovation initiatives, among others. The academy’s achievements in scientific, technological and environmental activities … [Read more...] about Army Academy urged to increase number of studies
U.S. House passes gun-safety legislation as court expands gun rights
The House voted 234-193 for the bill. No Democrats were opposed, while 14 Republicans backed the measure. It was supported by major law enforcement groups and its passage was a rare defeat for U.S. gun manufacturers and the National Rifle Association. House action followed a late Thursday Senate vote of 65-33 to pass the bill, with 15 Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in favor. Biden will sign the bill on Saturday morning, the White House said. Gun control has long been a divisive issue in the United States with multiple attempts to place new controls on gun sales failing time after time until Friday. The bill does not go as far as Democrats, including Biden, had sought. It includes provisions that would help states keep guns out of the hands of those deemed to be a danger to themselves or others and close the so-called boyfriend loophole by blocking gun sales to those convicted of abusing unmarried intimate partners. However, it did not ban sales … [Read more...] about U.S. House passes gun-safety legislation as court expands gun rights