The Ministry of Education and Training will not submit its controversial 10-year project to reform Vietnam's K-12 educational system to the legislature for approval next month as originally planned. During a meeting Friday of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture, Education, Youth, and Children, Minister Pham Vu Luan said his agency needs more time to finalize its plans and establish cost estimates, news website VietNamNet reported. A revised plan will be submitted to the National Assembly once it is reviewed and approved by the government, he said. Last week at a meeting with the legislature's Standing Committee, Luan's deputy, Nguyen Vinh Hien, said the project would cost at least VND34.27 trillion (US$1.6 billion) and would focus mainly on revising K-12 textbooks and academic programs. The cost raised hackles from lawmakers and criticism from educators who said the sketchy plan didn't justify such an enormous investment. Luan backpedaled during an interview with … [Read more...] about Vietnam ministry delays educational reform plan after criticisms
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World Bank helps fund Vietnam education reform
WASHINGTON – The World Bank approved Friday two credits totalling US$150 million to help Viet Nam support and sustain the implementation of its Higher Education Reforms Agenda and improve pre-school preparation for 5-year old children. WASHINGTON – The World Bank approved Friday two credits totalling US$150 million to help Viet Nam support and sustain the implementation of its Higher Education Reforms Agenda and improve pre-school preparation for 5-year old children. “The World Bank is pleased to support the strengthening of Viet Nam’s education sector to help raise the country’s economic competitiveness,” said Victoria Kwakwa, the World Bank Country Director for Viet Nam. “Improving education outcomes for the population is an important part of Viet Nam’s economic and social development agenda and has been defined as one of the three breakthrough areas in its Socio-Economic Development Strategy for 2011-20,” she stressed. … [Read more...] about World Bank helps fund Vietnam education reform
WB supports higher education reform in Vietnam
PANO - The World Bank (WB) on February 28th approved a total of US$150 million in two credits to help Vietnam to support and sustain the implementation of the Higher Education Reforms Agenda, and to improve school readiness for 5 year old children. "Improving education outcomes for the population is an important part of Vietnam’s economic and social development agenda, and has been defined as one of the three breakthrough areas in its Socio-Economic Development Strategy for 2011-2020." said Victoria Kwakwa, the WB Country Director for Vietnam. "The World Bank is pleased to support the strengthening of Vietnam’s education sector to help raise Vietnam’s economic competitiveness." Accordingly, US$50 million under the Higher Education Development Policy Operations 3 will be used to support the implementation of policies designed to strengthen governance, financing and quality of higher education by improving the responsiveness of higher education and research … [Read more...] about WB supports higher education reform in Vietnam
Former Rice President Elected to Chair Vietnam Education Foundation
Malcolm G. Gillis, Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice University, has been elected chairman of the Vietnam Education Foundation's board of directors, Houston Business Journal reported on Thursday. US President George W. Bush first appointed Gillis to the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) board in April 2005. From 1993-2004, Gillis served as the president of Rice University in Houston. He began his career at Duke University as an assistant professor of economics, then spent 15 years at Harvard University before returning to Duke in 1984 as a professor of economics and public policy. From 1986 to 1993 he served as vice provost and later dean of the faculty of Arts and Sciences. In 2004, he returned to Duke as a visiting professor at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy and a distinguished research fellow at the Duke Center for International Development. Serving on its board of governors, Gillis was instrumental in the establishment and development of Jacobs … [Read more...] about Former Rice President Elected to Chair Vietnam Education Foundation
Vietnam pursues education reform
(VOVworld) - One of the main topics of the on-going 6th session of the 11th Party Central Committee is promoting education and training. Accordingly, goals, tasks, and policies will be studied and adjusted to meet the demands of industrialization, modernization, and international integration. VOV reports: nd session of the 8th Party Central Committee issued a resolution on a strategic orientation for developing education and training, and science and technology until 2010. Since then, Vietnam's educational system has made important gains. But educational quality still suffers from backward curriculums and poor teaching and testing methods. The size of teaching and administrative staffs has not kept up with demand. Former Deputy Minister of Education and Training Doctor Banh Tien Long says it's necessary to reform both the educational organization and content of education. "Educational reform has been unable to catch up with economic reform since 1986. Specifically, the 12-grade … [Read more...] about Vietnam pursues education reform