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HCM City education agency wants to cut expenses on teachers’ day

The HCM City's Department of Education and Training said they would prefer virtual flowers and e-cards over fresh flower and gifts on Vietnamese Teachers' Day on November 20.Detail

Russia, Vietnam boost education and training cooperation

Russian Education and Science Minister Livanov Dmitryi Victorovich has expressed his country’s willingness to welcome more Vietnamese students at its tertiary education institutions.Detail

Vietnamese university opens $900k stock exchange simulation facility

A Ho Chi Minh City university inaugurated Wednesday a simulated stock exchange room, the first of its kind in Vietnam.Detail

Lecturer sues junior college over salary, contract row

A lecturer has filed a lawsuit against a Ho Chi Minh City junior college, alleging it had miscalculated his salary and unilaterally terminated his contract, amidst further accusations by his colleagues that the school circumvented a ministry regulation on faculty...Detail

Int’l joint PhD programs with lax admissions not yet licensed

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has not yet accredited the doctoral programs – which use Vietnamese translations for English instructions – two Vietnamese universities run in cooperation with a Philippine university, a MoET official has confirmed.Detail

First national Robothon competition due in November

As many as 144 students of 48 teams from Robotics clubs across the country will attend the 2013 National Robothon Competition in Danang city as of November 11.Detail